Changes in technology such as service-oriented architecture (SOA) and web-services eliminate the need to compromise operational effectiveness. Platform-oriented strategies of the large enterprise software vendors, and the adoption of standards-based architectures blur the boundaries between what is developed by the large ERP vendors versus those with specific business-critical functions.

There are some common misconceptions about the value, capabilities and deployment of ERP solutions in asset-intensive industries that convolute the boardroom level debate. In this white paper, these myths are discussed and demystified so that decision makers in these asset-intensive industries can better understand what the real risk is.