Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems support solutions for standard business processes such as financial, sales, procurement and warehouse. In order to improve the understandability and ...efficiency of their implementation, ERP vendors have introduced reference models that describe the processes and underlying structure of an ERP system. To select and successfully implement an ERP system, the capabilities of that system have to be compared with a company's business needs. Based on a comparison, all of the fits and gaps must be identified and further analysed. This step usually forms part of ERP implementation methodologies and is called fit gap analysis. The paper theoretically overviews methods for applying reference models and describes fit gap analysis processes in detail. The paper's first contribution is its presentation of a fit gap analysis using standard business process modelling notation. The second contribution is the demonstration of a process-based comparison approach between a supply chain process and an ERP system process reference model. In addition to its theoretical contributions, the results can also be practically applied to projects involving the selection and implementation of ERP systems. PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are often used by companies to automate and enhance their business processes. The capabilities of ERP systems can be described by best-practice reference ...models. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the business process renovation approach with the use of reference models. Although the use of reference models brings many positive effects for business, they are still rarely used in Slovenian small and medium-sized companies. The reasons for this may be found in the reference models themselves as well as in project implementation methodologies. In the article a reference model based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV is suggested. The reference model is designed using upgraded BPMN notation with additional business objects, which help to describe the models in more detail.
Reference model design: An approach and its application Pajk, D.; Indihar-Stemberger, M.; Kovacic, A.
Proceedings of the ITI 2012 34th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces,
2012-June
Conference Proceeding
The main idea of reference modelling is to reuse business knowledge to create efficient business processes to be deployed inside an organisation. Reference models provide a set of generally accepted ...recommended practices. One of the management challenges facing today's organisations involves the development and reuse of business process reference models. We present a reference model design approach with a focus on a business process merging phase. Process merging is an approach that brings together several business process models with the objective to create a new model. We base our findings on a case study of three big Slovenian companies from the metal industry sector.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are used more and more extensively, to automate and enhance business processes. The capabilities of ERP systems can be described by best-practice reference ...models. The purpose of the article is to present the business process renovation approach with the use of reference models. Although the use of reference models brings many positive effects for business, they are still rarely used in small and medium-sized companies. The reasons for this may be found in the reference models themselves as well as in project implementation methodologies. In the article a reference model based on MS Dynamics NAV is suggested. The reference model is designed using upgraded BPMN notation with additional business objects, which help to describe the models in more detail.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are often used by companies to automate and enhance their business processes. The capabilities of ERP systems can be described by best-practice reference ...models. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the business process renovation approach with the use of reference models. Although the use of reference models brings many positive effects for business, they are still rarely used in Slovenian small and medium-sized companies. The reasons for this may be found in the reference models themselves as well as in project implementation methodologies. In the article a reference model based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV is suggested. The reference model is designed using upgraded BPMN notation with additional business objects, which help to describe the models in more detail.
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