Monday, 10 March 2014

CHAPTER 12 : INTEGRATING THE ORGANIZATION FROM END TO END-ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP)


Enterprise resource planning systems serve as the organization's backbone in providing fundamental decision-making support.

The heart of an ERP system is a central database that collects information from and feeds information into all the ERP system's individual application components (called modules), supporting diverse business functions such as accounting, manufacturing, marketing, and human resources.


ERP Integration Data Flow



ERP PROCESS FLOW




THE EVOLUTION OF ERP
ERP
  • materials planning
  • order entry
  • distribution
  • general ledger
  • accounting
  • shop floor control

ENTENDED ERP
  • scheduling
  • forecasting
  • capacity planning
  • ecommerce
  • warehousing
  • logistics

ERP-II
  • project management
  • knowledge management
  • workflow management
  • customer relationship management
  • human resource management
  • portal capability
  • integrated financial


INTEGRATING SCM, CRM, AND ERP
= backbone of e-business
=Integration allows the unlocking of information to make it available to any user, anywhere, anytime.



INTEGRATION TOOLS

middleware :
= several different types of software that sit in the middle of ans provide connectivity between two or more software applications.

= middleware translates information between disparate systems.


enterprise application integration (EAI) middleware:
= represents a new approach to middleware by packaging together commonly used functinally, such as providing prebuilt links to popular enterprise applications.



PRIMARY USERS AND BUSINESS BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES





INTEGRATIONS BETWEEN SCM, CRM, AND ERP APPLICATIONS


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