Essence of ERP and Implementation

Author: Zhang Shixun
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: A summary of fifteen years of ERP practice, truly practical theory, experience from renowned American enterprises; personally completed projects, years of accumulated insights! Based on the author's extensive experience in ERP work in the United States and Canada, this book provides a detailed introduction to ERP implementation methods. It offers valuable insights from foreign ERP implementation practices, making it worth learning from and referencing.
Zhang Shixun, a renowned ERP expert in China and the author of ERP—Starting with Internal Integration, has been engaged in the research and implementation of enterprise informatization in the U.S. for fifteen years, having successfully implemented ERP projects for multiple international giants. His understanding of the essence of ERP is both comprehensive and profound, and he is well-versed in the many details of ERP project implementation. Through the creation of The Essence of ERP and Implementation, the author systematically summarizes his fifteen years of practical experience. Just as the butcher in the classic tale "The Butcher's Skill" achieves mastery because he has "held the knife for nineteen years," this book, which embodies the author's fifteen years of dedication, is expected to provide enlightenment and assistance to those concerned with ERP in China.
CEO of PalmTone Limited, Yang Lei
The author of this book is an expert in the research, implementation, and application of ERP systems, possessing a solid theoretical foundation and extensive hands-on experience. As early as 1993, the author participated in the design and implementation of the ERP system for the Mold Engineering Department of Ford Motor Company. The book's key feature is its strong practicality. Through numerous illustrations, tables, clear logic, and factual data, it comprehensively yet concisely describes the functional modules covered by ERP in enterprises, the necessary implementation methods and processes, as well as some of the finer details involved in the implementation process.
The detailed case studies provided in this book offer implementation methods, techniques, strategies, and a wealth of practical experience for Chinese enterprises that are implementing or planning to implement ERP. The target readers of this book include administrative leaders, enterprise management personnel, and engineering technicians. It can also serve as a reference textbook for undergraduate, master's, MBA, and EMBA students at universities and colleges.