Enterprise Resource Planning for Global Economies

by Ferran, Carlos; Salim, Ricardo

• ISBN13: 9781599045313
• ISBN10: 1599045311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-30
• Publisher: Igi Global

Summary

Local functional systems that create inefficient islands of information are being replaced by expensive enterprise-wide applications that unify the functional areas; however, while we have not yet been able to completely and seamlessly integrate across functions, we find that the new islands of information are no longer functional but political, cultural, linguistic, and geographical. The global village is a reality and enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations face new issues and challenges.

Table of Contents

Rise and Globalization of ERPs
From Ledgers to ERP	p. 1
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in a Global Environment	p. 23
A Conceptual Framework for Developing and Evaluating ERP Implementation Strategies in Multinational Organizations	p. 37
Investment Aspects
Enterprise Resource Planning Under Open Source Software	p. 56
Achieving Business Benefits From ERP Systems	p. 77
Organizational Aspects
The Secret Success of a Global ERP Champion: Everything Changed and Nothing Happened	p. 94
Business Process Reengineering and ERP: Weapons for the Global Organization	p. 108
Enterprise Systems as an Enabler of Fast-Paced Change: The Case of B2B Procurement in Ericsson	p. 126
Feral Systems and Other Factors Influencing the Success of Global ERP Implementations	p. 147
Cultural Aspects
Experiences of Cultures in Global ERP Implementation	p. 167
The Implementation of ERP Packages as a Mediation Process: The Case of Five Brazilian Projects	p. 189
Auditing Aspects
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Internal Control, and ERP Systems: The Case of mySAP ERP	p. 208
ERP Systems Effectiveness in Implementing Internal Controls in Global Organizations	p. 227
Success Evaluation Aspects
Implementing ERP Systems in Multinational Projects: Implications for Cultural Aspects and the Implementation Process	p. 252
Success Factors for the Global Implementation of ERP/HRMS Software	p. 289
Trends
ERP Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges: A Focus on the Gulf Region in the Middle East	p. 309
The Future of ERP and Enterprise Resource Management Systems	p. 328
Compilation of References	p. 349
About the Contributors	p. 379
Index	p. 386
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