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Chapter 1: Analysis and Framework to EIS |
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Case study: Ericsson's EIS: knowledge to bring people together, automatically with autonomy |
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1.1 Information and Systems |
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1.1.1 Purpose of Information Systems |
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1.1.2 Types of Information Systems |
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1.2 How EIS Differs from Conventional Packages |
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1.3 EIS is an Integrated Application |
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1.4.1 Common EIS Features |
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1.4.2 Customers Expectation of EIS Packages |
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Chapter 2: Enterprise System Development and Deployment |
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Case study: The State of South Carolina EIS |
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Sketch of EIS development |
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2.1 The Manufacturing Roots of ERP |
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2.3 Historical Background |
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2.5 Material Requirements Planning (MRP-I) |
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2.6 Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP-II) |
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2.7.1 Relative Module Use |
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2.7.2 Customization Issues |
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2.8 Comparative Coverage Between MRP, ERP, EIS |
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2.9 EIS as per the Gartner View |
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Chapter 3: Implementation Life Cycle |
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Case study: Logistics Modernization: Lessons learned from the army's largest ERP implementation |
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Sketch of EIS implementation life cycle |
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3.1 Impact of EIS Projects |
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3.2 Guidelines for EIS Implementation |
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3.3 Implementation Strategies |
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3.3.1 Implementation Issues |
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3.3.3 Implementation Methodologies |
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3.3.4 Post-Implementation Depression |
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3.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative EIS Development Methods |
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3.5 EIS Proposal Evaluation |
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3.6 Managing Risk on EIS Projects |
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Chapter 4: Enterprise System Selection and Project Planning |
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Case study: Wm. Bolthouse Farms |
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4.1 EIS Project Management |
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4.2 EIS/ERP Proposal Evaluation |
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4.3 Project Evaluation Techniques |
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4.3.1 Cost-Benefit Example |
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4.3.2 Net Present Value Calculation |
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4.3.3 Return on Investment |
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4.5 Total Cost of Ownership |
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4.6 Alternative Evaluation |
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4.6.2 Multiple Objectives |
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4.6.3 Multiple Criteria Analysis |
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Chapter 5: Business Process Reengineering and Best Practices |
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Case study: Northwards Housing Business Process Re-engineering |
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5.1 All About the Business and Its Processes |
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5.1.2 Typical Business Processes |
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5.1.4 Business Process Reengineering |
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5.1.5 Business Process Management |
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5.1.6 BPR with Respect to EIS |
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5.2 Best Practices in EIS |
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5.3 Reengineering Options |
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5.3.1 Clean Slate Reengineering |
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5.3.2 Technology-Enabled Reengineering |
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5.4 General Benefits from Using EIS |
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Chapter 6: System Architecture |
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Case study: Falafel Software Delivers Complex ERP System with TestComplete and Visual Studio |
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Sketch of EIS system architecture |
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6.1 EIS as an Information System Project |
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6.2 IS/IT Project Management Results |
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6.3 System Architecture and EIS |
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6.5 Systems Design Aspects of EIS |
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6.5.1 The Waterfall Model |
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6.5.4 Other Options for Systems Development |
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6.6 External EIS Operation and Support |
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6.7 Organizing for Implementation |
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6.8 Aventis Pharma Hellas Case |
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Chapter 7: System Installation |
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Case study: Enterprise system installation throughout the One Vodafone initiative |
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7.1 EIS Installation Cost |
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7.1.2 EIS Installation Process |
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7.1.3 Options for Installing EIS |
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7.3 Critical Success Factors in EIS |
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7.3.2 Phenomenon of User Failure |
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7.3.3 Ten Categories of EIS Implementation Failures |
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7.3.4 Management Commitment |
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7.4 Implementation Strategy Options |
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7.4.3 Execution of EIS Systems |
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7.5 Levels of IS/IT Project Failure |
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7.5.1 Major Categories of Project System Failure |
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7.5.2 EIS Implementation Failure |
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7.5.3 Technological Determinism |
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7.5.4 Supplier/Consultant-Driven |
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7.5.5 Outdated Relationships and Capabilities |
