enterprise resource planning Articles
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Back-to-basics in ERP HR implementations
For more than thirty years, private and public sector organisations have been implementing integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. However, research findings reflect a fundamental contradiction between what employers want, and what they are prepared to implement and have the knowledge to use. It is, therefore, recommended that management needs to be educated in the application of ...
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An empirical study on ERP-driven innovation in Taiwan
This study investigates the relationship between ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)-driven innovation outcomes across different industry sectors (i.e., electronics and science (ES) industry vs. traditional industry) and ERP packages (i.e., domestic vs. foreign). The results indicate that the ERP penetration rate for the ES industry is significantly higher than that for traditional industry. The ...
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Closing the gap: How should Chinese companies build the capabilities to implement ERP-driven process innovation?
In this paper, we explore the question: How should Chinese companies cope with their highly dynamic situation and build the capabilities to implement enterprise system (e.g. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)) driven process innovation? We adopt the dynamic capabilities approach to study three ERP-driven process innovation programmes with various implementation outcomes: ranging from a highly ...
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A path-based approach to information technology in manufacturing
Two archetypal approaches to performance improvement in operations are to undertake periodic "strategic leaps", or to take frequent small actions in a quest for "continuous improvement". Much research on the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) indicates that even though their introduction appears to be a strategic leap, principles of continuous ...
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The mine value chain integration beyond the ERP systems
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have now been widely implemented in several industries. The authors discuss their merits and pitfalls, explaining the reasons ERP systems fall short in the integration of the mine value chain and proposing a methodology to overcome their deficiencies. One key differentiation aspect of the mineral industry, is the uncertainty about ore quality until it is ...
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Accessing the role of critical success factors for successful ERP implementation at Indian SMEs: a statistical validation
Indian SMEs are also integral part of Indian economy; they also face numerous challenges in implementing technologies such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, including a lack of human, technical and financial resources to support such initiatives. Like many other technological advances, ERP systems were initially implemented mostly at large organisations even in India. Their relative ...
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Good Requirements Lead to Better Software
If you have ever been involved in a software implementation—particularly,an environment,health, and safety (EH&S) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) system—you know thatthe process is complex, involves many stakeholders, and can take months or even yearsto see results. According to IT research group InfoTech Advisors, 70% of information systems projects fail because of flawed ...
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Barriers to the successful exploitation of ERP systems in Chinese state-owned enterprises
Adopting a systems perspective, the research presented in this paper aims at identifying, assessing and discussing potential cultural, organisational and system barriers to the successful exploitation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in the context of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOE). The study adopted a deductive research design by using a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. ...
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Understanding the critical factors effect user satisfaction and impact of ERP through innovation of diffusion theory
In the past few years, the benefits of ERP systems have appealed not only to large firms but also to small- and medium-sized firms. The samples come from 504, the winners of outstanding award given by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in Taiwan, R.O.C. Valid questionnaires of this research have 130 copies and it has return of 26%. This study concludes three main results by implementing ERP ...
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The relationship between implementation variables and performance improvement of ERP systems
This study explores the relationship between implementation variables and performance improvements of ERP systems. DeLone and McLean's (1992) information systems (IS) success framework is adopted to develop performance measures to evaluate improvements in the performance of ERP systems after implementing ERP systems. The implementation variables investigated in this study are the ERP ...
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Collaborative order management: toward standard solutions for interorganisational order management
Order management ranks among the key operational processes. Inefficiencies within this process have direct impacts on customer service, order cycle times as well as order execution costs. The massive investments in implementing systems for enterprise resource planning (ERP) have already led to significant improvements in managing orders across organisational units within enterprises. However, ERP ...
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Risk management as a strategic issue for the implementation of ERP systems: a case study from the oil industry
The introduction of complicated and expensive Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) in companies operating in the process industry has become a strategic issue. The success of Information Technology (IT) implementation projects is dependent upon technological issues (software and hardware), the design of new efficient processes and the utilisation of human resources that will participate in ...
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Opportunity Ahead: Facing Challenges Head-On in Dynamic Supply Chain Environment
When you ask Sharon Yogev, senior director of materials and supply chain for KLA Israel, what it’s like overseeing a dynamic supply chain in the semiconductor industry, she quickly mentions how in-house support from KLA coupled with a military background prepared her to face this complicated role. Sharon started her new job at KLA Israel in 2003 as a materials planner. Sharon’s boss ...
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Flexibility: an emerging meta-competence for managing high technology
This paper presents a conceptual study on the role of flexibility in managing high technology. The study indicates the existence of a common understanding on the need for competitive performance of high technology enterprises in four dimensions: reduced cycle times, reduced cost, higher quality, and higher levels of customisation. Towards this, a large number of IT based strategies like Computer ...
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Ampacet Case Study - Migrating 20 years of data into a 100% automated solution
Ampacet Corporation is the world's leading volume provider of color and additive masterbatch solutions. Their products and services are in virtually every corner of the world. With nine global manufacturing sites, 19,000 active products and 70,000 total products, global regulatory compliance is critical to Ampacet’s operations. For more than 20 years, Ampacet controlled the authoring, managing ...
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Regular application of LCA in industrial practice
The methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has proved to be suitable to support industrial decision making in several case studies. Nevertheless, the regular application of LCA in industrial practice is still uncommon. The major reason for this is constituted by the extensive demand of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data from the product life cycle, which is needed for the regular execution of ...
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ERP Software Perfectly Suited for Field Service Operations
What are Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems? ERP Software keeps track of all areas of manufacturing or distribution, customer relations, finances, and back-office operations to provide a holistic view of the business. These large-scale systems act as a centralised platform for data and workflow from beginning to end. To ensure that the correct protocols are followed, various personnel ...
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Halliburton Case Study - Halliburton overcomes mission critical hazardous document distribution challenges
Halliburton, one on the world’s largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries relies heavily on effective hazardous communications to process approximately 50,000 service orders a day in more than 100 countries. Global access to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) is mission critical to Halliburton’s operations. Each service vehicle, before leaving for a work ...
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Retrofitting Ultrasonic Level Sensors for Efficient Plastic Granulate Inventory Management
A plastic manufacturer lacked real-time visibility of plastic granulate inventory in day silos as limit-value rotary paddle detectors were installed. A continuous measurement system was required to precisely track inventory and help improve process management. Solution The retrofit aimed to enhance accuracy and real-time monitoring while providing seamless integration with existing enterprise ...
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Honeywell INspire Partner Conference Opens with IIoT Opportunities & IQMS Climbs to Manufacturing Operations Peaks [MondayMusings]
The #MondayMusings Industrial Transformation blog series provides insight and analysis for executives from the previous week’s briefings, events, and publications @LNSResearch. Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to keynote Honeywell’s INspire Partner Conference. This was the first such event from Honeywell Connected Plant, and it focused on educating process industry ...
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