Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore if six sigma and lean are new methods, or if
they are repackaged versions of previously popular methods–total quality management …

Most of organizations have a “functional structure,” which is composed of various functional
units. In some cases, each functional unit works towards their own goals and objectives …

Despite growing interest, publications on ERP systems within the academic Information
Systems community, as reflected by contributions to journals and international conferences …

This paper reports the findings of an in-depth case study of implementing Enterprise
Resource Planning Systems (ERP) in a long-established multinational company within the …

An ERP implementation takes many years to complete and requires a large amount of IT
investment and their effectiveness is hard to evaluate. Companies implement ERP systems …

The significant development in global information technologies and the ever‐intensifying
competitive market climate have both pushed many companies to transform their …

Purpose–Organisational integration has been presented as a key imminent outcome of
implementing ERP systems. This study aims to examine critically this notion of integration by …

Organisations often make implementation decisions with little consideration for the
maintenance phase of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, resulting in significant …

The empirical research describes six key issues that affect the successful implementation of
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). These issues include unclear objectives, missions …

Kernpunkte Informationsmodelle werden neben Softwareentwicklung und
Geschäftsprozessmanagement vor allem auch für die Einführung von Standardsoftware …