Shehab, EssamThomassin, M.Badawy, M.Frey, Daniel D.; Fukuda, Shuichi; Rock, Georg (Eds.)2012-07-032012-07-032012-07-04E. Shehab, M. Thomassin and M. Badawy. Towards a cost modelling framework for outsourcing ERP systems. Improving complex systems today : proceedings of the 18th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering, Pt. 6, Massachusetts, USA, 4-8 July 2011, pp401-408. Eds. Daniel D Frey, Shuichi Fukuda, Georg Rock.978-0-85729-798-3http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-799-0_47http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7332ERP systems are costly, complex and require high-qualified people to manage them. In the current economic cliamt, when companies need to cut off costs, avoid expensive in-house skilled people and being focused on the core of their businesses, outsourcing ERP systems could be a solution to consider. The aim of this paper is to provide a framework that represents the first step towards the development of a cost modelling framework for outsourcing ERP systems which may help companies to select ERP providers and understand real outsourcing costs.en-UKERP systemsoutsourcingimplementationagent based modellingConference paper