The strategic design and development of ERP and RTMS

One of the crucial requirements of global manufacturing strategy is the ability to optimise the use of information technology. This paper describes a process to implement manufacturing strategies that are consistent with a particular company's overall business strategies and results with concep...

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Published in:Computers & industrial engineering 1998-09, Vol.34 (4), p.777-791
Main Authors: Ng, Johnny K.C., Ip, W.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Distributed Object-Oriented Technology
ERP
Exact sciences and technology
Firm modelling
Global manufacturing strategy
Manufacturing integration
Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
RTMS
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Summary:One of the crucial requirements of global manufacturing strategy is the ability to optimise the use of information technology. This paper describes a process to implement manufacturing strategies that are consistent with a particular company's overall business strategies and results with conceptual system architecture. A methodology is proposed and used to identify and implement an integrated manufacturing strategy which consists of two major horizons: Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) and a Real-Time Monitoring system (RTMS). RTMS, which can provide up-to-date information for the planning and scheduling of manufacturing orders, monitoring quality, improving communication and increasing productivity, is implemented and is integrated with an ERP system. The architecture of the ERP system is designed for a global manufacturing environment. The implementation was designed with a Distributed Object-Oriented Technology (DOOT) which increases the system scalability, configurability, flexibility and interoperability. The ERP is designed to support real-time data collection and processing for all required production and inventory analysis with a flexible architecture which can meet the distributed business requirements.
ISSN:0360-8352
1879-0550
DOI:10.1016/S0360-8352(98)00104-1