""Upgrading extended supply chain management through enterprise resource planning systems""

Leopoulos, V; Voulgaridou, D; Kirytopoulos, K

dc.contributor.author	Leopoulos, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Voulgaridou, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Kirytopoulos, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:55:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:55:18Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	11092777	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27683
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dc.subject	ERP	en
dc.subject	Extended enterprise	en
dc.subject	Information systems	en
dc.subject	Network economy	en
dc.subject	Supply chain management	en
dc.subject.other	Customer satisfaction	en
dc.subject.other	Economic and social effects	en
dc.subject.other	Enterprise resource planning	en
dc.subject.other	Expert systems	en
dc.subject.other	Extended enterprise	en
dc.subject.other	Network economy	en
dc.subject.other	Supply chain management	en
dc.subject.other	Management information systems	en
dc.title	""Upgrading extended supply chain management through enterprise resource planning systems""	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The paper raises a discussion about the interference of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems on the extended supply chain performance. The advent of the network economy triggered profound changes in the scope and impact of supply chain management (SCM) and forced companies to re-evaluate the traditional vertical business model, as they realised that in order to provide seamless services to their customers they had to develop close co-operations with their supply chain partners. This new business model, known as virtual/extended enterprise, is concerned not only with the definition of customers, the selection of manufacturing and distribution facilities and the production of goods, but also with the prioritization of the existing capabilities and the efficient, real-time communication between the partners. Information systems, such as ERP systems, could potentially enhance transparency across the supply chain by eliminating information distortions and increase velocity by reducing information delays. Although ERP systems seem to evolve to an important tool for real-time extended supply chain management, experts state that there are many key limitations of current ERPs, as they were initially developed to manage products and information flow within a single enterprise. This paper is therefore aimed at identifying the areas in which these systems contribute to SCM and the areas in which they can be limiting progress. In addition, a case study of the (para)pharmaceutical supply chain is presented and the authors establish conditions under which ERP systems can be a critical tool for superior supply chain performance.	en
heal.journalName	WSEAS Transactions on Systems	en
dc.identifier.volume	5	en
dc.identifier.issue	10	en
dc.identifier.spage	2442	en
dc.identifier.epage	2449	en