How Gartner Group´s vision became reality: ERP and ERP II
Integration of internal and external business processes
Technology limitations can arise to a problem for decision makers, for instance, when consolidating the company’s earnings data for several locations requires costly and laborious administrative steps. In traditional ERP systems, mainly the internal processes were optimized in doing so.
What is new to many companies is the integrated communication and cooperation with external business partners, such as shippers, suppliers, and partner companies includes all business areas from warehousing and logistics to sales or financial accounting an manufacturing processes. Important data can be exchanged directly and easily without media conversions and delay between the individual departments but also between companies.
„Real-Time Enterprise“ and ERP II according to Gartner Group
The well-known Gartner Group describes this concept as “Real Time Enterprise” based on an “ERP II system”. It provides the foundation for a homogenizing information processing and a seamless integration of all business areas within the entire corporation.
