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G                      industrial credit management, 123–127  Index    251
                                                            initial fill rate, 112
                   GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles),  initial order lead time, 112
                      134, 135                              in-memory computing, 220–223
                   gap analysis, 184                        integrated information systems, 4, 5–6, 15
                   Gartner Research, 41, 73, 136, 167, 222  intercompany transactions, 135
                   Gates, Bill, 42                          Internet, early importance of, 42
                   general ledger, 122                      Internet Explorer browser (Microsoft), 42
                   General Motors, 24                       interviewing process, 162–164
                   GL Company, 135                          inventory. See also SCM (Supply Chain
                   Global Crossing, 141                       Management); stock
                   Go Live and Support phase, 206, 208        accounting and, 128–133
                   “Go green” efforts, 113                    costing systems, inaccurate, 128–133
                   Gomersall, Nick, 135                       disaggregation and, 93–95
                   Google Maps, 225                           information systems and, 79–82
                   Great Plains, 34                           order entry forms and, 59
                                                              problems, 80–81
                                                              production process and, 82–108
                                     H                        sales order process and, 54
                                                              sourcing, 57
                   Haiti, 209                               invoicing, 55
                   Hall, George, 177                        iPad (Apple), 225
                   Hammer, Michael, 25                      IRS (Internal Revenue Service), 118, 163
                   hardware                                 IS (information system)
                      evolution of, 21–22                     described, 3
                      System R/3 and, 26–27                   evolution of, 14, 20–25
                   Harmon, Melinda, 141                       functional area, 8–14
                   Harrington, H. James, 198                  integrated, 4,5–6, 15
                   Harris (company), 225                      marketing, 49–76
                   Harvard Business Review,37                 production, 77–115
                   Harvard University, 176                  Israel, 34
                   HCM (human capital management), 159, 174–175
                   Hebert, Phil, 92
                   Hector, Hans-Werner, 25                                   J
                   Hershey, 40
                   Hewlett-Packard, 42, 222                 Japan, 111
                   hierarchical modeling, 187, 188–189      JD Edwards, 27–28
                   hiring process, 162–166                  job, use of the term, 169
                   Home Depot, 40
                   Hopp, Dietmar, 25, 26
                   HR (Human Resources), 13–14, 31, 38, 159–181.             K
                      See also human resources processes
                      described, 8                          Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, 113
                      information systems and, 9–10         Keal, Donald A., 92
                      overview, 2–3                         Kendal-Jackson, 38
                   HR module, 30, 122, 168, 171–173, 175–176  key fields, 59
                   human resources processes. See also HR (Human  Kmart, 37
                      Resources)                            Korea, 111
                      advanced features for, 172–177        Kushar, Kent, 176
                      problems with, 160–166
                                                                             L
                                     I
                                                            labor costs, 80, 81–82
                   IASB(InternationalAccountingStandardsBoard),134  Lay, Ken, 141
                   IBM (International Business Machines), 25–27,  layoff policies, 11
                      202, 222, 223                         lead times, 98,99–101
                   IFRS (International Financial Reporting  legacy systems, 27,32
                      Standards), 134, 135                  licensing, 205, 234
                   income statements. See profit and loss (P&L)  Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, 15
                      statements                            long-term incentives, 177–178
                   indirect costs, 128                      lot sizing, 98,99–101




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