Baseline Research · Generic ERP Category, Not Football-Specific
What an ERP actually moves
Industry-wide figures from ERP adoption surveys — the operational case for the category, before any football or academy-specific proof point is layered on top.
78%
Report improved productivity
After ERP implementation
97%
Report improved processes
Overall, post-deployment
91%
Optimized inventory levels
One phase live a year or more
62%
Reduced costs
Chiefly purchasing & inventory control
77%
Eliminated departmental silos
Cross-functional visibility
83%
Met ROI expectations
Self-reported by adopters
Where the gains concentrate
Share of organizations naming each benefit as a realized outcome
With automation and AI layered on top
30%
Faster on rule-based tasks
RPA paired with ERP
25%
Fewer manual errors
Same automation layer
35%
Faster decision-making
AI-enhanced ERP
52% ROI
Average return on an ERP project — roughly $1.52 back per $1 invested, with payback typically inside 2.5 years.
Read with care. These are horizontal ERP figures — SAP, Oracle, NetSuite-class deployments across generic industries. Nothing here is football or academy-specific, and none of it proves Presurge's own numbers. Treat it as the baseline case for the category, not as evidence for the product.