Enterprise Systems for Management: International Ed

Enterprise Systems for Management
For undergraduate and MBA-level Enterprise Systems courses.Motiwalla teaches students the components of an ERP system as well as the process of implementing the systems within a corporation to increase its success.Emphasizes the Value of Enterprise Systems The goal of this text is to educate students about all the issues involved in choosing and implementing an ERP system to increase the success of an organization. It is organized into four sections to emphasize this premise and assist instructors in course focus:ERP Systems - The first section presents the technical foundation of ERP systems, providing motivation to learn about the implementation process. ERP Implementation - Section two provides information on the ERP development life-cycle, the process of selecting software and vendors, how to manage an ERP implementation project, and understand the concept of metrics and evaluation in an organization. People and Organization - In section three, students learn the issues dealing with people and organizational change, business process reengineering, change management, operational and post-implementation activities and the role of ethics and globalization. ERP Extensions - The final section emphasizes the two other enterprise-level applications, Supply Chain Management and Customer Resource Management, which are often integrated with ERP systems.