Databa的ses for large scale integration.pptVIP

Databases for large scale integration Focus on ERP projects Enterprise Wide Applications As the name indicates… Keywords: Integrated Centralised Best practice Cross functional “mega packages” Costly (inc. hidden costs) Highly complex High impact on business Definition No simple definition American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) an accounting-oriented information system for identifying and planning the enterprise-wide resources needed to take, make, ship, and account for customer orders Transaction-oriented / operational Family of applications Enterprise Resource Planning systems Supply Chain Management Customer Relationship Management Other more specialised applications such as planning, warehouse management … Merging into ERPII / XRP –encompassing all aspects of the business A Complete Family Tree Time frame and key milestones 1950’s: unlimited demand 1960’s : inventory costs money! 1960’s : inventory costs money 1970’s : first wave of integration 1980’s : sales order processing 1990’s : back-office integration 2000’s : the extended enterprise What’s next? Goals of ERP implementations Standardisation / centralisation Control – eg: integration of financial data End fragmentation of legacy systems More visibility on key processes Optimisation / productivity gains Competitive advantage? Platform for other projects = infrastructure / backbone Mechanism for integration of latest technologies (eg: RFID) Other strong points No more uncoordinated applications – eg quality control No more re-keying Solution to reporting problems across the board “Sorting out” HR Harmonising nomenclatures – eg: product codes, inventory files … Problems with ERP Impact on business processes (eg: flexibility) Understanding the “fit” problem Doubtful benefits realisation (50% failure rate?) Measurability True origin of benefits Impact on firm in wider sense People Clients / suppliers / partners… Cost / disruption factor $ Time Learning curve Coping with evolution (version