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What is Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP)

Chapter 61
Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Business Operations and Management
A software package that is composed of standard modules connected directly to a single database and could cover all business processes of a firm.
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From On-Premise ERP to Cloud ERP
Karim Mezghani (Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia & University of Sfax, Tunisia)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7362-3.ch061
Abstract
One of the concerns linked to ERP implementation is alignment. Indeed, ERP systems affect almost all business processes and even some strategic choices of a firm. That is why many studies focus on alignment concerns when studying ERP implementation. Nevertheless, firms are more and more interested in switching toward cloud ERP. This involves great challenges for business-IT alignment of an enterprise. Also, with cloud ERP, data and applications are provider-hosted. So, the way ERP is managed may be redefined and achieving alignment might be more challenging. Thus, this chapter aims to expose the major challenges and issues linked to ERP systems alignment. Some tendencies and best practices are also proposed for firms to overcome the alignment challenges, mainly in a cloud environment.
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Chapter 72
Integrating ERP into the Curriculum
Is a software application that integrates all departments and functions across a company - such as accounting, marketing, and purchasing - into a single computer system that can serve each department’s particular needs. When something happens in one area the impact is immediately known throughout the entire organization.
Published in Chapter: Integrating ERP into the Curriculum; From: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
A kind of software which main goal is to integrate all data and processes of an organization into a unified system.
Published in Chapter: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; From: Handbook of Research on Software Engineering and Productivity Technologies: Implications of Globalization
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Chapter 40
ERP Integration into Existing Courses: A Three-Step Approach
A software application that integrates (or attempts to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a single unified system. A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a single, centralized database to store data for the various system modules.
Published in Chapter: ERP Integration into Existing Courses: A Three-Step Approach; From: Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology
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Chapter 95
‘Stream of Training' Approach in Project Management Training
These are typically integrated systems that can provide the infrastructure for a wide range of processes including human resources, procurement/supply chain, call-center/sales-force automation, and financial/accounting. Usually this refers to packaged software provided by vendors such as PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle, Lawson, JD Edwards, and Baan. The advantages of these systems are that they typically allow for improved enterprise application integration and are part of an overall business process reengineering (BPR) to improve the company’s processes.
Published in Chapter: ‘Stream of Training' Approach in Project Management Training; From: Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology
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Advance Information Sharing in Supply Chains
Framework for organizing, defining, and standardizing the business processes necessary to effectively plan and control an organization so the organization can use its internal knowledge to seek external advantage.
Published in Chapter: Advance Information Sharing in Supply Chains; From: Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization
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Chapter 259
From On-Premise ERP to Cloud ERP
A software package that is composed of standard modules connected directly to a single database and could cover all business processes of a firm.
Published in Chapter: From On-Premise ERP to Cloud ERP; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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