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Enterprise resource planning (ERP)—A brief history
Author(s) -
Robert Jacobs F.,
‘Ted’ Weston F.C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/j.jom.2006.11.005
Subject(s) - enterprise resource planning , ibm , consolidation (business) , management , resource (disambiguation) , business , operations management , engineering management , knowledge management , computer science , marketing , engineering , accounting , economics , computer network , materials science , nanotechnology
This is a brief history of ERP—enterprise resource planning. Major ERP vendors are discussed as well as the major impact of developments in computer hardware and software on the industry. The industry consolidation that has recently occurred is also discussed. Interviews were conducted with Mr. Ed McVaney, founder of J.D. Edwards, Rick Allen, former VP of Finance and Administration, and Rick Snow, former Chief Legal Counsel of J.D. Edwards. Information was also obtained from Bill Robinson who held the position of “Industry Consultant” with IBM in the mid‐1980s.