International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Migrating from a legacy enterprise resource planning (erp) system to a new er...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs) with Technical aspectszillesubhan
In the past few years, the information
technology has emerged as a key driving force for
growth of business organizations. The trend of
implementing the latest tools and technologies has
reached to maximum extent. The majority of business
organizations has adopted new and innovative tools
to manage their business tasks effectively. In this
scenario, an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
system is a huge information system that
organizations implement to manage their business
tasks. This is a huge information system which links
almost all the business departments and functional
areas. This report presents a detailed analysis of an
enterprise resource planning system. The
implementation of an enterprise resource planning
system requires taking into consideration various
critical factors, which are essential to be considered
in order to make this implementation fruitful. This
report presents a detailed discussion on the
advantages provided by ERPs to business
organizations. The basic purpose of this report is to
analyze critical success factors involved in the
implementation of ERPs. This report also presents
recommendations with every factor that an
organization can follow to make best use of these
systems.
Interpretive Structural Modeling based analysis for Critical Failure Factors ...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes a study that used Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) to analyze the relationships between 13 critical failure factors (CFFs) that can influence the failure of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations. Data was collected from experts at a footwear manufacturing company that previously failed in an ERP implementation. The ISM methodology included creating a structural self-interaction matrix to identify relationships between CFFs, developing an initial and final reachability matrix, and partitioning factors into levels. The results identified "wrong ERP product selection," "ineffective implementation team," and "inappropriate business model" as the strongest CFFs based on their driving power and dependence.
G1. a comprehensive-study-of-the-relationship-between-erp-selection-criteria-...Mohamed Hannioui
This document discusses a study that examines the relationship between enterprise resource planning (ERP) selection criteria and ERP system success. The study develops a conceptual framework that investigates how ERP selection criteria are linked to system quality, supplier service quality, and consultant service quality, and how these factors influence ERP implementation success. The study uses a survey of Taiwan's top 5000 companies to analyze how various ERP selection criteria relating to the ERP system, supplier, and consultant affect system quality, service quality, user perspective, and net benefits. The results can help organizations understand which criteria to consider when implementing an ERP system to increase the likelihood of success.
This document discusses the impact of aspect-oriented programming (AOP) on software maintainability based on a literature review and case studies. It summarizes several case studies that measured maintainability metrics like coupling, cohesion, and separation of concerns in object-oriented (OO) systems versus aspect-oriented (AO) systems. The studies found that AO systems generally had less coupling between components, higher separation of concerns, and were more changeable and maintainable than equivalent OO systems. The document also outlines various software metrics that have been used to measure maintainability attributes in AO systems like cohesion, coupling, size, and changeability.
The peer-reviewed International Journal of Engineering Inventions (IJEI) is started with a mission to encourage contribution to research in Science and Technology. Encourage and motivate researchers in challenging areas of Sciences and Technology.
11.the effectiveness of the accounting information systemAlexander Decker
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of accounting information systems for companies that adopt ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. A questionnaire was distributed to accountants and financial managers at companies located in Al Hassan Qualified Industrial Zone in Jordan. The results showed that integrating the accounting information system within the ERP system improved the quality of accounting outputs and internal controls. Both hypotheses that ERP improves the quality of accounting information outputs and internal controls were supported. The study concluded that ERP systems increase the relevance and understandability of accounting information for decision makers. Companies are recommended to adopt ERP systems to improve performance.
The effectiveness of the accounting information systemAlexander Decker
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of accounting information systems for companies that adopt Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Specifically, it examined whether ERP improves the quality of accounting outputs and internal controls. The researcher distributed questionnaires to accountants and managers at companies located in Al Hassan Industrial Zone in Jordan that use ERP systems. The results showed that integrating the accounting information system within the ERP system improves the quality of accounting outputs and internal controls. More research is needed to support these findings and expand the literature on this topic. Companies are also recommended to adopt ERP systems due to the potential improvements in performance.
Migrating from a legacy enterprise resource planning (erp) system to a new er...eSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs) with Technical aspectszillesubhan
In the past few years, the information
technology has emerged as a key driving force for
growth of business organizations. The trend of
implementing the latest tools and technologies has
reached to maximum extent. The majority of business
organizations has adopted new and innovative tools
to manage their business tasks effectively. In this
scenario, an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
system is a huge information system that
organizations implement to manage their business
tasks. This is a huge information system which links
almost all the business departments and functional
areas. This report presents a detailed analysis of an
enterprise resource planning system. The
implementation of an enterprise resource planning
system requires taking into consideration various
critical factors, which are essential to be considered
in order to make this implementation fruitful. This
report presents a detailed discussion on the
advantages provided by ERPs to business
organizations. The basic purpose of this report is to
analyze critical success factors involved in the
implementation of ERPs. This report also presents
recommendations with every factor that an
organization can follow to make best use of these
systems.
Interpretive Structural Modeling based analysis for Critical Failure Factors ...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes a study that used Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) to analyze the relationships between 13 critical failure factors (CFFs) that can influence the failure of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations. Data was collected from experts at a footwear manufacturing company that previously failed in an ERP implementation. The ISM methodology included creating a structural self-interaction matrix to identify relationships between CFFs, developing an initial and final reachability matrix, and partitioning factors into levels. The results identified "wrong ERP product selection," "ineffective implementation team," and "inappropriate business model" as the strongest CFFs based on their driving power and dependence.
G1. a comprehensive-study-of-the-relationship-between-erp-selection-criteria-...Mohamed Hannioui
This document discusses a study that examines the relationship between enterprise resource planning (ERP) selection criteria and ERP system success. The study develops a conceptual framework that investigates how ERP selection criteria are linked to system quality, supplier service quality, and consultant service quality, and how these factors influence ERP implementation success. The study uses a survey of Taiwan's top 5000 companies to analyze how various ERP selection criteria relating to the ERP system, supplier, and consultant affect system quality, service quality, user perspective, and net benefits. The results can help organizations understand which criteria to consider when implementing an ERP system to increase the likelihood of success.
This document discusses the impact of aspect-oriented programming (AOP) on software maintainability based on a literature review and case studies. It summarizes several case studies that measured maintainability metrics like coupling, cohesion, and separation of concerns in object-oriented (OO) systems versus aspect-oriented (AO) systems. The studies found that AO systems generally had less coupling between components, higher separation of concerns, and were more changeable and maintainable than equivalent OO systems. The document also outlines various software metrics that have been used to measure maintainability attributes in AO systems like cohesion, coupling, size, and changeability.
The peer-reviewed International Journal of Engineering Inventions (IJEI) is started with a mission to encourage contribution to research in Science and Technology. Encourage and motivate researchers in challenging areas of Sciences and Technology.
11.the effectiveness of the accounting information systemAlexander Decker
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of accounting information systems for companies that adopt ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. A questionnaire was distributed to accountants and financial managers at companies located in Al Hassan Qualified Industrial Zone in Jordan. The results showed that integrating the accounting information system within the ERP system improved the quality of accounting outputs and internal controls. Both hypotheses that ERP improves the quality of accounting information outputs and internal controls were supported. The study concluded that ERP systems increase the relevance and understandability of accounting information for decision makers. Companies are recommended to adopt ERP systems to improve performance.
The effectiveness of the accounting information systemAlexander Decker
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of accounting information systems for companies that adopt Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Specifically, it examined whether ERP improves the quality of accounting outputs and internal controls. The researcher distributed questionnaires to accountants and managers at companies located in Al Hassan Industrial Zone in Jordan that use ERP systems. The results showed that integrating the accounting information system within the ERP system improves the quality of accounting outputs and internal controls. More research is needed to support these findings and expand the literature on this topic. Companies are also recommended to adopt ERP systems due to the potential improvements in performance.
8. Erp Managing The Implementation ProcessDonovan Mulder
This document discusses a study that investigated factors contributing to successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations, defined as being completed on time and under budget. The researchers conducted case studies of ERP implementations and identified common factors among companies that managed their projects successfully. These factors were grouped into categories of planning effort, implementation decisions, and implementation management. The researchers then conducted a survey of US manufacturing companies to validate the factors identified in the case studies and better understand their individual and collective impacts on implementation timelines and costs. Logistic regression models were used to classify companies based on whether they completed implementations on time and under budget. The results provide insights into factors that managers should consider when implementing major systems like ERP.
