ERP and Information Systems – Integration or Disintegration

<p>Foreword ix</p>
<p>Introduction xi</p>
<p>Chapter 1. Definition of Research Terms 1</p>
<p>Chapter 2. ERP: Contribution and Trends 9</p>
<p>2.1. ERP as an indicator of integration for information systems 9</p>
<p>2.2. Trends for ERP implementation within the framework of the information system 10</p>
<p>2.3. Trends for ERP evolution toward a new generation (2nd G) 13</p>
<p>Chapter 3. The Research Question and Methodology 15</p>
<p>Chapter 4. Literature Review: Factors Affecting the Relationships between the ERP System s Evolution and IS Integration or Disintegration 21</p>
<p>4.1. Economic crisis and COmpetitiveness (ECCO) 29</p>
<p>4.2. Total dependency on the ERP vendor (TDEV) 32</p>
<p>4.3. Project management ERP (PMER) 34</p>
<p>4.4. INTEroperability of the ERP (INTE) 36</p>
<p>4.5. Evolution strategy of existing systems (ESES) 38</p>
<p>4.5.1. Urbanization 38</p>
<p>4.5.2. Total overhaul 39</p>
<p>4.6. Complexity of ERP (COER) 41</p>
<p>4.7. Evolution strategy of ERP vendors (ESEV) 43</p>
<p>Chapter 5. Correlation Between Research Factors 49</p>
<p>5.1. Correlations between economic crisis and competitiveness (ECCO) and PMER and INTE and COER 50</p>
<p>5.2. Correlations between ECCO and PMER and INTE and ESEV 51</p>
<p>5.3. Correlations between ECCO and PMER and COER and ESEV 51</p>
<p>5.4. Correlations between ECCO and TDEV and PMER 52</p>
<p>5.5. Correlations between ECCO and ESES and COER 52</p>
<p>5.6. Correlations between ECCO and ESES and ESEV 52</p>
<p>5.7. Correlations between PMER and ESES and ESEV 53</p>
<p>5.8. Correlations between INTE and ESES and COER 53</p>
<p>5.9. Correlation between ECCO and TDEV 53</p>
<p>5.10. Correlation between ECCO and PMER 54</p>
<p>5.11. Correlation between ECCO and INTE 56</p>
<p>5.12. Correlation between ECCO and ESES 56</p>
<p>5.13. Correlation between ECCO and COER 58</p>
<p>5.14. Correlation between ECCO and ESEV 59</p>
<p>5.15. Correlation between TDEV and INTE 60</p>
<p>5.16. Correlation between TDEV and ESES 61</p>
<p>5.17. Correlation between PMER and INTE 62</p>
<p>5.18. Correlation between PMER and ESES 62</p>
<p>5.19. Correlation between PMER and COER 63</p>
<p>5.20. Correlation between PMER and ESEV 64</p>
<p>5.21. Correlation between INTE and ESES 64</p>
<p>5.22. Correlation between INTE and COER 66</p>
<p>5.23. Correlation between INTE and ESEV 66</p>
<p>5.24. Correlation between COER and ESEV 67</p>
<p>Chapter 6. Case Studies 71</p>
<p>6.1. Hershey 71</p>
<p>6.1.1. Case outcome and evaluation 74</p>
<p>6.2. FoxMeyer Drugs 75</p>
<p>6.2.1. Case outcome and evaluation 76</p>
<p>6.3. Oracle Corporation s E–Business Suite 76</p>
<p>6.3.1. Case outcome and evaluation 78</p>
<p>6.4. Summary of case studies 78</p>
<p>Chapter 7. Discussion: Relationships between Evolution of ERP Systems and IS Integration or Disintegration 81</p>
<p>7.1. TDEV and ECCO 81</p>
<p>7.2. TDEV and INTE 82</p>
<p>7.3. PMER and ESES 83</p>
<p>7.4. COER and PMER 83</p>
<p>7.5. INTE and ESES 84</p>
<p>7.6. COER and INTE 84</p>
<p>7.7. ESEV and INTE 85</p>
<p>7.8. COER and ESEV 86</p>
<p>Chapter 8. Interests and Limitations of the Research 91</p>
<p>Conclusion 93</p>
<p>Bibliography 99</p>
<p>Index 119</p>