Integrating Chapter Twelve

We are now at chapter twelve, three more chapter till the end of all chapter. Yeay!!! Chapter twelve is about Integrating the Organization from End to End – Enterprise Resource Planning. This chapter consist of the role information plays in enterprise resource planning systems, the primary forces driving the explosive growth of enterprise resource planning systems and the business value of integrating supply chain management, customer relationship management, and enterprise resource planning systems. Enjoy guys!!

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

The organization before ERP.

Bringing the organization together.

The Evolution of ERP

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.

General audience and purpose of SCM, CRM and ERP

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 is 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 is packages together commonly used functionality which reduced the time necessary to develop solutions that integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

ERP systems must integrate various organization processes and be:

• Flexible
• Modular and open
• Comprehensive
• Beyond the company

Enterprise Resource Planning’s Explosive Growth

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 addresses the need for global information sharing and reporting
• ERP is used to avoid the pain and expense of fixing legacy systems

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