Setting the Scene-Defining and Understanding ERP Systems

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Author(s): David Sammon (University College Cork, Ireland)and Frédéric Adam (University College Cork, Ireland)
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 21
Source title: The Enterprise Resource Planning Decade: Lessons Learned and Issues for the Future
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Frederic Adam (University College Cork, Ireland)and David Sammon (University College Cork, Ireland)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-188-9.ch001

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Enterprise Resource Planning / Operations and Service Management

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This introduction chapter briefly retraces the emergence of the concept of enterprise-wide system and provides a complete overview of the definitions that have been proposed for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. It then presents the commonly accepted rationale for ERP including the much publicised benefits that organisations can expect from them. Following this, an overview of the ERP market and, in particular, of its leading player SAP is proposed, leading to a conclusion that sets the scene for the other chapters in this book.

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