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 systems automate business processes
BRINGING THE ORGANIZATION TOGETHER
ERP - Bringing the organization together
THE EVOLUTION OF ERP
INTEGRATING SCM, CRM AND ERP
➽ SCM, CRM & ERP are the backbone of e-business
➽ Integration of these applications is the key to success for many companies
➽ Integrations allows the unlocking of information to make it available to any user, anywhere, anytime
➽ SCM & CRM market overviews
➽ General audience and purpose of SCM, CRM & ERP
INTEGRATION TOOLS
🔻 Many companies purchase modules from an ERP vendor, an SCM vendor & a CRM vendor and must integrate the different modules together
⤇Middleware - several different types of software which sit in the middle of 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
🔻 Data points where SCM, CRM & ERP integrate
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP)
⧭ ERP systems must integrate various organization processes and be :
⏩ Flexible - must be able to quickly respond to the changing needs of the organization
⏩ Modular and open - must have an open system architecture, meaning that any module can be interface, with or detached whenever required without affecting the other modules
⏩ Comprehensive - must be able to support a variety of organizational functions for a wide range of businesses
⏩ Beyond the company - must support external partnerships and collaboration efforts
⧭ SAP boasts 20000 installations and 10 million users worldwide
⧭ ERP solutions are growing because :
🔽 ERP is a logical solution to the mess of incompatible applications that had sprung up in most businesses
🔽ERP addresses the need for global information sharing and reporting
🔽 ERP is used to avoid the pain and expense of fixing legacy systems
