Resource Planning Information Systems Research Articles

The Impact of the Utilisation of Enterprise Resources Planning ERP Systems in the Operations of Egyptian Ports as a Service Sector

The Egyptian ports are key economic assets; a lack of port capacity and services may stifle economic growth. Smart ports that use intelligent information interchange improve port quality and efficiency through digitization and automation, increasing the economic function of ports leading towards higher economic development. The research paper aimed to identify the extent of the impact of the role of the use of enterprise resource planning information systems as a means of re-engineering (operations re-engineering) for Egyptian ports as a service sector, the factors that affect the success of the role of using enterprise resource planning information systems are investigated. These factors are assumed to be the senior management support, the human potential, the technical capabilities, the financial capabilities and the re-engineering process of the operations. The results demonstrate that there should be high compatibility between the preceding factors and the use of ERP enterprise resource planning information systems concluding with some recommendations for its implementation.

An Enterprise Resource Planning System Solution for Small-Mid Size Enterprises: An Information System Development Case Study

The paper aims to present a solution of managing an enterprise information system or enterprise resource planning (ERP) in small-mid size enterprises (SMEs). The research was focused on developing an integrated enterprise information system for resolving faced problems in managing SMEs’ business. The methods were investigating business requirements regarding information system, system analysis, system design which included processes, data, and interface model, implementation of system design using selected programming language, and system testing which included unit and integrated testing. The research produced a tested model of the enterprise information system and a working enterprise resource planning information system software named Qinova ERP. The system is implemented in a real environment, a hazardous waste transporter company in Indonesia, and the system has been tackling their business information system management problems. The system is ready to be employed to the different companies in the same industry with minor revision and to the other industries with some customizations to adapt their business requirements.

Determination the Factors that Affect the Use of Enterprise Resource Planning Information System through Technology Acceptance Model

In order to survive in today’s global competitive environment, businesses have to use information systems during management and production processes. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is developed by Davis (1989). According to this model, the use of a new information system depends on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness variables. This study analyzes the factors that affect the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, which is an information system, in the frame of TAM variables. 236 companies that use these information systems participated in the survey. It is determined that, eleven independent variables, which are taken into consideration in the scope of user characteristics, innovative characteristics, organizational and environmental characteristics factors, have statistically meaningful and positive effect on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness which represent TAM parameters. Similarly, it is determined that, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness have a positive and statistically meaningful effect on the use of ERP.

SALARY COMPARISON STUDY OF SAP VS. NON-SAP BUSINESS GRADUATES

SAP is an enterprise resource planning information system (ERP) and is a comprehensive, packaged software integrating a complete range of business processes and functions in order to provide a broad view of business within a single information system. Today, over 850 of the Fortune 1000 run SAP as their ERP system. In 1997, Central Michigan University (CMU) signed an alliance with SAP becoming one of the first universities to begin educating its students about ERP by using the SAP software to support various business courses. CMU has offered more than eighteen different SAP supported business courses in its business curriculum as well as offering the SAP Certification Academy to its business students. This study surveyed CMU’s business graduates on three separate occasions over the past eight years to determine if there was a difference in starting salaries for those who had taken one or more SAP supported classes versus those business graduates who had not taken any SAP classes. The results of the study indicates business graduates with SAP classes received substantially higher starting salaries than business graduates who had not taken any SAP classes. The average starting salary of SAP business graduates was $4,056 greater than non-SAP business graduates, and for some business majors, the differential was as great as $9,562.

Problems in Implementing and Operating a Manufacturing Resource Planning Information System

Abstract:Manufacturing information systems are among the most complex to design, implement, and maintain. Few systems are completely successful. This paper provides the framework of one of the most popular manufacturing information systems, a manufacturing resource planning system, discusses the potential benefits of a successful system, and describes the problems associated with operating the system. Problems are classified as being management, technical, and behavioral. Recommendations are provided for each type of problem based on an extensive review of the literature. A discussion is provided of current trends in the manufacturing information system field.