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ERP and best of breed: a comparative analysis

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Light, B, Holland, C and Willis, K 2001, 'ERP and best of breed: a comparative analysis' , Business Process Management Journal, 7 (3) , pp. 216-224.

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    Abstract

    Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is the dominant strategic platform for supporting enterprise-wide business processes. However, it has been criticised for being inflexible and not meeting specific organisation and industry requirements. An alternative, best of breed (BoB), integrates components of standard package and/or custom software. The objective is to develop enterprise systems that are more closely aligned with the business processes of an organisation. A case study of a BoB implementation facilitates a comparative analysis of the issues associated with this strategy and the single vendor ERP alternative. The paper illustrates the differences in complexity of implementation, levels of functionality, business process alignment potential and associated maintenance.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Resource management systems, information systems, implementation, BPR
    Themes: Media, Digital Technology and the Creative Economy
    Schools: Colleges and Schools > College of Arts & Social Sciences
    Colleges and Schools > College of Arts & Social Sciences > School of Arts & Media > Communication, Cultural & Media Studies Research Centre
    Colleges and Schools > College of Arts & Social Sciences > School of Arts & Media
    Journal or Publication Title: Business Process Management Journal
    Publisher: Emerald
    Refereed: Yes
    ISSN: 1463-7154
    Depositing User: BA Light
    Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2011 12:45
    Last Modified: 02 Sep 2011 12:45
    URI: http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/17228

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