A guide to erp Benefits, Implementation and Trends

Prof. dr. Lineke Sneller RC
A Guide to ERP
Benefits, Implementation and Trends
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Prof. dr. Lineke Sneller RC
A Guide to ERP
Benets, Implementation and Trends
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A Guide to ERP: Benets, Implementation and Trends
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Implementation and Trends
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Contents
Contents
Preface 9
Part 1: What is ERP? 11
1 Why ERP? 12
1.1 e main characteristics of ERP 12

1.4 Impact of ERP 19
1.6 Summary 24
2 e functioning of ERP systems 25
2.1 e value chain and the supply chain 25
2.2 e predecessors of ERP 26
2.3 e rst ERP systems – data integration for manufacturing companies 28
2.4 ERP extensions – Data integration for other value chains 30
2.5 ERP extensions – Sophisticated best practices 32
2.6 ERP extensions – Data integration in the supply chain 33
2.7 Summary 35
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3 Parties in the ERP market place 36
3.1 ERP soware suppliers 36
3.2 Implementation partners 41
3.3 Application service providers 44
3.4 Summary 46
4 ERP and IT architecture 49
4.1 e logical architecture of an ERP system 49
4.2 e elements of a physical IT architecture 51
4.3 ERP on a mainframe architecture 54
4.4 ERP on a client-server architecture 55
4.5 ERP on a browser architecture 58
4.6 Summary 61
Part 2: ERP evaluation and implementation 62
5 Principles of an ERP implementation 63
5.1 Phases in the ERP life cycle 63
5.2 e preselection of suppliers, implementation partners and application
service providers 67
5.3 e sourcing basis: turn-key or do-it-yourself 69
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