ERP 2 E business
From ERP to e-businessChange in business is happening today at an unprecedented rate. ... The tools available to more effectively manage a business changed asquickly as the technology changed. ... ERP implementations became front page news in the WallStreet Journal and other business magazines. Many executives are asking todayhow they can be assured of adequate return on investment in the latestdevelopment – e-business.In the early 1990’s ERP was considered a business process enabler and astrategic investment in world class infrastructure. Today, ERP is simply theplumbing under the extension of information systems to critical constituencies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 like the foundation support the construction of a house. ERP does not providecompetitive advantage. Currently, the focus for the business manager hasturned to three deceptively simple questions:Where will we be allowed to make a profit? ... What business designs will drive profit and shareholder value?One answer to these questions is to become an e-business. An e-business is anorganization that connects critical business systems directly to their criticalconstituencies.