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...

Application service provider (ASP) An organization that hosts software applications and provides information services for other organizations. Business intelligence software A category of software that enhances the ability of an organization’s decision makers to access and analyze enterprise information. Customer relationship management (CRM) systems An integrated information system that suppor...

Many organizations have implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, hoping to use the information integration these systems provide to improve process efficiency and effectiveness. In particular, ERP systems may be instrumental in realizing Cooperative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR). In this paper, we present an experimental approach that will be used to assess the ...

The effect of a Make-To-Order (MTO) production strategy on the applicability and impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is investigated through a mixed method approach comprised of an exploratory and explanatory survey followed by three case studies. Data on Make-To-Stock (MTS) companies is also collected as a basis for comparison. The exploratory data demonstrates, for example, t...

The business value of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP systems), and in general large software implementations, has been extensively debated in both popular press and in the academic literature for over two decades. Organisations invest enormous sums of money and resources in Enterprise Resource Planning systems (and related infrastructure), presumably expecting positive impacts to the...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is indeed crucial for service operations competencies in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Previous studies ascertain that ERP system improves an operational efficiency and enhance competitiveness. Though literature has indicated the importance of ERP system for enhancing a firm’s operational performance, there is only a small-scale of ERP adopters ...

The field of evaluation of information systems (IS) success has a long and established history. However, models in the field usually evaluate success on the level of the whole IS while neglecting the differences in impacts of specific IS functionalities on IS success. Moreover, evaluation models often focus only on technological or only on social perspective neglecting that IS should be conside...

This study assesses opportunities and benefits presented by enterprise resource planning (ERP) in terms of leveraging technology to improve the business of government in the City of El Paso, specifically with respect to activity based costing (ABC) within its ERP system. ABC and ERP, in tandem, can provide reasonably accurate and useful government services cost information for planning and deci...

The purpose of this study was to identify the key factors in implementing the organization's resource planning system in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Saderat Bank using theme analysis method. This research was a type of qualitative research that was done in an applied way. The research population consists of 15 experts and specialist in system implementation, resource planning in Chaharmahal and B...

This paper proposes a prototype multi-agent enterprise resource planning (MAERP) system that utilizes the characteristics and capabilities of software agents to achieve enterprise wide integration. A software agent is a self-contained, autonomous software module that performs assigned tasks from the human user and interacts/communicates with other applications and other software agents in diffe...