This document presents a testing methodology for integrations between autonomous workflow systems. It outlines major phases of requirement gathering, configuration, coding, validation, and multiple levels of testing. By implementing an iterative testing strategy involving both manual and automated testing, one company achieved a 10-20% reduction in cost and schedule over several years by detecting bugs earlier. The methodology emphasizes standardizing requirements, reusing test cases, and automating regression and integration testing to find issues quickly and reduce human error and expense.
This document discusses an ERP implementation project in an oil and gas exploration company. It provides background on the company and describes the weaknesses of its previous fragmented IT systems. These included a lack of integration between siloed applications, difficult maintenance, and most business processes still being manual. The company implemented an ERP system to address these issues and integrate its business processes. The document is a case study of the ERP implementation challenges and lessons learned from implementing ERP in the oil and gas sector.
The modern business environment requires organizations to be flexible and open to change if they are to gain and retain their competitive age. Competitive business environment needs to modernize existing legacy system in to self-adaptive ones. Reengineering presents an approach to transfer a legacy system towards an evolvable system. Software reengineering is a leading system evolution technique which helps in effective cost control, quality improvements and time and risk reduction. However successful improvement of legacy system through reengineering requires portfolio analysis of legacy application around various quality and functional parameters some of which includes reliability and modularity of the functions, level of usability and maintainability as well as policy and standards of software architecture and availability of required documents. Portfolio analysis around these parameters will help to examine the legacy application on quality and functional gaps within the application [1].
A new Approach towards Cost and Benefit Enterprise Architecture AnalysisEditor IJCATR
This document proposes a new method for analyzing enterprise architecture scenarios in terms of cost and benefit. The method involves 6 steps: 1) determining organization scenarios and their activities, 2) determining quality attributes, 3) determining attribute response levels, 4) assigning activity benefits, 5) computing attribute utilities and estimating costs, and 6) analyzing scenarios based on return on investment. The method is demonstrated through a case study of an Iranian port organization considering two scenarios: increasing passenger transportation capacity and improving security levels. The scenarios are ranked based on their calculated return on investment, with the security improvement scenario found to have a higher ROI.
APPLYING REQUIREMENT BASED COMPLEXITY FOR THE ESTIMATION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPM...cscpconf
The need of computing the software complexity in requirement analysis phase of software
development life cycle (SDLC) would be an enormous benefit for estimating the required
development and testing effort for yet to be developed software. Also, a relationship between
source code and difficulty in developing a source code are also attempted in order to estimate the
complexity of the proposed software for cost estimation, man power build up, code and
developer’s evaluation. Therefore, this paper presents a systematic and an integrated approach
for the estimation of software development and testing effort on the basis of improved
requirement based complexity (IRBC) of the proposed software. The IRBC measure serves as the
basis for estimation of these software development activities to enable the developers and
practitioners to predict the critical information about the software development intricacies and
obtained from software requirement specification (SRS) of proposed software. Hence, this paper
presents an integrated approach, for the prediction of software development and testing effort
using IRBC. For validation purpose, the proposed measures are categorically compared with
various established and prevalent practices proposed in the past. Finally, the results obtained, validates the claim, for the approaches discussed in this paper, for estimation of software development and testing effort, in the early phases of SDLC appears to be robust, comprehensive, early alarming and compares well with other measures proposed in the past.
The use of_reference_models_in_business_process_renovationemedin
This document discusses the use of reference models in business process renovation when implementing ERP systems. It proposes using a reference model based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV to help companies select ERP systems that best fit their needs and renovate business processes. The reference model is designed using an upgraded version of BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) with additional business objects to provide more detailed descriptions. Reference models can formalize ERP system capabilities and allow companies to compare their business needs to select the most appropriate ERP package and approach for process adaptation.
Boo young chung, university of maryland, college park. civil engineering an a...yonghsun
This dissertation analyzes success and failure factors for ERP systems implementations in engineering and construction firms. It aims to identify critical factors that need to be considered to ensure ERP success. The research developed a conceptual ERP success model based on technology acceptance, IS success, and project management theories. A survey was designed and administered, with responses from the U.S., Korea, and other countries. Data analysis identified relationships between success factors and indicators. The research found key factors that impact perceived usefulness, use, benefits, and project success. It also identified some differences between the U.S. and Korean samples. The findings can help firms understand critical factors for successful ERP implementations.
Stochastic behavior analysis of complex repairable industrial systemsISA Interchange
The document presents a novel technique called particle swarm optimization-based Lambda-Tau (PSOBLT) for analyzing the stochastic behavior of complex repairable industrial systems using uncertain data. PSOBLT combines Lambda-Tau methodology and particle swarm optimization to model system interactions using Petri nets and optimize the membership functions of reliability indices like failure rate and repair time. The technique reduces uncertainty in behavior analysis results compared to existing methods. The document demonstrates PSOBLT on a paper mill feeding unit to analyze system performance and help managers improve profit through maintenance strategies.
This document discusses a study that aimed to develop and validate an instrument to measure critical success factors for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations. The study defines 12 constructs related to ERP implementation success. It then describes the methodology used, which involved developing measurement scales for each construct and testing them on a survey of 53 organizations in Australia. The results validated a 65-item instrument measuring seven dimensions of ERP implementation. The document argues this model provides a valuable tool for researchers and practitioners to assess ERP implementation projects.
This document discusses new implications for customizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. It notes that existing models of ERP customization options are over a decade old and in need of revision to capture new options facilitated by more flexible modern ERP systems. Through interviews with ten Swedish companies, the research identifies necessary changes to models of on-premise ERP customization and investigates which customization options are viable for cloud-based ERP systems. The paper contributes new knowledge about current ERP customization practices and directions for future research.
FROM PLM TO ERP : A SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INTEGRATIONijseajournal
The present paper on three related issues and their integration Product lifecycle management , Enterprise Planning resources and Manufacturing execution systems. Our work is how to integrate all these in a unified systems engineering framework. As most company about two third claim to have integrate ERP to PLM, ; we still observe some related problems as also mentioned by Aberdeen group. In actual global data sharing, we have some options to also integrate systems best practices towards such objective. Such critical study come with solution by reverse engineering, revisiting requirement engineering steps and propose a validation and verification for the success factors of such integration.
The document discusses improving software testing processes at XYZ Company. It begins with objectives to analyze the existing testing process, identify areas for improvement, and reduce costs. It then provides background on software testing, including definitions, the purpose of testing, and why test process improvement is needed. The document outlines steps for test process improvement, including determining goals, analyzing the current situation, and implementing changes. It reviews literature on test process improvement models, focusing on the Test Process Improvement (TPI) model as a framework with key areas, maturity levels, checkpoints, and improvement suggestions.
Learn about the benefits of selecting IBM Power platform architecture as the SAP deployment which has critical effects on staffing, security, cost and satisfaction, as well as impressive reliability. Thus making the IBM Power platform a strong contender for an organization’s SAP deployment choice. For more information on Power Systems, visit
http://ibm.co/Lx6hfc.
Visit http://bit.ly/KWh5Dx to 'Follow' the official Twitter handle of IBM India Smarter Computing.
This study examines the financial impacts of enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations on firm performance. The researchers analyzed archival financial data from Compustat firms that implemented ERP systems. They found no significant changes in residual income or selling, general and administrative expenses ratios in the first three years post-implementation. However, they did find a significant decrease in the cost of goods sold to revenue ratio three years after implementation, as well as a significant reduction in the employee to revenue ratio each year post-implementation. The implementation of ERP systems is complex and costly for firms and can potentially lead to negative financial impacts if not implemented successfully.
Integration impediment during ERP Developmentijtsrd
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems have increasingly been developed and integrated with other internal and external systems. This paper contributes to the field of enterprise systems integration by clarifying the concept of integration in the context of ERP systems. We investigated integration obstacles during ERP development in 5 large organizations through theme-based interviews. Besides considering integration as purely technical challenge, our findings reveal the other perspectives of integration. In total 31 environmental, technical, managerial, and organizational integration obstacles were identified from empirical data and further mapped with 13 ERP challenge categories derived from the literature. Our findings reveal that integration barriers are related to all 13 categories of ERP challenges. This indicates that integration should not be a separate project from ERP development. Identifying the integration obstacles is necessary for practitioners to develop counteractions to enterprise integration problems Jaychand Vishwakarma"Integration impediment during ERP Development" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd12735.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/other/12735/integration-impediment-during-erp-development/jaychand-vishwakarma
An Effective Model for Evaluating Organizational Risk and Cost in ERP Impleme...IOSR Journals
Enterprise Resource planning (ERP) implementations in the context of small medium size enterprises is discussed in this paper. It is essential for small businesses to success implementation an ERP system to maintain control of their risks. ERP implementation is costly and risky for small and medium enterprises. Paper identified from archived literature, ERP implementation risk in selecting and implementing an ERP system. Authors hypothesized a relationship between two elements of organizational risk factors, adequate system and business processes re-engineering. The study also examines the relationship between ERP implementation cost and ERP project success in order to better manage enterprises ERP projects in context of SMEs.
