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According to Finlay and Servant, “The differential in purchase price between packages is unlikely to be the dominant factor".<ref name="FinancialPackaging">Paul N. Finlay and Terence Servant, ''Financial Packaging Systems'', 1987. {{ISBN|0-85012-584-7}}.</ref> While the cost of an ERP system is significant for a company, other important decision criteria, such as functionality; future proofing; underlying infrastructure [network & database]; and e-commerce capability among others, may be
'''Under-emphasis on system support'''
By under-valuing the support options provided by the vendor, an organization may inadvertently select the wrong ERP system solution. Depending on the fee structure for support and or training, an organization may find that they have not properly budgeted for full system support or training necessary to fully adopt the solution by their employees. Every organization should carefully identify their needs for continuing support and training during and after full implementation to ensure that the vendor's contract spells out exactly how they will meet those needs.
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