چارچوب مدل کسب و کار منبع باز ERP Open source ERP business model framework

1. Introduction Open source software (OSS) has existed for several years. However, it can be stated that OSS impact is just beginning in many areas. One such area is enterprise resource planning (ERPs) systems. It can be stated that open source ERP systems have experienced increased interest, but it is still unclear to what extent its use has diffused among organizations [1]. What is clear is that ERP systems became popular with large organizations in the 1990s. In the 21st Century, these products were expanded by addition of supply chain management (SCM) and customer relationship management (CRM), as well as access through the Web, creating the ERP II concept. Efforts to increase the market led vendors to serve not only large organizations, but also focus more on small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). At the same time, new ways of delivering ERP software, such as software as a service (SaaS) appeared. Some smaller vendors utilized a free distribution system (Free/Open Source ERP, FOS-ERP) for their source code, relying on various business models for corporate success. There also have been attempts to generate FOS-ERP components found on sites such as SourceForge.com that are not only distributed freely, but also were developed through community participation much as Linux has been developed. Some ERP vendors use community developed components for various purposes to support their proprietary software. Thus one dimension of ERP systems is based upon who directs the development process. Proprietary ERP refers to systems with closely held intellectual property rights, such as the leading market products by SAP and Oracle as well as many smaller proprietorial competitors. FOS-ERP can be community based, or sponsored by some organization. In this last case, West and O’Mahony [2] used the term Sponsored Open Source.