A model for run time software architecture adaptationijseajournal
Since the global demand for software systems and constantly changing environments and systems is
increasing, the adaptability of software systems is of significant importance. Due to the architecture of
software system is a high-level view of the system and makes the modifiability possible at an overall level,
the adaptability of the software can be considered an effective approach to adapt software systems by
changing architecture configuration. In this study, the architecture configuration is modified through xADL
language which is a software architecture description language with a high flexibility. Software
architecture reconfiguration is done based on existing rules of rule-based system, which are written with
respect to three strategies of load balancing, fixed bandwidth and fixed latency. The proposed model of the
study is simulated based on samples of client-server system, video conferencing system and students’
grading system. The proposed model can be used in all types of architecture, include Client Server
Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture and etc.
1. An Erp Performance Measurement Framework Using A Fuzzy Integral ApproachDonovan Mulder
This document proposes a seven-step framework for measuring the performance of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system using a fuzzy integral approach. The framework aims to link performance indicators (PIs) to the objectives of the ERP implementation project. A fuzzy ERP performance index is used to account for ambiguities in evaluating ERP system performance. An example application in Taiwan demonstrates how the proposed framework can be applied in practice.
A NEW HYBRID FOR SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION USING PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION A...ieijjournal
Software Cost Estimation (SCE) is considered one of the most important sections in software engineering that results in capabilities and well-deserved influence on the processes of cost and effort. Two factors of cost and effort in software projects determine the success and failure of projects. The project that will be completed in a certain time and manpower is a successful one and will have good profit to project
managers. In most of the SCE techniques, algorithmic models such as COCOMO algorithm models have been used. COCOMO model is not capable of estimating the close approximations to the actual cost, because it runs in the form of linear. So, the models should be adapted that simultaneously with the number of Lines of Code (LOC) has the ability to estimate in a fair and accurate fashion for effort factors. Metaheuristic algorithms can be a good model for SCE due to the ability of local and global search. In this paper, we have used the hybrid of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Differential Evolution (DE) for the SCE. Test results on NASA60 software dataset show that the rate of Mean Magnitude of Relative Error (MMRE) error on hybrid model, in comparison with COCOMO model is reduced to about 9.55%
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
8. Erp Managing The Implementation ProcessDonovan Mulder
This document discusses a study that investigated factors contributing to successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations, defined as being completed on time and under budget. The researchers conducted case studies of ERP implementations and identified common factors among companies that managed their projects successfully. These factors were grouped into categories of planning effort, implementation decisions, and implementation management. The researchers then conducted a survey of US manufacturing companies to validate the factors identified in the case studies and better understand their individual and collective impacts on implementation timelines and costs. Logistic regression models were used to classify companies based on whether they completed implementations on time and under budget. The results provide insights into factors that managers should consider when implementing major systems like ERP.
This document presents a testing methodology for integrations between autonomous workflow systems. It outlines major phases of requirement gathering, configuration, coding, validation, and multiple levels of testing. By implementing an iterative testing strategy involving both manual and automated testing, one company achieved a 10-20% reduction in cost and schedule over several years by detecting bugs earlier. The methodology emphasizes standardizing requirements, reusing test cases, and automating regression and integration testing to find issues quickly and reduce human error and expense.
This document discusses an ERP implementation project in an oil and gas exploration company. It provides background on the company and describes the weaknesses of its previous fragmented IT systems. These included a lack of integration between siloed applications, difficult maintenance, and most business processes still being manual. The company implemented an ERP system to address these issues and integrate its business processes. The document is a case study of the ERP implementation challenges and lessons learned from implementing ERP in the oil and gas sector.
The modern business environment requires organizations to be flexible and open to change if they are to gain and retain their competitive age. Competitive business environment needs to modernize existing legacy system in to self-adaptive ones. Reengineering presents an approach to transfer a legacy system towards an evolvable system. Software reengineering is a leading system evolution technique which helps in effective cost control, quality improvements and time and risk reduction. However successful improvement of legacy system through reengineering requires portfolio analysis of legacy application around various quality and functional parameters some of which includes reliability and modularity of the functions, level of usability and maintainability as well as policy and standards of software architecture and availability of required documents. Portfolio analysis around these parameters will help to examine the legacy application on quality and functional gaps within the application [1].
A new Approach towards Cost and Benefit Enterprise Architecture AnalysisEditor IJCATR
This document proposes a new method for analyzing enterprise architecture scenarios in terms of cost and benefit. The method involves 6 steps: 1) determining organization scenarios and their activities, 2) determining quality attributes, 3) determining attribute response levels, 4) assigning activity benefits, 5) computing attribute utilities and estimating costs, and 6) analyzing scenarios based on return on investment. The method is demonstrated through a case study of an Iranian port organization considering two scenarios: increasing passenger transportation capacity and improving security levels. The scenarios are ranked based on their calculated return on investment, with the security improvement scenario found to have a higher ROI.
APPLYING REQUIREMENT BASED COMPLEXITY FOR THE ESTIMATION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPM...cscpconf
The need of computing the software complexity in requirement analysis phase of software
development life cycle (SDLC) would be an enormous benefit for estimating the required
development and testing effort for yet to be developed software. Also, a relationship between
source code and difficulty in developing a source code are also attempted in order to estimate the
complexity of the proposed software for cost estimation, man power build up, code and
developer’s evaluation. Therefore, this paper presents a systematic and an integrated approach
for the estimation of software development and testing effort on the basis of improved
requirement based complexity (IRBC) of the proposed software. The IRBC measure serves as the
basis for estimation of these software development activities to enable the developers and
practitioners to predict the critical information about the software development intricacies and
obtained from software requirement specification (SRS) of proposed software. Hence, this paper
presents an integrated approach, for the prediction of software development and testing effort
using IRBC. For validation purpose, the proposed measures are categorically compared with
various established and prevalent practices proposed in the past. Finally, the results obtained, validates the claim, for the approaches discussed in this paper, for estimation of software development and testing effort, in the early phases of SDLC appears to be robust, comprehensive, early alarming and compares well with other measures proposed in the past.
The use of_reference_models_in_business_process_renovationemedin
This document discusses the use of reference models in business process renovation when implementing ERP systems. It proposes using a reference model based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV to help companies select ERP systems that best fit their needs and renovate business processes. The reference model is designed using an upgraded version of BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) with additional business objects to provide more detailed descriptions. Reference models can formalize ERP system capabilities and allow companies to compare their business needs to select the most appropriate ERP package and approach for process adaptation.
Boo young chung, university of maryland, college park. civil engineering an a...yonghsun
This dissertation analyzes success and failure factors for ERP systems implementations in engineering and construction firms. It aims to identify critical factors that need to be considered to ensure ERP success. The research developed a conceptual ERP success model based on technology acceptance, IS success, and project management theories. A survey was designed and administered, with responses from the U.S., Korea, and other countries. Data analysis identified relationships between success factors and indicators. The research found key factors that impact perceived usefulness, use, benefits, and project success. It also identified some differences between the U.S. and Korean samples. The findings can help firms understand critical factors for successful ERP implementations.
Stochastic behavior analysis of complex repairable industrial systemsISA Interchange
The document presents a novel technique called particle swarm optimization-based Lambda-Tau (PSOBLT) for analyzing the stochastic behavior of complex repairable industrial systems using uncertain data. PSOBLT combines Lambda-Tau methodology and particle swarm optimization to model system interactions using Petri nets and optimize the membership functions of reliability indices like failure rate and repair time. The technique reduces uncertainty in behavior analysis results compared to existing methods. The document demonstrates PSOBLT on a paper mill feeding unit to analyze system performance and help managers improve profit through maintenance strategies.
