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Chapter 9




               Achieving Operational Excellence



               and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise


               Applications







                   LEARNING OBJECTIVES                  CHAPTER OUTLINE

                 After reading this chapter, you        9.1   ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
               will be able to answer the                     What Are Enterprise Systems?
               following questions:                           Enterprise Software
                                                              Business Value of Enterprise Systems
                     1.  How do enterprise systems help
                   businesses achieve operational       9.2   SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
                     excellence?                              The Supply Chain
                                                              Information Systems and Supply Chain
                     2.  How do supply chain management        Management
                   systems coordinate planning,               Supply Chain Management Software
                     production, and logistics with           Global Supply Chains and the Internet
                     suppliers?                               Business Value of Supply Chain Management
                     3.  How do customer relationship          Systems
                     management systems help firms
                                                        9.3   CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
                   achieve customer intimacy?
                                                              SYSTEMS
                     4.  What are the challenges posed by     What Is Customer Relationship Management?
                   enterprise applications?                   Customer Relationship Management Software
                                                              Operational and Analytical CRM
               5.  How are enterprise applications
                                                              Business Value of Customer Relationship
                   taking advantage of new
                                                               Management Systems
                     technologies?
                                                        9.4   ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS: NEW
                                                              OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
                                                              Enterprise Application Challenges
                                                              Next-Generation Enterprise Applications
                                                        LEARNING TRACK MODULES
                                                              SAP Business Process Map
                                                              Business Processes in Supply Chain Management
                  Interactive Sessions:                        and Supply Chain Metrics
                                                              Best-Practice Business Processes in CRM Software
                  DP World Takes Port
                      Management To The Next
                      Level with RFID

                  Customer Relationship
                      Management Heads to the
                      Cloud








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