Enterprise Applications Implementation in Romanian SMEs

E-Business technology and ERP applications are proven powerful business tools. Like the large companies, the small and medium-sized ones need to consider the potential of ERP and E-Business in their business processes. They will significantly change the way of doing business, but in a good and profitable way. The new enterprise application systems will have to be more customer-focused, incorporating e-commerce interaction and collaboration with business partners. Outsourcing of ERP operations is the next emerging trend as a company can typically save operational costs close to 50%. With the improvement in connectivity, the option of "ERP as a service" using the SaaS (Software as a Service) model is now proving to be viable. The paper gives a picture of the business applications that suit the SMEs, the technological challenges they have to reach, and the applications implementation options and it discusses the particularities in the Romanian SMEs