ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning

Author: Samner
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The skills and knowledge provided by the book "ERP—Enterprise Resource Planning" will enable people to tackle the challenges required for the successful implementation of ERP systems. The book equips readers with powerful tools, which are the very ones that distinguish between successful and failed ERP project implementations. Simply put, these tools will enable people to address the following questions.
· How to conduct a business investment value analysis of ERP?
· Should a company reengineer its business processes to adapt to ERP software, or should it customize the ERP software package?
· What are the ten steps for implementing an ERP system?
· Which components in the ERP modules support marketing? Which support financial management? Which support product manufacturing and material management? Which support human resource management?
· What are the risk factors in ERP project management?
· What strategies can be used to minimize these risk factors?
· What are the differences between successful and unsuccessful ERP projects?
· How does ERP help businesses manage their supply chains?
· How does ERP provide a foundation for e-commerce?
· How does ERP support business intelligence?
· What standards should be used to evaluate other types of ERP implementation approaches, such as those using application service providers?
The author is a renowned professor in the fields of ERP and MIS. With 25 years of teaching experience and meticulous professional research, it has become possible to create a concise and well-written professional ERP textbook. This book can serve as training material for managers and technical personnel engaged in ERP work, as well as a textbook or reference for students in disciplines such as management engineering, management information systems, computer applications, and business management.
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