ERP!

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ERP!

• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Basic idea is to provide a common, integrated
  information system for all aspects of a business
• Financial Accounting
• Manufacturing
• Logistics (supply chain management)
• Human resources??

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Many Advantages

• Information for planning decision making
• OLAP On-line Analytical Processing
• Data Warehousing
• Getting up-to-date information
• EVERYTHING goes through the same system
• When you run a query, its up-to-the-minute
• Support for workflow automation

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Some disadvantages

• Expensive
• Software costs are the least of it!
• Need highly paid IS staff
• Regular staff need extensive training
• Inflexible? (Perhaps, but not necessarily more or
  less so than any other computer based system)

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Some of the main competitors

• SAP (R/3) www.sap.com/usa
• Peoplesoft www.peoplesoft.com
• Baan www.baan.com
• JD Edwards www.jdedwards.com
• Oracle www.oracle.com

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Functional Integration

• SAP (R/3) Extensive
• Peoplesoft Extensive
• Baan Extensive, but not strong in HR
• JD Edwards Extensive, but not strong in HR
• Oracle Not as extensive as others

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Workflow

• SAP (R/3) Extensive
• Peoplesoft Extensive
• Baan Extensive
• JD Edwards Extensive
• Oracle Not clear what is offered

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Typical HR Functionality

• SAP (R/3) Extensive
• Peoplesoft Extensive
• Baan Needs another product (Meta4)
• JD Edwards Limited?
• Oracle Limited?