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CHAPTER
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                         Systems Integration
















            LEARNING OBJECTIVES
            After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

            ! Understand the impact of organizational  ! Know what systems integration is and why
              structure on information systems.      it is important for organizations.
            ! Find out about the types of functional silos  ! Understand the role of enterprise resource
              in organizations.                      planning (ERP) systems in systems
            ! Learn about the evolution of information  integration.
              systems technology generations and
              architectures and its influence on the silo
              environment.























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