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7.7 Features of Successful EIS Implementation |
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7.8 Strategies to Attain Success |
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Chapter 8: User Training |
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Case study: Lancashire County Council |
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8.1 About User's Training |
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8.1.1 The Need for a Training Programme |
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8.2 The Magnitude of Training |
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8.2.1 Training in Functional Areas |
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8.2.2 Training in Technical Areas |
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Chapter 9: System Maintenance |
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Case study: Tofan Grup, Romania The Shift to Systems Integration |
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9.1 Classification of EIS/ERP Maintenance Activities |
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9.2 EIS/ERP System Migration |
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9.4 Critical Success Factors |
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Chapter 10: Business Intelligence Systems and EIS |
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Case study: National Scorecard Transforms How Best Buy Does Business |
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Sketch of BI Relevance to EIS |
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10.1.1 What is Business Intelligence? |
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10.1.2 Business Intelligence System Architecture |
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10.1.3 Business Intelligence Vendors |
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10.2 Data Storage Systems |
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10.2.3 On-Line Analytic Processing |
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10.3 Data Mining Overview |
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10.3.1 Typical Benefits of Data Mining |
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10.3.2 Business Data Mining Applications |
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10.4 Difference between Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence |
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10.5 Customer Relationship Management |
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10.5.1 Credit Card Management |
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10.5.3 Telecommunications |
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10.5.5 Human Resource Management |
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10.6 Online Analytical Processing |
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10.7 Questions and Answers Relevant to BI |
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Chapter 11: EIS and Supply Chains |
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Case study: Wipro with SAP AG: Equipping Sanyo to meet fluctuating consumer demand |
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11.1 Concept of Supply Chain Management |
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11.2 Supply Chains are Alliances |
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11.3 Advantages of Supply Chains |
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11.4 Advanced Planning Systems |
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11.5 On-Line Market Places |
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11.5.1 Examples of On-Line Marketplaces |
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11.6.1 Role of Lean in EIS |
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11.7 Key Trends in Supply Chain Management |
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11.7.1 Research on EIS/ERP Integration with SCM |
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11.8 Magnitude of EIS in SCM |
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11.8.1 Web-Enabled EIS/ERP and Its Impact on SCM |
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11.8.3 Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) |
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Chapter 12: Advanced Technology |
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Case study: Avago Technologies Overhauls EIS at Record Speed and on Budget with Oracle Enterprise System Software |
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Sketch of Advanced Technology |
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12.1 Open Architecture and EIS/ERP Bolt-Ons |
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12.1.1 Example of an Optimization Bolt-On |
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12.2.1 Middleware Definition and Features |
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12.2.2 Middleware as an Enabling Engine |
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12.2.3 Middleware Enhancement |
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12.3.1 Security Threats by Type |
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12.3.2 Adoption of Different Types of Security |
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Chapter 13: Future and Contemporary Trends in EIS |
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Case study: Analyzing Microsoft ERP's success in American Bible Society |
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13.1 Futuristic Trends In EIS |
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13.1.1 Requirement-Oriented Applications (Tailored) |
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13.1.2 Expenditure Trends |
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13.1.3 Reduction In Implementation Time |
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13.2 Next Generation of Enterprise Software |
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13.3 Money Resource Planning [ MRP-III] |
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13.3.1 Prospective View of an Enterprise System |
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Chapter 14: Vendor Profiles: Market Share and Product Variation |
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Case study: Oracle to MS SQL Server Migration |
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14.1 Market Stake of Vendors |
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14.1.1 Market Share of Leading Vendors Over Time |
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14.1.2 Overview of ERP Vendors |
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14.2 Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) |
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14.2.1 SOA Relevance to EIS Vendors |
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14.3 SAP (System Application and Products) |
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14.3.2 SAP's Market Share |
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14.4.1 Oracle Control Features |
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14.12 Rumors about EIS/ERP Bidding |
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14.13 Suggestions to an ERP Vendor |
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14.14 A Broader Definition of EIS Vendors |
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14.14.1 Second-Tier Vendors |
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14.14.2 EIS Vendors in American and Indian Perspectives |
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Appendix A: Careers in EIS |
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Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions |
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Index |
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