Comment by kumarvvr

I always wondered, why wouldn't an in-house developed lean, ERP system would not trump a behemoth like SAP. A few reasons seem plausible.

  - No one gets fired for hiring SAP
  - Getting an in-house software developer team that can develop an easily extensible / modifiable ERP system is neigh impossible

It is one of my dream to build an alternative ERP system. But it looks like sub-ERP functions (payroll, HR, etc) have been tackled by many companies and they are wildly successful.