HOW TO SUPPORT PURCHASING WITH ERP SYSTEMS AS INTEGRATOR OF NOVEL LOGISTIC TOOLS?

The increased complexity of globalised supply chain processes leaded to the development of new technologies, methods and tools to improve the enterprise systems. These novel tools (six sigma quality, employee involvement, factory automation, design for manufacturability, lean philosophy etc.) are the most important solution methods to support the realization of critical success factors of enterprises. The integration of these tools can increase the efficiency of them. As an integration tool, enterprise resource planning systems are the most plausible. Within the frame of this paper the author focuses on the integration of these novel logistic tools by the aid of enterprise resource planning systems, especially from the point of view purchasing.