Saturday, 1 March 2014

Chapter 12: Integrating the Organization from End to End—Enterprise Resource Planning

Assalamualaikum everyone. Today i want to share with you guys what are integrating the organization from end to end. So lets everyone.


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
          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
          SCM and CRM market overview 



           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 – 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 – packages together commonly used functionality which reduced the time necessary to develop solutions that integrate applications from multiple vendors
          Data points where SCM, CRM, and ERP integrate


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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