A Guide to ERP Benefits, Implementation and Trends
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740307290
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Part 1: What is ERP?; title: 2. Why ERP?; title: 2.1. The main characteristics of ERP; title: 2.2. Impact of ERP; title: 2.3. Summary; title: 3. The functioning of ERP systems; title: 3.1. The value chain and the supply chain; title: 3.2. The predecessors of ERP; title: 3.3. The first ERP systems – data integration for manufacturing companies; title: 3.4. ERP extensions – Data integration for other value chains; title: 3.5. ERP extensions – Sophisticated best practices; title: 3.6. ERP extensions – Data integration in the supply chain; title: 3.7. Summary; title: 4. Parties in the ERP market place; title: 4.1. ERP software suppliers; title: 4.2. Implementation partners; title: 4.3. Application service providers; title: 4.4. Summary; title: 5. ERP and IT architecture; title: 5.1. The logical architecture of an ERP system; title: 5.2. The elements of a physical IT architecture; title: 5.3. ERP on a mainframe architecture; title: 5.4. ERP on a client-server architecture; title: 5.5. ERP on a browser architecture; title: 5.6. Summary; title: 6. Part 2: ERP evaluation and implementation; title: 7. Principles of an ERP implementation; title: 7.1. Phases in the ERP life cycle; title: 7.2. The preselection of suppliers, implementation partners and application; title: 8. service providers; title: 8.1. The sourcing basis: turn-key or do-it-yourself; title: 8.2. Model-building strategy; title: 8.3. Go live strategy; title: 8.4. Summary; title: 9. Functional fit analysis; title: 9.1. Significance of the functional fit analysis; title: 9.2. A method for functional fit analysis; title: 9.3. Approach; title: 9.4. Summary; title: 10. Risk analysis; title: 10.1. Significance of the risk analysis; title: 10.2. A method for risk analysis; title: 10.3. Approach; title: 10.4. Summary; title: 11. Cost benefit analysis; title: 11.1. Significance of the cost benefit analysis; title: 11.2. A method for cost benefit analysis; title: 11.3. Approach; title: 11.4. Summary; title: 12. ERP ex ante evaluation – an example; title: 12.1. Introduction of the example company; title: 12.2. The principles of the ERP implementation at P&V Europe; title: 12.3. Functional fit analysis; title: 12.4. Risk analysis; title: 12.5. Cost benefit analysis; title: 12.6. Go-no go presented to the European board; title: 13. Part 3: Managerial trends and ERP; title: 14. ERP and open source software; title: 14.1. Open source software: a brief introduction; title: 14.2. ERP and open source software; title: 14.3. Implementation strategy; title: 14.4. Summary; title: 15. ERP and corporate governance; title: 15.1. Corporate governance legislation: a brief introduction; title: 15.2. ERP and internal control; title: 15.3. Summary; title: 16. ERP and shared services; title: 16.1. Shared service centres: a brief introduction; title: 16.2. ERP and shared service centres; title: 16.3. Implementation strategy; title: 16.4. Summary; title: 17. Criticism of ERP; title: 17.1. ERP data integration and organisational culture; title: 17.2. ERP best practice processes and competitive advantage; title: 17.3. Summary; title: 18. References; title: 19. Endnotes