Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

1-1987

Abstract

The large majority of modern production companies have at their disposal a multitude of computer systems. The immediate challenge for these companies consists of integrating these computer systems and databases. How will one arrive at this integration? On the basis of a questionnaire administered among a group of 174 large European manufacturers, one comes to the conclusion that this integration is one of the immediate priorities for this group of companies. They do not intend to implement turnkey systems, but instead will integrate the different databases and computer systems gradually. One can see emerging islands of integration, which will be connected later on through the materials requirements planning function. This has of course important consequences for the management of the company's information function and the market position of software suppliers.

Discipline

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Research Areas

Operations Management

Publication

Omega

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

229

Last Page

238

ISSN

0305-0483

Identifier

10.1016/0305-0483(87)90072-7

Publisher

Elsevier

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-0483(87)90072-7

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