Manufacturing Execution Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems support the Manufacturing Enterprise. The two families of systems have been developed independently, so they have grown without a scope or a strictly defined border. The feature overlapping between them raises relevant issues in the integration with control systems. This paper analyzes how different types of manufacturing ...

Enterprise systems and architectures are a field of significant research, especially in regard to service-oriented architectures and web services. Web services propose great benefits and are often suggested as the new paradigm for building distributed applications and systems, but they are becoming more and more complex and consequently less understandable for humans. The web development commun...

This paper presents information on business intelligence (BI) and its use in industry. The specifics of BI in the chemical industry are discussed. A sample of a specific case where BI has been used through integration with an enterprise resource planning system is given. It is determined that having the key information and performance measures in place to evaluate business decisions is critical...

Performance estimation of enterprise processes generally involves models focused on a particular viewpoint (temporal, financial, etc.). This estimation rarely takes the impact of the human factor into account. It is now fully understood that it is important to include this factor when modelling and analyzing enterprise processes. In this paper, a conceptual approach to human resource modelling ...

This case study presents the implementation of information systems in a context of global enterprise restructuring. Based on the background of the second organisational restructuring of Acer Group, it evidences the combinations of corporate strategy and information technology (IT) practices and shows how this enterprise shifts and reallocates its resources in order to concentrate on the most pr...

Siemens has further evolved EnergyIP, the meter data management system from US specialist eMeter, of San Mateo, California, into an upscalable Smart Grid application platform. Siemens acquired the company in January 2012. Today, as a data hub and platform for Siemens Smart Grid applications, EnergyIP supports the integration of all involved systems – from the smart meter infrastructure to a com...

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems integrate software solutions that support the integration of all information flows leading to organizational changes. This paper outlines a research proposal concerning the implementation and use of ERP systems in organizations. Taking an information and knowledge perspective on organization from the management and consultant perspective, we present is...

This chapter describes enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems as a fundamental tool in the intelligent enterprise and therefore, constitutes an important element for knowledge management. The definition of these systems, their main characteristics and the historical evolution are presented. The ERP market and market trends are described, with special emphasis on the usage of the Internet as...

The ability of enterprise information systems, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing executive systems (MES) and customer relation management (CRM), to improve production and business performance are demanding more attention from enterprises, since increase in competitive advantages is a goal to be reached. Integration of all the information flowing through a company is a ke...

This study reports on the experience of enterprise modeling within the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system implementation project in an IT company in Poland. The project was complex due to project-intensive company organization and resulting information requirements, comprehensive logistic and service processes, and the necessity of ERP integration with specialized service applications. T...