"1) The project manager has to consult with the higher authority of the business for making asupport center for the ERP which will repair all kinds of problems.2) The authority has to take proper initiative for enhancing the potential capability of theERP.3) In this changing business environment, the style of doing business is also changing. Therespective authority has to upgrade the system according to the recent trend.4) The authority has to make proper audit for the overall system.5) After checking all the above mentioned features the Project manager will be able toexecute the operation of ERP.From the above mentioned stages the installation planning of the ERP system in the Hercules AirCompressor can be evaluated.Risks in the ERP methodERP is the system which has the ability to execute all the organizational operations in a verysmooth way (Buck-Emden, 2000). With the help of it the employees and other member of theorganization can do their work in a proper manner.There are also several kinds of riskassociated with the ERP implementation methodologies. The risks are stated below,? ERP is a very costly method. If the organization wants to install this process in thesystem, then they have to be economically strong.? For implementing the ERP system all the employees and staffs should have to beprovided proper training regarding the operations. The authority ahs to invest hugeamount of money for this kind of training procedure.16 | P a g e ? ERP is basically a time consuming operation. The authority has to spend huge time foroperating this.? If any issues occur in the ERP system, then the respective authority has to consult withthe IT developer again and then they have to invest money for another time. ? There are many hackers present who has the ability to steal the overall information of theERP. It can make huge losses in the organization.Procedure of reducing risksThe authority has to follow some steps for reducing the risks from the organizational ERPsystem (Buck-Emden, 2000). The procedures of reducing risks have been described below,o The authority has to follow security issues for providing safety to the ERP system.o The employees and staffs should have to be provided proper training and skills so thatthey can execute all the operations in a proper manner. o The authority ahs to make a team who will be responsible for monitoring the overallsystem.DiscussionThe above report showcases how the ERP system can enhance the performances of the Herculesorganization (Shields, 2001). There are several stages present which should have to be measuredat the time of implementing the ERP system in the business procedure. ERP is the tool which hasthe ability to enhance the efficiency of the process as well as it can help the overall growth of thebusiness organization. The Hercules Air Compressor can enhance their performance of the SCMby implementing the ERP facility.17 | P a g e ReferencesBuck-Emden, R. (2000). The SAP R/3 system. Harlow, England: Addison-Wesley.Burt, D., Starling, S. and Dobler, D. (2003). World class supply management. Boston: McGraw- Hill/Irwin.Carroll, B. (2002). Lean Performance ERP project management. Boca Raton: St. Lucie Press.Chopra, S. and Meindl, P. (2001). Supply chain management. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: PrenticeHall.Chorafas, D. (2001). Integrating ERP, CRM, supply chain management, and smart materials.Boca Raton, FL: Auerbach.Hamilton, S. (2003). Maximizing your ERP system. New York: McGraw-Hill.Jacobs, F., Chase, R., Aquilano, N. and Chase, R. (2009). Operations and supply management.Boston: McGraw-Hill.Jutras, C. (2003). ERP optimization. Boca Raton, Fla.: St. Lucie Press.Kapp, K., Latham, W. and Ford-Latham, H. (2001). Integrated learning for ERP success. BocaRaton: St. Lucie Press.Mentzer, J. (2001). Supply chain management. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.Musaji, Y. (2002). Integrated auditing of ERP systems. New York: J. Wiley & Sons. Inc.Pamungkas, B. (2009). ADempiere 3.4 ERP solutions. Birmingham, UK: Packt Pub.18 | P a g e Santana, J. (n.d.). Selecting and implementing an ERP system at Alimentos Peru. Hershey, PA:Idea Group Pub.Shields, M. (2001). E-business and ERP. New York: Wiley.Shtub, A. and Karni, R. (2009). ERP. New York: Springer.19 | P a g e "