Enterprise resource planning ~ERP! was originated in the manufacturing industry. It provides a general working environment for an enterprise to integrate its major business management functions with one single common database so that information can be shared and efficient communications can be achieved between management functions. This paper first briefs the ERP technology, its origin, and it...

Introducing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in an organisation often has far-reaching impacts. However the expected ERP benefits have not always materialised. When implementing ERP, most companies choose the less expensive route of modifying their business processes to fit the ERP system, but this route is not necessarily the most optimal one. This paper investigates the specific imp...

Executive Summary/Abstract:. Timely implementation of a Master Data Management (MDM) Organisation is essential and requires a structured design. This presentation covers the way MDM processes and roles can link the business users to metadata and enable improved master data management , through disciplined organisation alignment and training. As organisations implement integrated ERP systems, th...

Whereas previous studies have devoted great attention to the success of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation, this study aims to investigate how the different qualities of an ERP system affect its post-implementation success from the user’s perspective. We refined DeLone and McLean’s IS success model to examine the relative importance of ERP system quality, information quali...

This paper proposes a risk-based process strategy decision-making approach. To improve the flexibility in applying the Value-Based Software Quality Achievement (VBSQA) process framework, we embed the risk-based process strategy decision-making approach into the VBSQA process framework. It facilitates project managers to tailor the VBSQA process framework to different project business cases (sch...

Presenting results subsequent to those presented at the 2003 ICIQ Conference, we describe how our team-based approach to addressing legacy data quality has necessarily evolved over a multi-year period. Developed as a team by the government in conjunction with a research institute, an initial task has evolved considerably over the ensuing years. A "data quality challenge" associated with DoD/DLA...

This research analyzed the role of vendor assistance in the information quality of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system through organizational learning model (OLM) in Taiwan’s companies. OLM points out a concise and effective way for ERP practice success. Evidence is found that the gap between existing business process and ERP system process, vendor assistance, and training have significan...

Poor data quality can have a significant impact on system and organizational performance. With significant increase in data gathering and storage, the number of sources of data that must be merged in data warehouse and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations has increased significantly. This makes data cleansing as part of the implementation conversion, increasingly difficult. In thi...