Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software: How to Achieve Competitive Advantage Efficiently and Effectively [Hardcover]

Mathias Kirchmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 1999

Here, the author, an SAP R/3 expert and president of a consulting firm, shows readers how companies can achieve strategic goals through business process oriented implementation of software such as SAP R/3, Oracle, or Peoplesoft. The updated second edition of this best-selling title will help managers and consultants understand the necessary methods and tools.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (April 14, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540655751
• ISBN-13: 978-3540655756
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,530,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must-read for SAP implementations, July 27, 1998

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This review is from: Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software : How to Achieve Competitive Advantage Quickly and Efficiently (Hardcover)

This book provides a detailed blueprint for the implementation of standard software. It is well-researched and highly structured. If you are embarking on a standard software project you should make sure that all your team members read chapter 3. It gives an excellent overview about the issues from strategy to implementation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent Book....Excelent Concept, December 14, 2002

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This review is from: Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software: How to Achieve Competitive Advantage Efficiently and Effectively (Hardcover)

I just finished this book. This could not have come soon enough for the initiatives that we want to initiate. I highly recomment this to anyone in an organization where profits, efficiency, are at the top of their priority.
The writing is clear, articulate and presented very well.
A great read

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Written to appear to be a scholarly work., November 24, 1998

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This review is from: Business Process Oriented Implementation of Standard Software : How to Achieve Competitive Advantage Quickly and Efficiently (Hardcover)

The constant citing of references in text, instead of placing them in footnotes, makes the book very difficult to read. The author is also bent on being academic to the extreme. For example, he wastes considerable print (and the reader's time) on the definition of software and systems. Technically the book does have some merit in covering the principles and practice of installing Standard Software (ERP) but these points of illumination are far to hard find and nearly impossible to understand in this writing.