CHAPTER 12 - INTEGRATING THE ORGANIZATION FROM END TO END - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

CHAPTER 12 - INTEGRATING THE ORGANIZATION FROM END TO END - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

•       At the heart of all ERP systems is a database, when a user enters or updates information in one module, it is immediately and automatically updated throughout the entire system.

- ERP Integration Data Flow

- ERP Process Flow

BRINGING THE ORGANIZATION TOGETHER

Information has traditionally been isolated within specific departments,

whether on an individual database, in a file cabinet or on an employee's PC

- The Organization before ERP

- ERP - Bringing the Organization Together

The Evolution Of ERP

INTEGRATING SCM, CRM, And ERP

-SCM,CRM and ERP are the backbone of e-business

-Integration of these applications is the key to success for many companies 

-Integration allows the unlocking of information to make it available to any

 user,anywhere and anytime. 

INTEGRATION TOOLS.

-Many companies purchase modules from ERP vendor,an SCM vendor

 and CRM vendor and must integrate the different modules together.

-MIDDLEWARE - several different types software which sit in middle 

                                     and provide connectivity between two or more software

                                     applications

-ENTERPRISE APPLICATION INTEGRATION (EAI)

 MIDDLEWARE - packages together commonly used functionality

                                     which reduced the time necessary to develop solutions 

                                     that integrate applications from multiple vendors. 

- Primary Users and Business Benefits of Strategic Initiatives

- Integrations between SCM, CRM, and ERP Applications