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How to gain synchronization between business processes and enterprise resource planning systems : a SOA bases perspective on ERP implementation

Holmberg, Nicklas LU orcid ; Johansson, Björn LU and de Carvalho, Rogerio (2013) 7th International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems
Abstract
A major question in organizations is how to support Business Processes (BPs) by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. In this paper we present thoughts on designing implementation processes of ERPs using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based perspective: The starting point is based on the idea of decomposing an ERP from a SOA based perspective and thereby supporting automation of important business aspects. ERP implementation processes are problematic and too often result in misalignment between BPs and the implemented information system. ERPs aim at being the solution but demands either that the system adjust to existing BPs or that BPs adjust to the inherited processes... (More)
A major question in organizations is how to support Business Processes (BPs) by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. In this paper we present thoughts on designing implementation processes of ERPs using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based perspective: The starting point is based on the idea of decomposing an ERP from a SOA based perspective and thereby supporting automation of important business aspects. ERP implementation processes are problematic and too often result in misalignment between BPs and the implemented information system. ERPs aim at being the solution but demands either that the system adjust to existing BPs or that BPs adjust to the inherited processes in the system. In this paper, we explore how a SOA based perspective could assist organizations to gain synchronization over time between BPs and an ERP system. From a theoretical discussion, exemplified with practical experiences from implementation of ERP5, we present the main conclusion, which is that a SOA-based perspective on an ERP implementation process would assist the uniqueness of an organization at the same time as it supports synchronization between business processes and IS. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{A  major   question  in  organizations is  how  to  support   Business  Processes  (BPs)  by  an Enterprise   Resource   Planning   (ERP)   system.   In   this   paper   we   present   thoughts   on designing implementation processes of ERPs using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based perspective: The starting point is based on the idea of decomposing an ERP from a SOA based perspective and thereby supporting automation of important business aspects.  ERP  implementation  processes   are  problematic  and   too  often  result   in  misalignment between BPs and the implemented information system. ERPs aim at being the solution but demands either that the system adjust  to existing BPs  or that  BPs adjust to  the inherited processes in the   system.  In  this  paper, we explore  how  a  SOA based perspective  could  assist  organizations to gain synchronization over  time between BPs and an  ERP system. From a theoretical discussion, exemplified with practical experiences from implementation of  ERP5, we present the  main conclusion, which  is that a SOA-based perspective on an ERP implementation process  would assist the uniqueness   of an organization at the same time as it supports synchronization between business processes and IS.}},
  author       = {{Holmberg, Nicklas and Johansson, Björn and de Carvalho, Rogerio}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  title        = {{How to gain synchronization between business processes and enterprise resource planning systems : a SOA bases perspective on ERP implementation}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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