This document discusses a study that aimed to develop and validate an instrument to measure critical success factors for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations. The study defines 12 constructs related to ERP implementation success. It then describes the methodology used, which involved developing measurement scales for each construct and testing them on a survey of 53 organizations in Australia. The results validated a 65-item instrument measuring seven dimensions of ERP implementation. The document argues this model provides a valuable tool for researchers and practitioners to assess ERP implementation projects.
This document discusses new implications for customizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. It notes that existing models of ERP customization options are over a decade old and in need of revision to capture new options facilitated by more flexible modern ERP systems. Through interviews with ten Swedish companies, the research identifies necessary changes to models of on-premise ERP customization and investigates which customization options are viable for cloud-based ERP systems. The paper contributes new knowledge about current ERP customization practices and directions for future research.
FROM PLM TO ERP : A SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INTEGRATIONijseajournal
The present paper on three related issues and their integration Product lifecycle management , Enterprise Planning resources and Manufacturing execution systems. Our work is how to integrate all these in a unified systems engineering framework. As most company about two third claim to have integrate ERP to PLM, ; we still observe some related problems as also mentioned by Aberdeen group. In actual global data sharing, we have some options to also integrate systems best practices towards such objective. Such critical study come with solution by reverse engineering, revisiting requirement engineering steps and propose a validation and verification for the success factors of such integration.
The document discusses improving software testing processes at XYZ Company. It begins with objectives to analyze the existing testing process, identify areas for improvement, and reduce costs. It then provides background on software testing, including definitions, the purpose of testing, and why test process improvement is needed. The document outlines steps for test process improvement, including determining goals, analyzing the current situation, and implementing changes. It reviews literature on test process improvement models, focusing on the Test Process Improvement (TPI) model as a framework with key areas, maturity levels, checkpoints, and improvement suggestions.
Learn about the benefits of selecting IBM Power platform architecture as the SAP deployment which has critical effects on staffing, security, cost and satisfaction, as well as impressive reliability. Thus making the IBM Power platform a strong contender for an organization’s SAP deployment choice. For more information on Power Systems, visit
http://ibm.co/Lx6hfc.
Visit http://bit.ly/KWh5Dx to 'Follow' the official Twitter handle of IBM India Smarter Computing.
This study examines the financial impacts of enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations on firm performance. The researchers analyzed archival financial data from Compustat firms that implemented ERP systems. They found no significant changes in residual income or selling, general and administrative expenses ratios in the first three years post-implementation. However, they did find a significant decrease in the cost of goods sold to revenue ratio three years after implementation, as well as a significant reduction in the employee to revenue ratio each year post-implementation. The implementation of ERP systems is complex and costly for firms and can potentially lead to negative financial impacts if not implemented successfully.
Integration impediment during ERP Developmentijtsrd
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems have increasingly been developed and integrated with other internal and external systems. This paper contributes to the field of enterprise systems integration by clarifying the concept of integration in the context of ERP systems. We investigated integration obstacles during ERP development in 5 large organizations through theme-based interviews. Besides considering integration as purely technical challenge, our findings reveal the other perspectives of integration. In total 31 environmental, technical, managerial, and organizational integration obstacles were identified from empirical data and further mapped with 13 ERP challenge categories derived from the literature. Our findings reveal that integration barriers are related to all 13 categories of ERP challenges. This indicates that integration should not be a separate project from ERP development. Identifying the integration obstacles is necessary for practitioners to develop counteractions to enterprise integration problems Jaychand Vishwakarma"Integration impediment during ERP Development" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd12735.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/other/12735/integration-impediment-during-erp-development/jaychand-vishwakarma
An Effective Model for Evaluating Organizational Risk and Cost in ERP Impleme...IOSR Journals
Enterprise Resource planning (ERP) implementations in the context of small medium size enterprises is discussed in this paper. It is essential for small businesses to success implementation an ERP system to maintain control of their risks. ERP implementation is costly and risky for small and medium enterprises. Paper identified from archived literature, ERP implementation risk in selecting and implementing an ERP system. Authors hypothesized a relationship between two elements of organizational risk factors, adequate system and business processes re-engineering. The study also examines the relationship between ERP implementation cost and ERP project success in order to better manage enterprises ERP projects in context of SMEs.
A model for run time software architecture adaptationijseajournal
Since the global demand for software systems and constantly changing environments and systems is
increasing, the adaptability of software systems is of significant importance. Due to the architecture of
software system is a high-level view of the system and makes the modifiability possible at an overall level,
the adaptability of the software can be considered an effective approach to adapt software systems by
changing architecture configuration. In this study, the architecture configuration is modified through xADL
language which is a software architecture description language with a high flexibility. Software
architecture reconfiguration is done based on existing rules of rule-based system, which are written with
respect to three strategies of load balancing, fixed bandwidth and fixed latency. The proposed model of the
study is simulated based on samples of client-server system, video conferencing system and students’
grading system. The proposed model can be used in all types of architecture, include Client Server
Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture and etc.
1. An Erp Performance Measurement Framework Using A Fuzzy Integral ApproachDonovan Mulder
This document proposes a seven-step framework for measuring the performance of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system using a fuzzy integral approach. The framework aims to link performance indicators (PIs) to the objectives of the ERP implementation project. A fuzzy ERP performance index is used to account for ambiguities in evaluating ERP system performance. An example application in Taiwan demonstrates how the proposed framework can be applied in practice.
A NEW HYBRID FOR SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION USING PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION A...ieijjournal
Software Cost Estimation (SCE) is considered one of the most important sections in software engineering that results in capabilities and well-deserved influence on the processes of cost and effort. Two factors of cost and effort in software projects determine the success and failure of projects. The project that will be completed in a certain time and manpower is a successful one and will have good profit to project
managers. In most of the SCE techniques, algorithmic models such as COCOMO algorithm models have been used. COCOMO model is not capable of estimating the close approximations to the actual cost, because it runs in the form of linear. So, the models should be adapted that simultaneously with the number of Lines of Code (LOC) has the ability to estimate in a fair and accurate fashion for effort factors. Metaheuristic algorithms can be a good model for SCE due to the ability of local and global search. In this paper, we have used the hybrid of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Differential Evolution (DE) for the SCE. Test results on NASA60 software dataset show that the rate of Mean Magnitude of Relative Error (MMRE) error on hybrid model, in comparison with COCOMO model is reduced to about 9.55%
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
This document presents the design and optimization of a dual-frequency microstrip patch antenna using IE3D simulation software. A rectangular patch with two slots is used to create a second resonant TM0δ mode above the fundamental TM01 mode. IE3D's Fast EM and Powell optimizers are employed to optimize the geometric parameters and achieve maximum return losses of -36.5 dB at 7 GHz and -15 dB at 7.59 GHz with a 10 dB bandwidth. Simulation results for return loss, VSWR, and radiation patterns are provided and compared for the theoretical, Powell, and Fast EM optimized designs. The Fast EM optimization achieved the best performance and dual-band operation of the slotted microstrip patch antenna.
This document presents a design for an approximate multiplier that is intended for error-tolerant applications. The proposed multiplier divides the input operands into an accurate part and approximate part. The accurate part uses a standard parallel multiplier for the most significant bits, while the approximate part generates the least significant bits using approximate product generators that can produce small errors but reduce area and power consumption compared to a standard design. Experimental results on 8-bit and 16-bit versions of the proposed multiplier show reductions in area, power, and delay of around 50% compared to standard parallel multipliers, at the cost of small losses in accuracy that are acceptable for many applications. The proposed approximate multiplier is well-suited for error-tolerant domains like multimedia and
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
This document summarizes a research article that analyzes the stability of a horizontal porous layer saturated with a viscoelastic nanofluid when the boundaries are subjected to periodic temperature modulation. The analysis uses the Darcy-Brinkman-Oldroyd-B fluid model and considers infinitesimal disturbances. Three cases of oscillatory temperature fields are examined: symmetric modulation, asymmetric modulation, and modulation of only the bottom wall. A perturbation solution is obtained and the effect of modulation frequency on stability is shown. The stability is characterized by a correction Rayleigh number calculated as a function of various parameters representing viscoelasticity, concentration, porosity, heat capacity, and modulation frequency. Modulation is found to generally have a destabilizing
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Vijaykumar Bhavanbhai Zala successfully completed the Imperial Leadership and Management Development Programme, validated by CMI, on August 30th 2016. He completed modules covering topics such as introduction to management, managing groups and teams, leading successful teams, effective recruitment and selection, finance for non-finance managers, equality and diversity, decision making, influencing and negotiating skills, introduction to project management, and continuous professional development.
