Comparative analysis of ERP driven HRM practices: a case study on Kazi Farms Limited navigating through iDempiere system

Abstract

Kazi Farm is currently the market leader in the poultry industry of Bangladesh. With around 10,000 employees all across the country they have a vast operation. Therefore, a high volume of workforce is needed to be maintained by the HR department of Kazi Farms. However, integration of ERP software allows them to automate all the tasks. The reduction of manual processes allowed the HR team to save time and cost. In addition it allowed the team to conduct all the major functionalities of HR which includes talent acquisition; performance & reward, compensation & benefits and training & development in the most efficient manner by reducing any kind of errors as much as possible. ERP allows the integration of all the functions of an organization in one platform. Therefore, the synergy between ERP and HR functionalities provide a common ground for managing both business process and human resource activities. This integration allows to align the organizational goals with the overall HR activities. HR can build a strong workforce with the help of advanced software like ERP by recognizing the organizational goal and preparing as well as retaining the employee according to the organizational goal. The ERP used by Kazi Farms Limited is called iDepmire system. This is an open source ERP system which allows users to customize the modules according to the user’s requirement. And it has been more than 10 years since they implemented the ERP system. And the overall software maintenance conducted by the IT firm of Kazi Firm named as Sysnova.