A lot of ERP knowledge still lives in books – from academic textbooks through practical selection and implementation handbooks to product-specific SAP titles. We have compiled the most important German-language books on ERP, grouped by topic and verified each one individually (author, publisher, latest edition).
The English edition of erp-software.org is aimed at English speakers working in the German-speaking market, where much of the standard ERP literature is in German – so this page describes those German-language books in English. The entries are a neutral reading recommendation with title, author, publisher and – where available – ISBN, without a retailer link. The English-language ERP books are on our page on English-language ERP books.
ERP-Systeme: Architektur, Management und Funktionen des Enterprise Resource Planning
textbook · standard work
Norbert Gronau · De Gruyter Oldenbourg · 4th edition 2021
The vendor-neutral standard textbook on the architecture, functions (materials management, production, sales, finance, HR) and management of ERP systems. The 4th edition covers cloud ERP, AI and Industry 4.0.
ISBN 978-3-11-066283-2
Enterprise Resource Planning und Supply Chain Management in der Industrie (ERP und SCM)
textbook
Karl Kurbel · De Gruyter Oldenbourg · 9th edition 2021
Combines ERP, production planning and SCM in industry – from MRP/MRP II through MES and PDM to Industry 4.0. An academic standard work, successor to Kurbel's PPS classic.
ISBN 978-3-11-070118-0
Betriebswirtschaftliche Anwendungssysteme: Enterprise Resource Planning
textbook
Petra Schubert, Axel Winkelmann · Springer Gabler · 1st edition 2023
A compact textbook on selecting and implementing business application systems with an ERP focus: benefits, technology (components, architecture, operating model), customising and business functions.
ISBN 978-3-658-40944-9
Basiswissen ERP-Systeme: Auswahl, Einführung & Einsatz betriebswirtschaftlicher Standardsoftware
textbook · practice
Martin Hesseler, Marcus Görtz · Springer Campus · 2017 edition
An accessible introduction to integrated business standard software: fundamentals, selection, implementation and customising of ERP systems with practical examples.
ISBN 978-3-96149-008-0
Wirtschaftsinformatik
standard work · foundations
Hansen, Mendling, Neumann · De Gruyter Oldenbourg · 12th edition 2019
One of the established German-language business-informatics textbooks – it places ERP in the wider frame of information systems, business processes and IT management.
ISBN 978-3-11-060439-9
Grundkurs Geschäftsprozess-Management
standard work · processes
Andreas Gadatsch · Springer Vieweg · 10th edition 2023
The standard work on business-process management – the methodological basis of any ERP implementation: analysing, modelling, optimising and controlling processes.
ISBN 978-3-658-40297-6
Handbuch der ERP-Auswahl
practice · selection
Norbert Gronau (ed.) · GITO Verlag · 3rd edition
A practical handbook specifically on the selection process: approach, criteria, requirements specification and vendor evaluation – vendor-neutral.
GITO Verlag, Berlin
ERP-Systeme erfolgreich implementieren
practice · implementation
Friedhelm Espeter · mitp Verlag · 1st edition 2022
A current practical handbook for user companies: project organisation, requirements management, data migration and change – the common thread through an ERP project.
mitp Business, 2022
Erfolgreiche ERP-Projekte: Ein Rezeptbuch für Manager
practice · management
Jürgen Finger · Springer · 2nd edition 2012
A compact “recipe book” for the management view of ERP projects: what matters in planning, steering and risk.
ISBN 978-3-642-27562-5
ERP-Kompendium – Eine Evaluierung von Enterprise Resource Planning Systemen
standard work · overview
Wolfgang W. Osterhage · Springer Vieweg (Xpert.press) · 2014
A systematic overview for evaluating ERP systems: criteria, categories and evaluation approaches for system selection.
ISBN 978-3-642-54291-8
Einstieg in SAP S/4HANA: Geschäftsprozesse, Komponenten, Zusammenhänge
SAP
Drumm, Scheuermann, Weidner · Rheinwerk (SAP PRESS) · 2nd edition 2026
An introductory textbook on SAP S/4HANA: it explains integrated business processes and components (SD, MM, PP, warehouse, FI, CO) using the continuous Global Bike case company.
ISBN 978-3-367-10869-5
SAP S/4HANA – Der Grundkurs für Einsteiger und Anwender
SAP
Wolfgang Fitznar, Dennis Fitznar · Rheinwerk (SAP PRESS) · 2021
A user-level foundation course on SAP S/4HANA in daily work: the most important modules, SAP Fiori and SAP GUI, with practical examples and video tutorials.
ISBN 978-3-8362-7389-3
Migration nach SAP S/4HANA – Der praktische Leitfaden
SAP · migration
Densborn, Finkbohner, Höft et al. · Rheinwerk (SAP PRESS) · 5th edition
A practical guide to moving to SAP S/4HANA: operating models, migration scenarios (greenfield/brownfield) and the project approach.
Rheinwerk (SAP PRESS)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central – Das Anwenderbuch
ERP product · Microsoft
Jürgen Ebert, Christian Hauptmann · Carl Hanser Verlag · 2nd edition 2023
A user guide to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: the central workflows of the mid-market ERP explained hands-on.
Carl Hanser Verlag, 2023
Supply Chain Management: Grundlagen, Strategien, Instrumente und Controlling
adjacent · SCM
Hartmut Werner · Springer Gabler · 8th edition
An established SCM textbook – relevant for the logistics and supply-chain side that is closely intertwined with ERP.
Springer Gabler
Geschäftsprozessmanagement in der Praxis
adjacent · processes
Hermann J. Schmelzer, Wolfgang Sesselmann · Carl Hanser · 9th edition 2020
A practical standard on business-process management – the process view without which no ERP implementation is sustainable.
Carl Hanser Verlag, 2020