Este documento describe la seguridad en Linux y sus características de seguridad como sistema multiusuario, código abierto y cortafuegos. Explica cómo configurar el cortafuego para filtrar tráfico de red y proteger los servicios mediante la configuración de reglas de firewall. También cubre la instalación y desinstalación de paquetes para filtrar el tráfico de red entrante y saliente.
Este documento describe el concepto integral de la creatividad. Explica que la creatividad requiere un equilibrio entre los hemisferios lógico y creativo del cerebro para resolver problemas. También describe elementos de la creatividad como la inteligencia superior, la independencia de pensamiento y la reformulación de ideas. Finalmente, identifica barreras comunes a la creatividad como sesgos cognitivos, barreras emocionales, organizacionales, educacionales y culturales.
O documento discute como as pessoas podem se sentir perdidas em sua intimidade com Deus, perdidas em sua missão, e perdidas depois de se acharem, mas que podem se encontrar salvos ao se acharem perdidos.
A tasquinha do Zé é um restaurante localizado em Vila Viçosa que oferece frango assado na brasa, vitela em molho de tomate e doce da casa como sobremesa principal.
El documento proporciona definiciones y conceptos clave relacionados con el mercadeo y la comercialización. Explica que el mercado es donde la oferta y la demanda interactúan para realizar transacciones de bienes y servicios a un precio determinado. También define la comercialización, las ventas, la capacidad de producción, los productos sustitutos, los segmentos de mercado, los costos, los gastos y la cadena productiva entre otros conceptos fundamentales.
O documento discute a avaliação da aprendizagem como um princípio no desenvolvimento da autoria. Ele define avaliação como um ato de investigação da qualidade da realidade e explica que a avaliação de aprendizagem envolve o educando e o educador. O objetivo da avaliação é fazer desafios que provoquem o professor a fazer outras perguntas e desenvolver uma nova postura avaliativa.
El documento consiste en una secuencia repetitiva de letras y palabras sin sentido. No contiene información relevante o de alto nivel que pueda resumirse en pocas oraciones.
El documento habla sobre aprovechar mejor el potencial del cerebro. Explica que no usamos todo nuestro cerebro debido a factores biológicos, educativos y de costumbres. Ofrece un curso-taller para aprender a identificar las áreas dominantes del cerebro y activar otras zonas a través de ejercicios, con el objetivo de mejorar la comunicación, el liderazgo, el trabajo en equipo y el autoconocimiento. El curso se enfoca en conceptos prácticos sobre los tres cerebros y cómo entender y relacionarse mejor con
El documento discute las condiciones esenciales para la implementación de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en la formación docente, según una tabla. La tabla describe diez aspectos importantes como el apoyo de las autoridades educativas, la infraestructura y el equipo, la capacitación docente, y el desarrollo de contenidos educativos digitales. El documento enfatiza que se requiere un esfuerzo conjunto para cumplir con estos aspectos y mejorar el sistema educativo. También proporciona un enlace
An Empirical Investigation Of Factors Affecting ERP ImpactLisa Muthukumar
This document discusses factors affecting the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems on business processes. It reviews literature identifying nine critical success factors for ERP implementations, including team composition, top management support, and communication. The document also discusses how ERP systems often require companies to modify their business processes to fit the ERP, but this may not always be the most optimal approach.
Relationship Between Organizational Factors, Technological Factors and Enterp...IJMIT JOURNAL
There are three stages of Enterprise Resource planning System (ERP) Implementation; which are preimplementation, mid- implementation and post-implementation. In pre-implementation stage the pervious
researchers found that it fail in Organizational and Technological factors. Therefore, this research studies
the Technological Factors availability and the Organizational Factor readiness at Greater Amman
Municipality (GAM) Case study. The statistical results showed that there are availability of the
Organizational factor (Organizational Objectives and Services, Organization culture, and Business
process) for success of ERP system, and indicate the technological infrastructure is available og GAM.
There are three stages of Enterprise Resource planning System (ERP) Implementation; which are preimplementation,
mid- implementation and post-implementation. In pre-implementation stage the pervious
researchers found that it fail in Organizational and Technological factors. Therefore, this research studies
the Technological Factors availability and the Organizational Factor readiness at Greater Amman
Municipality (GAM) Case study. The statistical results showed that there are availability of the
Organizational factor (Organizational Objectives and Services, Organization culture, and Business
process) for success of ERP system, and indicate the technological infrastructure is available og GAM.
Study on Factors for Improving The Effectiveness Of ERP Within Korea Agricult...QUESTJOURNAL
This study examines factors that influence the effectiveness of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems implemented at Agricultural Products Processing Centers (APCs) in Korea. It analyzes data from a survey of 31 ERP operators at 7 APCs. The study categorizes factors into three stages: pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation. For pre-implementation, clear goals/objectives and top management support significantly affected satisfaction. During implementation, project team competence and customization were key. In post-implementation, top management support and consistent business process reengineering were most important. The study aims to help APCs better adopt ERP and improve management.
This document discusses challenges in implementing an ERP system at a newly established private university. It provides background on ERP systems and their history. The university's ERP implementation involved integrating administrative and academic functions like admissions, student records, and other services. Literature on ERP implementations in education suggests planning, change management, and requirements gathering are important success factors. Key differences in ERPs for education versus other industries include more efficient handling of admissions/exams and timetable preparation in education, versus reducing costs/inventory for other industries. Challenges of the university's ERP implementation and conclusions are also discussed.
Measuring Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Effectiveness in IndonesiaTELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Refining DeLone and McLean’s (D&M) information system model and technology-organisationenvironment
(TOE) framework, this research identifies the prominent factors that determine ERP system
success. Hypotheses are also drawn based on supporting theories to evaluate the causal relationship
between the success determinants. The level of achievement is measured by system quality, information
quality, service quality, external quality and top management support, which intermediated by perceived
usefulness and user satisfaction towards business benefits. To provide empirical evidence, 86 valid
samples out of 156 were collected using a web survey that targeted ERP users in Indonesia. Furthermore,
Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) algorithm were applied to check the
proposed hypotheses. The results suggest system quality, information quality and service quality
significantly affect user satisfaction, whereas they moderately impact on perceived usefulness.
Interestingly, external pressures were reported as being the biggest influence on user satisfaction and
positively impacted on perceived usefulness. Despite being fairly predictive to perceived usefulness, top
management support along with general perceptual factors ultimately promote system success by
elevating business benefits.
The document summarizes a research study that aims to develop a pre-assessment model to predict the time frame of ERP implementations. It presents a conceptual ERP success model based on key stakeholder groups including users, internal groups, and external groups. An initial survey was conducted with 8 case studies to validate the model. The study then developed a framework to estimate implementation delays and time frame based on the contribution of 7 key player behavior factors. The framework was then pilot tested and validated.
The document summarizes a research study that aims to develop a pre-assessment model to predict the time frame of ERP implementations. It presents a conceptual ERP success model based on key stakeholders, including users, internal groups, and external groups. It then describes a two-phase research method to first develop a framework to estimate implementation delays based on stakeholder behavior, and second to validate this model with case studies. The framework calculates estimated time as the standard time plus delays contributed by seven critical success factors.
This document presents a framework for evaluating ERP implementation choices. It identifies various customization options for business processes and ERP systems. It also identifies technical and process change capabilities required to customize systems and processes. The framework combines customization options and change capabilities to help managers identify feasible customization options for their organization and recognize gaps between desired options and capabilities. It aims to support management decision-making around ERP implementation.
IDENTIFYING VIABILITY PARAMETERS OF ERP SOFTWARE FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES I...IRJET Journal
The document discusses identifying viability parameters for implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in construction companies in Ahmedabad, India. It conducted interviews with industry experts and a literature review to identify 25 viability parameters related to organizations, ERP software, and costs. A questionnaire was distributed to rate the importance of each parameter. The responses were analyzed using relative importance index and factor analysis methods to rank the parameters. The top parameters from each analysis were user-friendliness, acceptance of new technology, and availability of data from relative importance index. Factor analysis identified geographic spread, organizational strength, acceptance of new technology, maintenance cost, ERP software applicability, and software competency as most important. The significant viability parameters can help construction companies assess E
This document discusses the author's doctoral research into the prevalence and factors influencing the use of spreadsheets in ERP environments. The research aims to measure the extent spreadsheet usage in ERP systems and determine what facilitates this. The author hypothesizes that there are specific company and personal factors that influence users' preferences for external reporting tools like spreadsheets over internal ERP reporting tools. The research methodology involves distributing questionnaires to companies and users at Israeli SMEs to identify these influencing factors.
