ERP optimization : using your existing system to support profitable e-business initiatives /: using your existing system to support profitable e-business initiatives. (©2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Enterprise resource planning optimization
• Further Information: Note: Cindy M. Jutras.
• Other Names: Jutras, Cindy M
• Contents: CAN ERP MEET YOUR E-BUSINESS NEEDS?; Time - The Most Precious Commodity; "Virtual" Integration; E-Business Equals Full Exposure; Beyond "Quality-Price-Delivery" to Interoperability; The Effect of E-Business on Your Business; The Sell Side of E-Business; The Buy Side of E-Business; Summary; ; THE EMPOWERED EXECUTIVE - KNOWING @ THE SPEED OF E; A Story; What Do You Need to Know?; Transaction-Based Systems a Start, but Not Enough; It's Not Just about Infrastructure; Building a Management Superstructure; Information Overload; One Company's Approach; Aligning Business Strategy with Information Technology; Connecting Myers' Divisions; Notifying Myers' Management of Changing Markets; Searching for Hidden Factors; Recruiting Intelligence "Agents"; Managing Proactively; Using Events of the Past to Predict the Future; Myers Predicts Failures before They Occur; Summary; ; COMPANY CULTURE - ITS IMPACT ON YOUR FUTURE; How Do You Define Culture?; Absorption of Change; The "Not Invented Here" Syndrome; The Art of Communication; Is It Art or Is It Science?; Technology and Your Corporate Culture; Accelerating the Speed of Business; Silos of Information; Summary; ; THE EVOLUTION OF E-BUSINESS - WHERE DO YOU STAND?; The Three Generations of E-Business; But First, Some Definitions; E-Information - The First Generation; Communicating with Your Employees; Communicating with Customers; Connecting Distributors - Another Way to Look at Bricks and Clicks; Connecting with Suppliers; The Transition to E-Commerce; E-Commerce - The Next Generation; B2B vs. B2C; Outbound Communication - B2B vs. B2C; Automating Processes; Full E-Business Integration - The Final Frontier; How Does E-Business Change Your Business?; The Story of Dell; Preparing for Full E-Business Integration; An Analyst's Perspective; Information Services; Interaction Services; Integration Services; Collaboration Services; Exchange Services; Summary; References; ; E-COMMERCE - ONE STEP ALONG THE JOURNEY TO FULL; E-Business Integration; Choosing a Business Model; Direct Selling; The Intermediated Business Model; E-Commerce Platform Requirements; A Shaky Beginning; The Value E-Marketplaces Bring; Evaluating Trading Exchanges; The Buy Side of E-Commerce; The Benefits of the Buy Side; Lower Purchase Administration Cost; Control Maverick Spending; Shortened Purchase Cycles; Lower Price of Purchased Items; The Purchasing Process; Spend Analysis; Supply Strategy; Requisition; Source and Price; Transaction Automation; Vendor Management; The Difference between Direct and Indirect Materials; Transaction Automation of Direct Materials; Transaction Automation of Indirect Materials; Summary; ; INTEGRATING ALL INFORMATION ASSETS; Why Is Integration an Issue? Reason 1; Why Is Integration an Issue? Reason 2; Why Is Integration an Issue? Reason 3; What Constitutes Integration?; What Approach Do You Take?; Summary; ; PREDICTING BUSINESS EVENTS; Speed vs. Timing; Clues to the Future; Beyond the Capacity of Humans; The Possibilities; The Limitations; Summary; ; EPILOGUE; ; Appendix A: Business Process Outsourcing; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : St. Lucie Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Copyright Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 171 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658/.05; Electronic commerce; Production management; Management information systems; Business planning; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; Business planning; Electronic commerce; Management information systems; Production management; Enterprise resource planning; Management informatiesystemen; E-business; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420025376; 9781420025378; 9781574443325; 1574443321
• Related ISBNs: 1574443321
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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