CHAPTER 12: INTEGRATING THE ORGANIZATION FROM END TO END-ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING


Chapter 12:  Integrating The Organization From End To End-Enterprise Resources Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP):
  • at the heart of all ERP systems is a database, when a user enters or updates information in one module, it is immediately and automatically updated throughout the entire system 
  • ERP systems automate business processes
Bringing the organization together:

  • ERP - the organization before ERP
  • ERP - bringing the organization together
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Integrating SCM, CRM, and ERP:
  • SCM, CRM, and ERP are the backbone of e-business.
  • integration of these applications is the key to success for many companies.
  • integration allows the unlocking of information to make it available to any user, anywhere, anytime.
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Integration Tools:
  • many companies purchase modules from an ERP vendor, an SCM vendor, and a CRM vendor, and must integrate the different modules together
    • middleware - several different types of software which sit in the middle of and provide connectivity between two or more software applications
    • enterprise application integration (EAI) middleware - packages together commonly used functionality which reduced the time necessary to develop solutions that integrate applications from multiple vendors.
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP):
  • ERP systems must integrate various organization processes and be:
    • flexible: must be able to quickly respond to the changing needs of the organization
    • modular and open: must have an open system architecture, meaning that any module can be interface, with or detached whenever required without affecting the other modules
    • comprehensive: must be able to support a variety of organizational functions for a wide range of businesses
    • beyond the company: must support external partnerships and collaboration efforts
  • sap boasts 20,000 installations and 10 million users worldwide
  • ERP solutions are growing because:
    • ERP is a logical solution to the mess of incompatible applications that had sprung up in most businesses
    • ERP adresses the need for global information sharing and reporting
    • ERP is used to avoid the pain and expense of fixing legacy systems



21 NOVEMBER 2017
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