Pureundul Agricultural Cooperative Association (PACA): A Case Study on ERP Adoption in a Small Firm

Purendul Agricultural Cooperative Association (PACA) is a small firm that helps its member farmers by supporting their farming, packaging, and logistics of products. As of 2010, PACA is considering adopting an ERP system to improve its business processes. There are two options being considered; First option is adopting the ERP system developed by AFFiS (Agriculture Forestry Fisheries Information Service), a government funded firm. The second option is purchasing an ERP system from a major IT company. In this case, the advantages and disadvantages of those two options along with the issues specific to the agricultural industry when adopting an information system are discussed.