Integrating e-business and ERP strategies and technologies to accelerate growth
8/7/2000
When properly implemented in tandem, e-business and ERP (enterprise resource planning) technologies "supercharge each other," declare the authors of this guide. The ERP systems organize back-end informationmoney, operations, inventory and peoplewhile e-business disseminates that information rapidly and (ideally) effectively. To hasten the integration process, E-Business and ERP presents down-to-earth advice for both start-ups and traditional companies. The authors also offer an "ERP-E-Business Matrix" and explain how companies can successfully complement e-business strategies with an ERP framework that best accelerates their growth. Four of the five co-authors are partners at PriceWaterhouseCoopers; the fifth is CIO, vice president and program manager for a Fortune 100 company's ERP effort.