Can artificial intelligence solve the ERP complexity conundrum?

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (or industry 4.0) is the new wave engulfing the business world. Whilst technologies in the space of 3D printing and artificial intelligence are gaining traction, a question hovers over the enterprise resource planning (ERP) domain. Historically, ERP's had re-invent themselves many times over to stay in the game of advancing technology solutions. This time, the challenge facing ERPs is different: two problems that need to be solved simultaneously. The conundrum is that the solution of one problem works against resolving the other.