•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
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
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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