Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning [Paperback]

Joseph Brady (Author), Ellen Monk (Author), Bret Wagner (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0619015934 | ISBN-13: 978-0619015930 | Publication Date: March 30, 2001 | Edition: 1

One of the most exciting developments in business today, Enterprise Resource Planning offers a wealth of opportunities for increased productivity by bringing a company's many different systems together into one large integrated system. This complete introduction to the world of Enterprise Resource Planning provides the necessary background for success in today's marketplace.

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Joseph A. Brady currently teaches MIS courses at the University of Delaware, where he has taught since 1990. Prior to his teaching career, he worked as a financial analyst for E.I. Dupont de Nemours. Dr. Brady has an M.S. degree in Computer Science, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Education. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Joe is the co-author of five previous editions of Problem-Solving Cases, as well as Advanced Cases in MIS.

Ellen F. Monk has been teaching Information Systems at the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware since 1989. Prior to her teaching career, Ellen worked as a chemical engineer for Engelhard Industries and W. R. Grace & Cos Davison Chemical Division. Ms. Monk has a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA.

Bret Wagner is an associate professor and director of Western Michigan University's Integrated Supply Matrix Management program. Dr. Wagner received his Ph.D. in Operations Management from Michigan State University and has published a number of articles on topics in production planning and scheduling. He has been involved in the integration of ERP software into business curriculum since 1998.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (March 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619015934
• ISBN-13: 978-0619015930
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The complete work of ERP explanation, April 19, 2001

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Sarawoot Chittratanawat - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning (Paperback)

While they are hundred of SAP or BAAN or J.D. Edwards or Oracle books in the market, only few books were really written in "ERP context". Fortunately, this book is one of few.

The teaching experience told Brady and Monk that "teaching SAP application" to business students was not sufficient to make students understand the "concept of ERP". This is the impression for them to write this book. The foundation of ERP are addressed in business process perspectives; and then, mapped to the ERP process. One "BIG" case-study is used to describe the ERP component, with respect to SAP R/3 system. However, the fundamental is not limited to SAP package since extensions are also provided.

The uniqueness of this book is the combination of "O'Leary's book (ISBN 0521791529)" and "Jacobs & Whybark (ISBN 0072400897)". Like "Why ERP? by Jacobs and Whybark", Brady and Monk use a single case study to describe the ERP in "formal format" (not in novel as Why ERP). Like "O'Leary's book", this book gives the fundamental to understand ERP rather than "implementation of specific package".

Unlike "Why ERP", this book is the formal textbook, very easy to read textbook, not a novel. Unlike "O'Leary's book", this book is the explanation of ERP and interaction of business process, instead of implemenation and outline.

Another major advantage of this book is the easy-well-written is in 200 pages. Graduate students or passion-readers may finish it in one night. This book is also good for ERP introduction (1-3 meetings) for any Production/Operation Management classes or Supply Chain Management.

One thing that I'd like to see more is the "reference". While this book is quite comprehensive, the reference are limited to the CIO (www.cio.com), instead of many existed publications. I wish the authors would do more research in this area and put additional reference in the context in the next edition.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good if you want to understand why internal systems (sales, manufacturing, accounting) need to be integrated, September 27, 2009

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Steve Keifer (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning (Paperback)

I was looking for a book that explained the functionality of ERP applications. What do ERP applications do and why? Unfortunately, the book fell short of meeting my expectations in this category. Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning is very focused on explaining why companies should purchase software in comprehensive suites, in which functionality such as sales & order management, materials management, finance & accounting are all tightly integrated together. The need for having integrated applications is important. However, the concept is probably lost on someone that doesn't understand what the various applications do in the first place.

I did have some background in manufacturing and supply chain so I was able to gain value from the book. There are great explanations of business processes such as sales forecasting, sales & operations planning, materials resource planning and production scheduling. The authors use an example of a snack bar company that is easy to understand and to follow. Note, however that the book is very focused on how SAP manages information flows. There is virtually no discussion about other ERP applications from vendors such as Oracle or Microsoft. Also, I found the content on finance & accounting to be very brief. And there is no coverage of human resources.

This edition was published in 2001. Since then the authors have published a more updated version which I recommend you review.