This paper examines issues connected with enterprise systems design and architecture in the context of inter-organisational integration. This study starts with the definition and characteristics of enterprise systems. Next, it discusses the concept of integration focusing on issues imposed by...

Part I: Critical Success Factors of ERP Systems -- Part II: Business Process Models -- Part III: Implementation and Testing Aspects of ERP Systems -- Part IV: Software Usability of ERP Systems -- Part V: Business Intelligence Strategy -- Part VI: Public Sector.

Demand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment shows how companies can support supply chain metrics and business initiatives by removing the weak points built into their inventory systems. Beginning with a thorough examination of Just in Time, Efficient Consumer Response, and...

This article analyzes implementation strategies of ERP systems. The motivation for this study was to explore relations between business strategies, implementation strategies, and the impact of the implementation on business results. Based on data from 91 companies in Spain and Latin America, we...

An organization's “continuous improvement” is becoming a challengeable obligation under the ongoing change in market demand. Organisations in the 21st Century have been facing a lot of challenges. A lot of ideas have been proposed to deal with these challenges, and one of the approaches that...

In order to survive in a rapidly changing business environment, organizations must improve their own business practices and procedures. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can be considered as the most important development in the corporate use of information technology and are beginning...