Research on Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementations has paid so far little attention to (1) ERP programs and challenges stemming from interdependent, related projects, and (2) intergroup relations, which are particularly evident in these implementations. We approach this gap and identify CSFs through a single, interpretive, post-merger case study o...

To gain competitive advantages in the global market, many Chinese manufacturing firms have invested heavily in implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Evidence shows however that ERP post-implementation performance has varied significantly between firms. This paper aims to investigate such variances in performance in the Chinese manufacturing context, particularly at a plant le...

This paper presents the first stage of a larger research project focusing on understanding the emergence of ERP II. ERP is now being seen for what it really is: ‘a means to an end’, in that, its primary benefit is in the integrated infrastructure that it introduces and its ability to support future IS investments. The paper focuses on the changes that have been observed in the services offered ...

Background Enhanced recovery programmes (ERP) reduce hospital stay and improve outcomes through a structured approach to perioperative care. We present our tailored protocol and results for first time AVR and CABG patients enrolled on ERP. Key elements are optimising co-morbidities, discharge planning, reduced starvation with carbohydrate loading. Intra-op focus is on minimally invasive techniq...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a benefits realisation road-map for ERP usage in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – Direct interviews were used to collect data from a random sample of 48 MBA students and 87 business managers (CIO/IT directors and CFO roles). Findings – The ERP benefits road-map suggests that a long-term visi...

This article aims to explore the effects of the use of an ERP system in a manufacturing company on strategy development as described by defined factors. The work is based on a survey and data obtained from 62 Polish manufacturing enterprises from the Lubuskie region, and from 23 German manufacturing enterprises from the Brandenburg region, in which the companies were categorised as either “cons...

The paper deals with problems in the post-implementation phase of management Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Proper system maintenance stage is a basis for efficient development terms business needs. Based on research and analysis collected materials, it turns out that making decision to upgrade equally crucial. We present revealed mechanisms determining approach or reimplement ERP ...

In prior work, we have demonstrated that attention to the neural implementation of cognitive function is critical in creating models capable of simulating the physiological traces of those functions (e.g., Event-Related Potentials; ERPs). Here, we extend our Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP) model of ERP data elicited during the reading of single word forms to the simplest more temporally e...