1. Chapter 10 Advanced Technology & ERP
Bolt-ons
Middleware
Security

2. Technology & ERP Manetti [2001]
Mobile commerce & other IT makes ERP extensions possible, attractive
Broader use of web-enabled systems
Greater AI-driven applications
Greater use of ERP in mid-sized manufacturing
Flexible modular systems
More bolt-ons (3rd party applications)
Creates security issue

3. Conflict: ERP & Open Systems
Original concept of ERP closed
Easy to control access
Openness creates security issues
But there are too many good things to do with open systems
ERP vendors also provide such products

4. Example Bolt-Ons Mabert et al. [2000]
Vendor
Demand planning
Demand Planner
BAAN
E-procurement
Ariba Network
Ariba, Inc.
Business to business
MANAGE:Mfg
Cincom
Integrated suites
Manugistics 6
Manugistics
Order tracking
Intelliprise
American Software
Factory plan/schedule
Capacity Planning
JDEdwards
On-line collaboration
Aspen OnLine
Aspen Technology
Warehouse mgmt
CSW Warehouse Management System
Cambar
Data mining
Enterprise Miner
SAS Institute

5. Middleware
ERP interfaces to external applications difficult to program
Middleware is an enabling engine to allow such external applications eto ERP
Data oriented products - shared data sources
Messaging-oriented - direct data sharing

6. Web ERP J.D. Edwards OneWorld SAP mySAP.com Trends More web links
More functionality

7. Middleware & Data Acquisition
Bar-code data collection
Radio frequency data collection
Web portals

8. Portals of Major ERP Vendors Stein & Davis [1999]; Stein [1999]
Function
BAAN
iBAAN
Application integration
J.D. Edwards
ActivEra Portal
Interface to ERP, , spreadsheets, Internet
Oracle
11i
Connect to business intelligence
PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft Business Network
Tie applications to online communities
SAP
mySAP-Employee workplace
Travel reservation, online procurement
mySAP.com
Center for SAP users
Lawson
Insight II Seaport
Files, data warehouse, , Internet

9. Other Vendor Portals Stein & Davis [1999]
Type
Vendor
Function
Business intelligence
Cognos
Access data warehouses, data mining
Information Advantage
SAS Institute
Documentation management
Documentatum
Manage text
Other
Glyphica
Integrate ERP data with applications
Plumtree Software
Viador

10. ERP Security Threats Type of Security Threat Physical
Theft, damage, copying
Unauthorized access
Natural disasters or accident
Social
Tricks to gain information
Network
Telephone taps
Dial-up entry
Internet hacking
Viruses

11. Summary ERP security originally was not problematic
Only few internal users could access
Open systems driven by external applications
Creates security issues
Web access especially problematic
Special ERP Security aspects
Data quality
Control over data access