The document discusses testing methods for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. It outlines that testing is important to validate system functionalities, configuration, and performance to ensure high proficiency for end users. The document proposes testing an ERP system through various methods, including functional testing, integration testing, load testing, simulation, and performance testing using a web application stress tool. The testing would be done on the local network environment to identify any issues early and improve the ERP system.
The Critical Success Factors For Erp Implementation An Organisational Fit Per...Donovan Mulder
This document summarizes a research study on critical success factors for enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation from an organizational fit perspective. The study explores why ERP projects have unusually high failure rates despite their strategic importance. It defines organizational fit of ERP as the congruence between the original ERP system and its organizational context. The study examines how organizational fit of ERP and certain implementation contingencies like ERP adaptation, process adaptation, and organizational resistance impact ERP implementation success. The results from a field survey of 34 organizations show that ERP implementation success significantly depends on organizational fit of ERP and these implementation contingencies.
This document reviews literature on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in higher education. It discusses how ERP systems aim to improve efficiency, accessibility and user performance in universities. While ERP implementations are expensive and complex, they provide benefits like improved access to information, streamlined processes, and knowledge sharing. The success of ERP projects depends on both the organization's internal groups like top management and academic administrators, as well as the vendor's groups like project executors and domain experts. Customization of ERP systems should be minimized to avoid increased costs and integration issues later on.
Digitalization of operations of micro industries using web-based ERP system.IRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research paper that aims to develop a low-cost and easy-to-use web-based ERP system for micro-scale manufacturing industries in India. The system would digitalize key operations like inventory management, employee records, machine maintenance schedules and more. It would be developed using the free website builder WIX to keep costs low. The researchers present their methodology and prototype of the web-based ERP system, which features tabs to navigate different functions. They conclude that such a low-cost and customizable system could help boost efficiency in micro-industries and solve unemployment problems.
ERP Implementation Success Factors in Saudi ArabiaCSCJournals
A review of the literature on successful implementation of ERP reveals that there are many case studies undertaken by researches, but very few have empirically examined the success factors of ERP implementation. While most of those empirical studies were undertaken in Western countries, very few had examined the implementations in Middle Eastern countries and none in Saudi Arabia. Factors and challenges of ERP implementation in developing countries differ from those of Western countries. Hence a gap in the literature that examines Middle Eastern countries exists. This study is motivated to fill such gap by going beyond case study and boundaries of Western counties to empirically examine the determinants of successful ERP implementation in Saudi Arabia. The main purpose of this study is to examine the influence of some critical factors on successful implementation of ERP.
Correlation Between Proper Training / Involvement and ERP Acceptance and the ...Dr. Kerem Koseoglu
This document discusses how training, involvement, ability, and willingness affect user acceptance and utilization of new ERP systems. It hypothesizes that:
1) Perceived ease of use of an ERP system will positively affect utilization.
2) Higher quality training will positively affect perceived ease of use.
3) Higher levels of involvement will positively affect perceived ease of use.
4) Ability and willingness moderate the relationships between training/involvement and perceived ease of use. The study will test these hypotheses through questionnaires and statistical analysis of ERP users.
Investigation and Study of Vital Factors in Selection, Implementation and Sat...IJECEIAES
Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in India are the most productive job designers and forerunners in developing new ideas in the field of business. SMEs not only play a vital role in providing large scale employment openings at reasonably lower capital than large businesses but also help in industrialization of rural areas in India. SMEs are complementary to large industries as subsidiary units and this sector contributes immensely to the socio-economic development of the country. Small and Medium scale industries have grown tremendously in the last 5 decades. In spite of high enthusiasm and intrinsic capabilities to grow, there are a number of problems faced by SME‟s; one of them is the „technological obsolescence‟. The SME sector in order to outcome this challenge must make advances in the field of engineering and technology. Adoption of Information Communication Technology in their business process can enhance their productivity and global competency.in the market. In this connection Enterprise Resource Planning plays a vital role in the SME‟s business process strategy. Hence there is a need for the motivation to implement ERP and find whether the current ICT solution the industries using are adequate for their strategy. In this paper we try to find out which ERP vendors does the SME sectors prefer, are the features of the ERP system and the implementation methodology selected have met the business goals and user satisfaction.
Erp implementation issues in higher educational institutes with specificIAEME Publication
This document discusses issues related to implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in higher education institutions in Pune, India. It identifies key challenges in ERP implementation including transitioning to new systems, data conversion, user acceptance, and bugs in new systems. The document also outlines strategies for a successful implementation like selecting a vendor based on meeting requirements and support, using a phased implementation approach, providing sufficient training to users, and thoroughly testing the system. The findings are intended to help educational institutions planning ERP implementations.
Running head organizational information system1 organizational AKHIL969626
This document discusses organizational information systems and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. It provides an overview of what an information system is and its importance for organizations. It then describes the key characteristics and features of ERP systems, including their functionalities for supporting business processes. The document also discusses the limitations, impacts, and evaluations of ERP systems, as well as considerations around improving, developing, and outsourcing ERP systems.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
During Identiverse 2024 and EIC 2024, members of the OpenID AuthZEN WG got together and demoed their authorization endpoints conforming to the AuthZEN API
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Project Management Semester Long Project - Acuityjpupo2018
Acuity is an innovative learning app designed to transform the way you engage with knowledge. Powered by AI technology, Acuity takes complex topics and distills them into concise, interactive summaries that are easy to read & understand. Whether you're exploring the depths of quantum mechanics or seeking insight into historical events, Acuity provides the key information you need without the burden of lengthy texts.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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EEE Model for Evaluation of ERP Efficiency in Real Time
Systems
Maha Attia Hana, Mohamed Marie, Rasha Mansour Mohamed
Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University
Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University
Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University
ABSTRACT
This study is designed to measure the efficiency of ERP systems in providing real time information. In this
study, the research measures the efficiency rather than the performance-used in previous researches - as it is
more comprehensive. The proposed ERP efficiency evaluation model depends on ERP phases'. EEE model
measures the efficiency of implementation phase, post-implementation phase, and the impact of implementation
phase on post implementation from technical perspective. A case study, a survey and a proposed experimental
method are used to implement research model. Results indicate a significant relationship between ERP Phases'.
In order to get an efficient post implementation phase, the implementation phase must be efficient.
Keywords - Enterprise Resource Planning, efficiency, implementation, post implementation, performance
I. INTRODUCTION
ERP
evolved
from
Manufacturing
Requirements Planning (MRP), is defined as "an
integrated information system that supports business
processes and functions by managing the entire
organization's resources efficiently and effectively"
[1].In last decade Enterprise Resource Planning
systems have drawn increasing attention as they
provide a variety of benefits to a business such
increasing
operational
efficiency,
improving
customer service, reducing cycle times, increasing
effectiveness, and decreasing cost [2, 3, 4]. Yet it is
important to measure ERP system efficiency for
many reasons:Firstly, in spite of low cost and low risk, and
high system quality of ERP [5], the failure rate of
ERP ranged from 40 percentages to 60 percentages
[6].
Secondly, new systems require major
organizational changes that enforce managers to
adopt processes for measuring the performance of
daily business activities by concentrating on the
intangible benefits connected with integrating new
systems [7].
Thirdly, ERP systems are developed for
unique purpose of increasing efficiency by improving
an organization’s information infrastructure, which
can help to sustain operational performance [7].
Some researchers measured implementation
phase efficiency such Michael rosemannjens Wiese,
Business performance consulting, and Abbas Yousfi.
Others researches measured post implementation
phase efficiency such Woosang Hwang and few
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researches measured the efficiency of two phases
such Shih-Wei Chou, and Yu-Chieh Chang.
This study measures ERP efficiency in terms of a two
stage model.
The first stage is measuring the efficiency of
implementation phase. [8] Investigated the
problematic issue in the implementation of the ERP
system. He reported that, it lies in the integration of
the organization's primary functions with ERP
software. There are three antecedences that govern
the integration between software package and
business processes.
