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Integrating knowledge management and ERP in enterprise information systems
Author(s) -
Xu Lida,
Wang Chengen,
Luo Xiaochuan,
Shi Zhongzhi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.750
Subject(s) - enterprise information system , knowledge management , enterprise resource planning , business , enterprise systems engineering , function (biology) , enterprise system , asset (computer security) , enterprise application integration , enterprise planning system , enterprise software , information system , competitive advantage , process management , enterprise life cycle , system integration , enterprise integration , computer science , enterprise architecture , engineering , marketing , architecture , art , computer security , evolutionary biology , biology , electrical engineering , visual arts , operating system
Knowledge is considered as an enterprise's invisible assets. Surviving in today's highly competitive and ever expanding global economy requires efficiently managing corporate knowledge. Increasing requirements for extended enterprises have stimulated the integration of knowledge management (KM) function into ERP systems for knowledge asset management. So far enterprise information systems such as ERP systems are developed and implemented for mainly managing physical assets of an enterprise since 1990s. Due to the fact that both types of assets need to be properly managed, the integration of KM and ERP becomes a strategic initiative for providing competitive advantages to enterprises. This paper discusses how to deploy KM and ERP concurrently in the framework of enterprise information systems, with a discussion of the interaction of KM and ERP systems in systems perspectives. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.