Organizational Advancements through Enterprise Information Systems: Emerging Applications and Developments

Description: Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) allow for the sharing and coordination of information across an organization. Given the global nature of today's business, it has become necessary to develop strategic alliances and promote inter-organizational communication. This collection, entitled Organizational Advancements through Enterprise Information Systems: Emerging Applications and Developments, provides a comprehensive assessment of the latest developments in the EIS revolution. Individual chapters, which focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) adoption, the integration of enterprise systems, personalized ERP, and the Semantic Web, offer ideas and solutions for the future of the global enterprise. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: • Activity clusters for ERP projects • Business Intelligence Systems • Enterprise applications and self-healing applications • Enterprise resource planning implementation • Enterprise wide knowledge warehouse • ERP in small and medium enterprises • IS success factors and IS organizational impact • Management requirements in ERP systems • Rule-based approaches to B2B discovery • Semantic Web Services • User attitudes in ERP implementation.