Authors:
Jakob Lewandowski
;
Matthias Buhl
and
Burkhard Kittl
Affiliation:
Institute for Production Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Keyword(s):
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT survey, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Medium-sized business, Production Planning and Control.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications
;
Business and Social Applications
;
CRM and Business Solutions
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Software Technologies
;
Global Communication Information Systems and Services
;
Software Engineering
;
Supply-Chain Management
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
This paper addresses the use of IT-applications for production planning and control of medium-sized businesses in German-speaking Europe. The article summarises challenges today and expectations for the future. In particular, the kind of IT systems in use, experiences and satisfaction with IT support were key questions of the study. Basis of the research was a telephone survey with 150 IT managers of representative medium-sized enterprises in production, trade and service sectors.