Généalogie des ERP et gestion des flux physiques

Authors

  • Guy FOREST Université de Nantes, IUT de St-Nazaire

Keywords:

History of integrated software, Typology of physical flows, Management of delays

Abstract

Since some years, a lot of integrated firms management software packages exist on the market. The principle of those information systems is to manage all the firm's functions by data-processing transactions. They were recently replaced by software packages called "ERP" : Enterprise Resource Planning. Are these software packages in accordance with firms' needs ? Are they better adaptable to the distinctive features of each organization ? Were the first experiences described in the article useful to define information systems more harmoniously integrated on physical flows and on firms management interfaces ? Today, the pressure of time, new stake of industrial and commercial organizations, makes essential the delays management. Are the ERP perfectly prepared to that ? The article shows that the choice of integrated software packages is still a difficult and risky deal and proposes that software packages be chosen according to the typology of physical flows. (1) ERP : Enterprise Resources Planning

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How to Cite

FOREST, G. (1999). Généalogie des ERP et gestion des flux physiques. Systèmes d’Information Et Management (French Journal of Management Information Systems), 4(4), 71–89. Retrieved from https://revuesim.org/index.php/sim/article/view/71

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (1999)

Section

Empirical research

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