SIA101

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means that you allow a heterogeneous Information System (IS) to communicate integrate and share information (or data) seamlessly with one another

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SYSTEM INTEGRATION

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allows organizations to integrate different systems into one organization-wide application

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ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

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are compartmentalized operating units isolated from their environment

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SILOS

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reflects the breaking of complex tasks into smaller manageable task that could be assigned to a group of people who could be held responsible

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HORIZONTAL SILOS

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organizations also divided role into hierarchical layers from strategic planning to management control and operation control

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VERTICAL SILOS

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• is a critical component of a successful organization today
• provide a high level of computer automation
• provide analytical and decision-making support for management

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS

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each functional area in an organization also has multiple levels of management, each requiring different levels of analysis and details of information

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FUNCTIONAL SILOS IN ORGANIZATION

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today’s IS can be configured using a wide range of system architectures depending on the information needs of the organization

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURES

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IS also supports such major business functions as manufacturing, marketing, accounting, finance, and HR. Each functional area similarly has different information needs and report requirements

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INFORMATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONALIZATION

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over time, organizations created an assortment of independent, nonintegrated systems, ultimately creating bottlenecks and interfering with productivity

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INFORMATION SILOS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION

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can involve people and resources from various functional departments working together

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cross-functional integration

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allow organizations to share data with all of their stakeholders based on need and authorization.

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Logical or human-level

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involves changing the mindset of the employees in the organization, encouraging and enabling them to do their tasks in a new way.

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Physical or technical level

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Information system organizations often have to be able to support a variety of systems with multiple platforms and vendors.

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Steps in Integrating Systems

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designed to serve and support several business functions across an organization.

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ERP and Systems Integration

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require organizations to focus on business processes rather than on functions

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ERP’s Role in Logical Integration

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A good ERP implementation improves operational efficiency with better business processes

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ERP’s Role in Physical Integration

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focuses on linking their business with its external partners and stakeholders

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E Business

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must provide strong leadership

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Project Management

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It is often the case for organizations without much ERP implementation experience to use implementation partners

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Consultants

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Role is essential because it prepares for changes to how business is done.

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Change Management

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need to be changed, adjusted, or adapted to the new system to use the functionality of an ERP system fully.

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Business Process Re-engineering

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system security have also attracted a lot of attention in ERP implementation

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Global, Ethical and Security Management

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Integration of two or more systems by allowing simple exchanges of data between applications

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Information-Oriented

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Bind applications together in such a way that they are dependent on each other

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Coupling

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“Act or state of sticking together” or “the logical agreement”

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Cohesion

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will be used as a master guide for integrating the various information stores that exist within the enterprise

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metadata model

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Moving data between two or more databases

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Data Replication

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Integrating multiple databases into a single virtual database

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Data Federation

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Integrating packaged and custom applications

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Interface Processing

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What are the 5 technology components?

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Graphic modeling tool
Business process engine
Business process monitoring interface
Business process engine interface
Integration technology (middleware)

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Idea is to provide single logical model that spans many applications and data stores

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Application Integration

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What are the three levels of technology?

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o Process modeling
o Transformation, routing and rule
o Messaging service

Question 34

is not only to facilitate information sharing but also to manage this sharing using user-friendly tools.

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Business Process Integration-Oriented