This book is about running modern industrial enterprises with the help of information systems. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the core of business information processing. An ERP system is the backbone of most companies' information systems landscape. All major business processes are...

This research handbook provides a comprehensive, integrative, and authoritative resource on the main strategic management issues for companies within the e-business context. It covers an extensive set of topics, dealing with the major issues which articulate the e-business framework from a...

Introduction -- Scientific Positioning and Research Approach -- EIdM: Concepts, Technologies, and Application Fields -- Evaluation of EIdMS Investments -- A Decision Support Model for the Introduction of EIdMS Systems -- Prototype Implementation of an EIdMS Decision Support System -- Empirical...

Given rising electricity consumption, coupled with finite resources, and a growing awareness surrounding sustainable energy, ICT-enabled electrical networks such as smart grids are increasingly being deployed by energy companies. One aspect of smart grids is smart meter technology (SMT), which...

This book is designed to introduce doctoral and other higher-degree research students to the process of scientific research in the fields of Information Systems as well as fields of Information Technology, Business Process Management and other related disciplines within the social sciences. It...

Business Information Systems -- MRP - Material Requirements Planning -- MRP II - Manufacturing Resource Planning -- ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning -- Case: SAP ERP -- ERP System Implementation -- Manufacturing Systems -- SCM - Supply Chain Management -- SCM Data Structures and Advanced...

Engaging with the emerging challenges of enacting business processes that are environmentally sustainable, this book offers ready-to-use techniques in addition to valuable insights learned through experience by businesses that have become 'greener'.