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ERP Bolt-on

ERP Bolt-on. By Amit Mandavia. Out-Line. What is bolt-on? Need of bolt-on internal integration and Vendors Example of best-of-breed Optimization bolt-on Middleware. What is bolt-on?.

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ERP Bolt-on

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  1. ERP Bolt-on By Amit Mandavia

  2. Out-Line • What is bolt-on? • Need of bolt-on • internal integration and Vendors • Example of best-of-breed • Optimization bolt-on • Middleware

  3. What is bolt-on? • A bolt-on is an artificially intelligent, comprehensive execution system providing very specific functionality or technology to complement ERP software.

  4. Need of bolt-on • Bolt-ons employ client-specific business rules to meet unique need. • Other software must be wired in to handle additional business functions.

  5. ERP internal integration and Vendors • Early ERP was internal integration • Benefits of best-of-breed • Focus shifted from internal design coherence to the ability to communicate with external software.

  6. Example of best-of-breed • Domino’s Pizza Inc. • Forecasting software from Prescient System Inc. • Schedules and routes the delivery trucks from Manugistics Inc. • Time and attendance system from Kronos Inc. • Human resources module from PeopleSoft • Data mining with tools from Cognos Inc.

  7. Optimization bolt-on • Optimization is powerful tool that planning systems sometimes include as a feature. • Examples • Auction management software • Shopping cart management software • Credit authorization software

  8. Middleware • ERP were accesses through Application Programming interfaces (APIs) • Middleware – is an enabling engine to tie applications together. • Removes the need for APIs. • Exchange data files between ERP packages and other applications. • Transform data into standard formats readable by source and host system.

  9. Major change in ERP • A major change in ERP systems has been the emergence of Web-delivered • Every vendor has developed a portal, which provides linkage to sites of interest to specific user. • Act as middleware

  10. Works Cited • Derek Slater “The Ties That Bolt” http://www.cio.com/archive/041599_erp.html > 04/15/1999. • Olson, David. “Managerial Issues of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems.” McGraw-Hill/Irwin. New York, New York. 2004. pp 83-98. • http://www.asapla.com/pdffiles/Architecture%20diagram%20master.pdf, 2003.

  11. Questions? • ?

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