Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in a Global Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
Paul Hawking
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Planning Systems ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
Role Of Information

Companies around the world are placing increasing emphasis on strategy development and implementation. Some argue that this increased emphasis is in response to market forces of increased competition and globalization, and the need to be flexible and adaptive to the business environment. Strategy development and implementation is a multifaceted task reliant on a number of interdependent factors. One of these is the role of information technology which in recent times has become an integral part of most companies’ strategies. This chapter discusses the role of strategy development and the importance of the alignment of business and IT strategies in a global environment. It discusses the role of enterprise resource planning systems on strategy development and how these systems underpin many strategic objectives companies strive for in a global environment.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in a Global Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 382-396
Author(s):  
Paul Hawking
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Planning Systems ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
Role Of Information

Companies around the world are placing increasing emphasis on strategy development and implementation. Some argue that this increased emphasis is in response to market forces of increased competition and globalization, and the need to be flexible and adaptive to the business environment. Strategy development and implementation is a multifaceted task reliant on a number of interdependent factors. One of these is the role of information technology which in recent times has become an integral part of most companies’ strategies. This chapter discusses the role of strategy development and the importance of the alignment of business and IT strategies in a global environment. It discusses the role of enterprise resource planning systems on strategy development and how these systems underpin many strategic objectives companies strive for in a global environment.

Motivations and Trends for IT/IS Adoption

2010 ◽  
pp. 1639-1656
Author(s):  
João Varajão ◽  
Antonio Trigo ◽  
João Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Chief Information Officers ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
Strategic Support ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Role Of Information

Over the past few decades, information systems and technologies have taken on a wide variety of roles within organizations, ranging from operational support to the strategic support of the company. Therefore, there have been significant changes in the motives for their adoption that are vital to understand to guarantee that investment is properly managed. With the purpose of identifying and characterizing the motivations currently behind the adoption of information technologies in large Portuguese companies, which systems the companies have been implementing, in which systems they intend to invest in short-term, and what is the current role of information technology within the organization, we carried out a study with the participation of several chief information officers. The findings of this study reveal that the reasons for adoption and the role that information systems and technologies play is evolving in Portuguese companies and that the adoption of certain types of systems like Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, whereas the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence systems should increase significantly in the near future.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Healthcare

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Kontio ◽  
Heljä Lundgrén-Laine ◽  
Juha Kontio ◽  
Heikki Korvenranta ◽  
Sanna Salanterä
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Planning Systems ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Thematic Synthesis ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
The Moment

The aim of this article is to present an analysis of literature on the views, experiences and challenges of enterprise resource planning systems in healthcare. At the moment there is very limited systematic evidence on the role of these systems in healthcare. The PudMed, Emerald, CSA Engineering Research Database, ScienceDirect, ISI Web of Knowledge and Cinahl databases were searched, covering the period from January 2000 to April 2009. Studies were included if they concerned enterprise resource planning systems integrated into healthcare. The selected studies were analyzed with the thematic synthesis technique. The 135 articles were analyzed on the basis of the titles, abstracts, and full texts. At every phase, a number of articles were rejected for not meeting the inclusion criteria, and finally, 9 articles were accepted for deeper analysis. Three areas of views and experiences were identified from the reviewed studies. Furthermore, two challenge classes were identified when implementing enterprise resource planning systems.

Motivations and Trends for IT/IS Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 1769-1788
Author(s):  
João Varajão ◽  
Antonio Trigo ◽  
João Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Chief Information Officers ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
Strategic Support ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Role Of Information

Over the past few decades, information systems and technologies have taken on a wide variety of roles within organizations, ranging from operational support to the strategic support of the company. Therefore, there have been significant changes in the motives for their adoption that are vital to understand to guarantee that investment is properly managed. With the purpose of identifying and characterizing the motivations currently behind the adoption of information technologies in large Portuguese companies, which systems the companies have been implementing, in which systems they intend to invest in short-term, and what is the current role of information technology within the organization, we carried out a study with the participation of several chief information officers. The findings of this study reveal that the reasons for adoption and the role that information systems and technologies play is evolving in Portuguese companies and that the adoption of certain types of systems like Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, whereas the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence systems should increase significantly in the near future.

Motivations and Trends for IT/IS Adoption

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Varajão ◽  
Antonio Trigo ◽  
João Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Chief Information Officers ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
Strategic Support ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Role Of Information

Over the past few decades, information systems and technologies have taken on a wide variety of roles within organizations, ranging from operational support to the strategic support of the company. Therefore, there have been significant changes in the motives for their adoption that are vital to understand to guarantee that investment is properly managed. With the purpose of identifying and characterizing the motivations currently behind the adoption of information technologies in large Portuguese companies, which systems the companies have been implementing, in which systems they intend to invest in short-term, and what is the current role of information technology within the organization, we carried out a study with the participation of several chief information officers. The findings of this study reveal that the reasons for adoption and the role that information systems and technologies play is evolving in Portuguese companies and that the adoption of certain types of systems like Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, whereas the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence systems should increase significantly in the near future.

Motivations and Trends for IT/IS Adoption

2011 ◽  
pp. 476-495
Author(s):  
João Varajão ◽  
Antonio Trigo ◽  
João Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Chief Information Officers ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
Strategic Support ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Role Of Information

Over the past few decades, information systems and technologies have taken on a wide variety of roles within organizations, ranging from operational support to the strategic support of the company. Therefore, there have been significant changes in the motives for their adoption that are vital to understand to guarantee that investment is properly managed. With the purpose of identifying and characterizing the motivations currently behind the adoption of information technologies in large Portuguese companies, which systems the companies have been implementing, in which systems they intend to invest in short-term, and what is the current role of information technology within the organization, we carried out a study with the participation of several chief information officers. The findings of this study reveal that the reasons for adoption and the role that information systems and technologies play is evolving in Portuguese companies and that the adoption of certain types of systems like Enterprise Resource Planning systems is now consolidated, whereas the adoption of other systems like Business Intelligence systems should increase significantly in the near future.

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