Authors:
Guy Janssens
1
;
Marinus Hoeijenbos
2
and
Rob Kusters
3
Affiliations:
1
Open Universiteit Nederland, Netherlands
;
2
Nedstaal b.v., Netherlands
;
3
Open Universiteit Nederland and Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Keyword(s):
Complexity factor, ERP, Enterprise resource planning, Integration process, Interfaces.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Biomedical Engineering
;
Business-It Alignment
;
Complex Systems Modeling and Simulation
;
Cross-Feeding between Data and Software Engineering
;
Data Engineering
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Engineering
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Integration Strategies and Patterns
;
Health Information Systems
;
Interoperability
;
Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Software Engineering
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
This study shows an expert confirmed initial list of factors which influence the complexity of the integration process of ERP systems and non ERP systems. After a thorough search for complexity factors in scientific literature, a survey amongst 8 experts in a leading European long special steel products company, which was recently composed out of independent international companies, was conducted. The participants confirmed the retrieved list from literature, consisting of 5 quantitative and 21 qualitative factors. The participants added one extra qualitative factor and scored the importance of all factors. Three quantitative factors, i.e. a technology, a business and a project factor, scored highest. When dealing with integration issues, this initial list of factors can provide awareness for organizations to support activities such as planning, control and risk management.