An ERP system could result in following benefits: 

* Reduce the amount invested in inventory.

* Improve worker productivity.

* Reduce processing costs per business transaction.

* Reduce the time it takes to perform a financial close and prepare financial statements.

* Reduce procurement costs.

* Install systems with vendor-supported maintenance.

* Improve the scalability of business systems to support future growth.

* Upgrade systems to support global accounting transactions (for example, Euro currency requirements).

* Obtain better reporting and information about your business.

* Get rid of troubles of old systems, and install new or improved business processes.

* Improve fiscal controls.

* Integrate and standardize processes among your business units and trading partners in your supply chain.

* Improve system performance, reliability, and fault tolerance.

* Reduce the costs of Information Technology.

* Improve order management, customer service, and on-time delivery.