The Transformation of the “Division of Labor” Industrial Model Due to the Open and Unrestricted Dissemination of ERP Technical Knowledge

As examined in the last section of the previous article, integrating ERP software systems into a company’s operations and marketing ventures (and in conjunction with the intrinsic traits of ERP systems, like the overall transparency and visibility by all company levels into the functions and operations of every other department as well as the managerial levels), blurs the lines of the “division of labor” model as it has been adopted in every aspect of global industrialization since the onset of the industrial revolution; allowing for broader participation of all the departments into the decision-making process and internal policies of the company, thereby radically transforming the character of industrial capitalism and promoting a more acceptable and viable model for conducting business in a modern, globalized international environment.   

ERP Software Systems

A Comparison of the Similarities and Differences Between ERP Software Vendors in the U.S. (Part III)

In fact, and based on the previous observations, the main similarity shared by all the parties involved in the development or implementation of EP software systems, is expressed in the way ERP technology and technical knowledge is disseminated among buyers and sellers and every other participant in an ERP co-operative or in the ERP system technology industry in general. This is a factor which further promotes the process of global deployment and implementation of ERP software systems, and contributes to their propagation into multiple business sectors and industries.

The Autochthonous and Viral Dissemination of ERP Technology and Technical Know-how as a Natural Condition of the ERP System industry - How Knowledge of ERP Technology Extends to the Small Business Sectors.

The great role played by ERP co-operatives –or, in their more expanded form, associated clusters of professional organizations and private entities from the entire spectrum of what we know as global industrialism- is particularly beneficial to startups and small enterprises. This is because the organizational cross-sectioning structure of an ERP company or consortium- which involves the collaboration of so many academic and industrial disciplines tied to virtually every aspect of human activity - also bridges together the interests of big and small companies.

So, in this sense (and this is one of the main elements upon which the ERP industry is based), the operational structure and inherent functions of a co-operative, or consortium of aggregate interests, increase the dissemination among small business companies of advantageous information pertaining to the successful marketing strategies and tools used  by the giant ERP companies in their implementation and global deployment of ERP software systems.

Written by :

Don Cooper