Why are enterprise resource planning systems indispensable to supply chain management?

Impact of Supply Chain Management on the Relationship between Enterprise Resource Planning System and Organizational Performance

“…Therefore, with more implementation of ERP systems in a firm, the SCM capability of that company will increase significantly. This finding is also consistent with the findings of Su and Yang (2010b). Nevertheless, in comparison to their findings, we found that the SCM is both directly and indirectly affected by ERP.…”

“…There are many academic studies that confirm the existence of a significant relationship between ERP and SCM performance (Akkermans et al, 2003;Shatat & Udin, 2012;Su & Yang, 2010a, 2010b. Furthermore, these researches have attempted to determine the way different ERP modules can be integrated into SCM for planning, execution and control of items, materials, operations, and resources (Ho, 2007;Koh et al, 2006).…”

Collaborative Tactical Planning in Multi-level Supply Chains Supported by Multiagent Systems

“…Nevertheless, supply chain management at the information system level is becoming a high core competency, and enterprise resource planning systems are expected to become an integral component of supply chain management. Moreover, installing such systems is expensive and risky, and managers must decide how to use their limited resources and how to invest in the right products [15].…”

Enhancing Industrial and Systems Engineering Education through Academic-Industry Alliances

“…Therefore, considering that SCM is a core competency, ERP is a clear path for operational, managerial, and strategic systems thinking. 6 Fundamentally, ERP systems enable an enterprise, and by extension a supply chain, by inputting "instance" level information, accessing relevant "process" data, and utilizing multiple business processes for decision making. Recent research has shown an increase of importance on integration of planning, control, and execution of materials, resources and operations upon business performance, and hence, the relative importance of ERP as a critical system.…”

“…Recent research has shown an increase of importance on integration of planning, control, and execution of materials, resources and operations upon business performance, and hence, the relative importance of ERP as a critical system. 6 In general, enterprise systems' education equips students with a process-centric background that emulates today's corporate climate. 7 As ERP is a highly automated practice, it prospers from adoption of best practices, which can be a key contribution of ISE.…”