[9] Addresses both customization and coordination
improvements. Customization refers to the capability
of handling the lack of fit between the organization's
business processes and those offered by the ERP
package designers. Coordination improvements refer
to the capability of adapting to changing conditions,
coordinating and synchronizing among different units
of a firm.
[10] Addresses Interconnectivity, Which is a
foundation for integration process in enterprise
Systems. The process involves of integrating of all
disparate equipment and technology including
sharing of peripherals pathway for application, and
file sharing as one unit.
The second stage is measuring the efficiency of post
implementation-phase
[11] investigated the core objective of access to realtime information. He reported that, it relies on system
components such as hardware, software, and
processes that can get together within the new
system.
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This study focuses on two phases' of ERP,
because efficient initial stage not necessary leads to
efficient system in long run. The efficiency of a postimplementation phase is measured by developing
ERP Efficiency Evaluation model (EEEModel). To
test the proposed model, we adopted a survey and
proposed experimental methods of collecting data
and assessing the hypotheses.
The paper is organized as follows section two
reviews related works, section three explains
Research model and hypothesis, section four
discusses research experiment, section five shows
results, and section six concludes the work.
II. Related Work
The literature available on ERP systems
revealed that very few studies have been conducted
with the intent to address the need for measuring ERP
efficiency during and after implementation to avoid
failure.
[11] Investigated the efficiency of ERP systems in
providing real-time information in the context of
performance and value. His study focused on
implementation phase as argued that maximum
efficiency is only achieved when there is strong
alignment between the ERP system and the
company's business processes. The study has been
reported that the success or lack of a successful
implementation can be partially measured by
examining the four key antecedents of ERP system
integration
(Interconnectivity,
Interoperability,
Semantic consistency, and Convergent integration)
and ERP performance. Results indicated a significant
relationship between all possible pairs of variables,
but no significant relationship between ERP
performance and a model containing the four
identified antecedents of ERP. Further, no significant
relationship was found between ERP value and a
model containing the four identified antecedents of
ERP.
[12] Examined ERP performance in terms of a twostage model—i.e. intermediate ERP benefits and
overall ERP benefits. In their study, customization
and Organizational mechanisms (OM) were chosen
as the variables that may effect on ERP benefits,
because they may affect standardization and
integration. In addition, in the post-implementation
stage of ERP, organizations may rely on
customization and OM that brings business processes
into alignment with the best practices of ERP. The
study findings indicate that function adaptation and
software configuration (such as customization) play a
more important role in affecting intermediate benefits
than alignment of organizational processes. The
possible reason is that suitable functionality has a
more direct influence on ERP benefits than process
adaptation. The second implication relates to the
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mediation effect of ERP intermediate benefits. As the
results indicated, customization affected overall
benefits either directly or indirectly through
intermediate benefits, while OM influenced overall
benefits only indirectly through intermediate benefits.
[13] suggested metrics that are appropriate to the
data warehouse .using metrics for knowing data
warehouse response time, machine utilization,
availability, user satisfaction or the quality of the data
in the warehouse.they also suggested who should be
responsible for measuring, who should be responsible
for taking action to correct situations that are out of
compliance with the standards, and recommends how
to represent the results of the measurements to
management.
III. ERP Efficiency Evaluation Model (EEE
Model)
Following Shih-Wei Chou and Yu-Chieh
Chang [12]. Our study examines ERP efficiency in
terms of a two-stage model; implementation phase
and post implementation phase. Our research model
is based on the premise that the salient antecedents
that affect the efficiency of the ERP should be
carefully addressed. Quite few antecedents have been
identified by a prior work including Interoperability
[11], convergent integration [11], interconnectivity
[10, 11], customization [9, 12], coordination
improvements [9, 12], semantic consistency [10,
11].But in this study customization, coordination
improvements, and interconnectivity are chosen for
measuring the efficiency of ERP implementation
phase, as this variables govern the integration
between business processes and ERP package. In
post implementation phase the study measures the
impact of ERP real time antecedents (performance,
availability, resource utilization, and semantic
consistency) on business efficiency. Figure 1 lists the
research ERP Efficiency Evaluation model.
Figure 1: Research ERP Efficiency Evaluation
Model.
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3. 1 Research Hypotheses
The
study
expects
that
correct
implementation positively increases business
efficiency by improving system availability,
performance, resource utilization, and semanticconsistency.
This leads to research hypotheses:H1a. For a firm that has implemented ERP, greater
customization, coordination improvements, and
interconnectivity are not associated with greater
efficiency of ERP accrued to that firm.
H1b. For a firm that has implemented ERP, greater
customization, coordination improvements, and
interconnectivity are associated with greater
efficiency of ERP accrued to that firm.
H2a. For a firm that implemented ERP, greater
business efficiency in post implementation phase
(real time) is not associated with greater
performance, availability, resource utilization, and
semantic consistency.
H2b. For a firm that implemented ERP, greater
business efficiency in post implementation phase
(real time) is associated with greater performance,
availability, resource utilization, and semantic
consistency.
3.2 Research Methodology
To test the proposed model, three methods
of collecting data are adopted to assess the
hypotheses.
3.2.1 Case study
The first method is based on findings and
proofs of [14], that a useful sampling method is to
select only a few cases for more rigorous
examination. The research model is implemented
within National Bank in Egypt that provides real time
information to its clients.
3.2.2 Survey
The second method is a questionnaire that is
designed to measure implementation efficiency
during the project run. The questionnaire has two
sections. Section one has questions that target
information technologies analyst in context of
customization, coordination improvements, and,
interconnectivity. Section two has questions that
measure user belief about the effectiveness of ERP
systems in context of performance, availability, and
semantic consistency.
3.2.3 Experimental method
The third proposed method uses Enterprise
Manager Grid Control 11g, which is Oracle's single,
integrated solution for managing all aspects of the
Oracle Grid and the applications running on it.
Enterprise Manager also allows you to manage single
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instances of Oracle Database, Application Server, or
Collaboration Suite using standalone consoles.
Oracle enterprise manger 11g is used for measuring
the efficiency of post implementation phase by
measuring performance, availability, resource
utilization antecedents.
IV. Experiment
4.1Data
For this study, the intermediate variable
ERP efficiency and the overall variable business
efficiency are identified as dependent variables and
are influenced, either positively or negatively, by the
independent variables. Respondents indicate, on a 5point Likert scale (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly
disagree).
4.1.1Sample
The sample participants in the survey are
254 which consisted of 85 participants from the first
category- information technologies, and 169
participants from the second category users. The
purpose is to demonstrate the efficiency of the system
from information technologies perspective and the
availability of information in a true real time
environment from the users' perception in terms of
availability and performance.
4.1.2 System monitoring duration
ERP system is being monitored using oracle
enterprise manager 11g for one year to conclude the
result of the research.
V. Data analysis and results
5.1Analysis methods
The Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) is used firstly, to code and tabulate
scores collected from the survey, and provide
selected statistical values. They are median, mean,
central tendency, variance, and standard deviation.
Finally, to detect amount of the shared variance and
the strength of relationship between the variables of
interest, multiple least squares regression is used.
5.2Research Results
5.2.1 First hypothesis
The statistical analysis of the first hypothesis
using
SPSS
17.0ANALYZE/REGRESSION/
LINEAR, indicates a significant relationship
between ERP Efficiency and a model containing
three predictor variables (customization, coordination
improvements, interconnectivity). Table 1 displays a
model summary of the multiple regression analysis
for research hypothesis one.
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Model Summary Generated from Multiple
Regression Analysis
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T-Test
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explanatory power of the model: The value of
determination coefficient (R2) .558, means that any
independent variable included in the model
constructs 55.8% of the variance in the dependent
variable (ERP efficiency).
Moral regression model: The value of the
correlation coefficient multi R (.747a) indicates the
presence of a strong correlation between the
combinations of independent variables and-thedependent-variable, as the level of significance is less
than 0.05. Then, there are at least one of the
independent variables has a significant effect on the
dependent variable.
Significant independent variables: in order to
identify significant independent variables, we
examine the values of the regression coefficients.
The value of the regression coefficient of the
independent variable customization is (0.990).This
indicates the existence of a positive relationship
between this variable and the dependent variable
(ERP Efficiency).Also, T test indicates that this
relationship is significant and the effect of this
variable is considered morally and statistically
significant, as the level Of moral less than 0.05.
