ERP are comprehensive, fully integrated software packages that provide automated support\nfor most of the standard business processes within organizations. The uptake of ERP in the\nindustry has been impressive but not for SMEs. The SME market in the eyes of ERP\ndevelopers has been un-lucrative because it is fairly fragmented and rudimental. This means\nthat solutions adopted for one enterprise are not easily replicated on others in the same\ncategory. The paper determined the level and extent of ERP adoption in SMEs based in\nmanufacturing sector and the accruing benefits towards organization efficiency as measured\nusing a balance score card (BSC) approach. This study purposively sampled firms under\nKenya Industrial Estate cells. In each cell, four firms were selected the inclusion criteria\nbeing a manufacturing enterprise and adoption of ERP. Using the BSC five factor model, the\neffect of ERP adoption was measured. Cross sectional data was collected on a five point\nLikert scale. This data set gave rise to categorical data. The relationship between ERP\nadoption and organizational performance was model using a Chi-Square test of independence.\nThe study finds that there at the beginning phase except for customer satisfaction, financial\nstrength, employee perspectives, internal business processes and innovation are independent\nof ERP adoption. At the consolidation and maturity phases the financial strength, employee\nperspectives, internal business processes and innovation become dependent on ERP adoption\nmeaning the strength of these factors is determined by the ERP
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