INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS …：信息系统导论….ppt

* Information Systems forBusiness Integration: ERP Systems BUS3500 - Abdou Illia, Fall 2012 (December 3, 2012) * LEARNING GOALS Explain the difference between horizontal and vertical business integration. Describe how Enterprise Resource Planning systems integrate internal business processes. Distinguish between core and extended EPR components. * Traditional File System: Integration problem Each system uses its own programs and files When systems are not integrated Inability to share data Difficult to maintain data duplication (i.e. redundancy) System 1 Program 1 File 1 File 2 File 3 Program 2 File 1 File 2 File 3 System 2 Program 1 File 1 File 2 File 3 Program 2 File 1 File 2 File 3 * Database Systems: A Solution to Integration problem Systems share the same database Database allows systems integration Systems share the same data Systems are easy to maintain No (or less) redundancy System 1Program 1 Program 2 System 2Program 1 Program 2 DBMS * Business Integration? SalesDepartment LogisticsDepartment ProductionDepartment HorizontalIntegration Vertical Integration Suppliers Customers * Why Horizontal Integration? Possible consequences of bad horizontal integration: Delivery personnel not available when needed Sold products not delivered on time Etc. SalesInformation System Operation DeliveryInformation System Lack of good integration means:- No reliable interface- No effective communications Q: What kind of solution can provide business integration in this specific case? * Systems for Horizontal Integration Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems integrate all the internal processes through a common information system (or an integrated set of info systems) ERP system SalesDepartment LogisticsDepartment ProductionDepartment Warehousing MarketingDepartment AccountingDepartment Process1 Process2 Process1 Process2 Process1 Process2 Process1 Process2 Process1 Process2 Process1 Process2 CommonDatabase *