Accordingly, it is accepted hypothesis, which states
that "there is a statistically significant relationship
between the customization and efficiency of the ERP
system."
The value of the regression coefficient of the
independent variable Coordination Improvements is
(0.092).This indicates the existence of a positive
relationship between this variable and the dependent
variable (ERP Efficiency).Also, T test result indicates
that this relationship is significant and the effect of
this variable is considered morally and statistically
significant, as the level of moral less than 0.05.
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Accordingly, it is accepted hypothesis, which states
that "there is a statistically significant relationship
between the coordination improvements and
efficiency of the ERP system."
The value of the regression coefficient of the
independent variable interconnectivity is (0.208).
This indicates the existence of a positive relationship
between this variable and the dependent variable
(ERP Efficiency). But the T test result indicates that
the effect of this variable is not significant, as the
level
of
significance
greater
than
0.05.
Accordingly, it is rejected the hypothesis, which
states that "there is a statistically significant
relationship between interconnectivity and efficiency
of the ERP system. In order to rank the independent
variables, their beta values are examined and there is
significance ranks.
1. Customization (beta = .735).
2. Coordination Improvements (beta = 0.162).
3. Interconnectivity (beta = .109).
5.2.2 Second hypothesis
The second hypothesis which is concerned
with the impact of real time antecedents of
ERP(performance,availability,resource
utilization,
semantic consistency) on Business efficiency, which
is answered using two tools:First tool: oracle enterprise manger 11g is using for
measuring performance, availability, resource
utilization antecedents.
Performance
Performance is usually reflected in response
time. While it isn't recommend a service level
agreement (SLA) for response time, it is very
important to measure how long a user has to wait for
his or her answer to come back. Using SQL response
time in Enterprise manager home page11g to measure
performance rate as illustrated in figure 2. The SQL
response time is (%) 276.65 of baseline. Baseline is a
set of Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
snapshots collected over a period of time for
performance comparison. This percentage indicates
that response time exceeds Baseline response time
which means that one or more SQL statements are
performing slower than normal. Thus, the system
performance is degrading. Also, automatic database
diagnostic monitoring (ADDM) tool is used to
analyze the performance of the system. The
performance of the system is in low level for the
presence of problems in customization of the
application in the implementation phase.
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appearing to be an I/O issue. Active Sessions part in
Enterprise Manager Homepage shows the amount of
time the instance consumed using CPU and user I/O,
and the amount of time it consumed in bottlenecks as
illustrated in figure 4.
Figure 2: Oracle Enterprise Manager Performance
pages.
Availability
Availability is the percentage of time the
system can be accessed by the users during scheduled
hours. Scheduled hours may be 24 hours/day and 7
days/week for global systems or a subset such as 18
hours/day and five or six days/week.
From figure 3 in general section. The system
is up from Dec 17, 2012 4:12:26 PM GMT + 02:00
up till FEB, 14, 2013, which confirmed the system is
available during schedule hours. The availability of
the system is in good level based on the data gathered
from system users although of customization
problems. Because of the system performs routine
maintenance tasks.
Figure 4: Active Sessions Resources.
From previous screen the bar chart shows
that User I/O (Waits for blocks to be read off disk) is
large indicates that, there is latency time produces
because there are many I/O requests queued up
against a disk, the latency increases as the wait time
in the queue increases.
Memory usage
This is illustrated from Alerts and Related
Alerts link in Enterprise Manager home page in
figure 5. The alerts in majority are out of memory,
because of request or more consume large resources
more natural. The reasons for that SQL statement are
not handled efficiently during implementation phase.
Thus, the resources utilization of the system was not
efficient due to the presence of problems in
customization
of
the
application
in
the
implementation phase.
Figure 3: General part in Enterprise manager home
page.
Figure 5: Log messages.
Resource Utilization
This includes the I/O, CPU usage, memory
usage and the access to the disk. If the system
consumes large resources then there's need to identify
why and solve resource utilization problems, the
information about the percentage of disk utilization
should result in a better distribution and partitioning
of the data on the array of disks.
User I/O
Mainly the system with poorly performing
SQL can cause excessive physical reads and writes,
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Second tool is questionnaire to confirm the results
obtained from the soft ware tool. The statistical
analysis of the second hypothesis indicates
significant relationship between business efficiency
and a model containing three predictor variables
performance, availability, and semantic consistency.
Table 2 displays a model summary of the multiple
regression analysis for research hypothesis two.
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Model Summary Generated from Multiple Regression Analysis
Predictors
(constant)
T-Test
B
F-Test
Beta(B)
R2
R
t
Sig.
performance
0.148
0.192
2.2
15
0.136
0.156
1.8
76
0.06
3
Semantic
consistency
0.092
0.184
2.0
98
Sig.
7.94
2
0.00
0
0.02
8
availability
F
0.03
8
Explanatory power of the model: The value
of determination coefficient of R2 (0.150),means that
any independent variables included in the model
constructs 15.0% of the variance in the dependent
variable-(business-efficiency).
Moral regression model: The value of the
correlation coefficient multi R (0.387) indicates the
presence of a moderate correlation between the
combinations of independent variables and the
dependent variable, as the level of significance is less
than 0.05. Then, there are at least one of the
independent variables has a significant effect on the
dependent variable.
Significant independent variables: In order to identify
significant independent variables, we examine the
values of the regression coefficients.-Show the
following:
The value of the regression coefficient of the
independent variable performance is (0.148), this
indicates the existence of a positive relationship
between this variable and the dependent variable
(Business efficiency).Also, T test result indicates that
this relationship is significant, as the level Of moral
less than 0.05.Accordingly, it is accepted hypothesis,
which states that "there is a statistically significant
relationship between performance and business
efficiency."
The value of the regression coefficient of the
independent variable availability is (0.136), this
indicates the existence of a positive relationship
between this variable and the dependent variable
(business efficiency). But the test result T indicate
that the effect of this variable is not significant, as the
level
of
significance
greater
than
0.05.
Accordingly, it is rejected the hypothesis, which
states that "significant statistical relationship between
availability
and
business
efficiency."
The value of the regression coefficient of the
independent variable semantic is consistency (0.092),
this indicates the existence of a positive relationship
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.150
between this variable and the dependent variable
(business efficiency).Also, T test result indicates that
this relationship is significant, as the moral level of
less than 0.05.
Accordingly, it is accepted hypothesis,
which states that "there is a statistically significant
relationship between semantic consistency and
business efficiency".
In order to rank the independent variables,
their beta values are examined and there is
significance ranks.
1. Performance(beta=0.192)
2. Semantic-consistency(beta=0.184)
3. Availability (beta = 0.156)
Previous results indicate a significant
relationship between ERP Phases' that to get efficient
post implementation phase implementation phase
must be efficient.
VI. Conclusions
This research is a starting point that sheds
some light into the phenomenon of ERP efficiency as
related to ERP value. It is important to note that
efficiency is not an event, nor is a milestone. But
instead it is a process that unfolds through a series of
adaptations, renewals, monitoring, transformations,
and changes over time. This research revealed that
changes ERP systems precipitated a direct impact on
business processes, system effectiveness, and the
ability of managers to perform their jobs, along with
the level of job satisfaction. Results agreed with the
findings of the researcher, Abbas Yousef.
Interconnectivity variable does not have a significant
role in implementation phase. The final results of the
research confirmed that the customization and
coordination improvements play an important role in
the efficiency of the implementation phase and then
the efficiency of post-implementation phase. Thus, in
agreement with the findings of the Shih-Wei Chou
and Yu-Chieh Chang study, post implemented phase
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is fully affected with the success of implementation
phase which depend on the degree that the software is
configured and adapted according to business
processes.
VII.
Future Work
The research model is implemented using
case study method by implementing the model in
National Bank in Egypt. So there's a need to
investigate more companies and monitor them in the
two phases of ERP to increase the reliability and
validity of the research results. Although, there are
many issues within an ERP system that monitors the
efficiency of ERP, this research focuses on two
perspectives, information technologies analyst, and
users with antecedents (customization, coordination
improvements,
interconnectivity,
availability,
performance, resource utilization, and semantic
consistency) .The research framework suggested here
can be further extended by incorporating some of
other perspectives like
The effect of internal
environment such as Top management support,
Organizational structure, IT readiness. And external
environment such as Technological change, Level of
competition, Rapid market change on the efficiency
of ERP.
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