Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-349) and index.

Business Information Systems -- MRP Material Requirements Planning -- MRP II Manufacturing Resource Planning -- ERP Enterprise Resource Planning -- Case: SAP ERP -- ERP System Implementation -- Manufacturing Systems -- SCM Supply Chain Management -- SCM Data Structures and Advanced Planning -- Case: SAP SCM -- Current and Future Trends.

This book is about running modern industrial enterprises with the help of information systems. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the core of business information processing. An ERP system is the backbone of most companies' information systems landscape. All major business processes are handled with the help of this system. Supply chain management (SCM) looks beyond the individual company, taking into account that enterprises are increasingly concentrating on their core competencies, leaving other activities to suppliers. With the growing dependency on the partners, effective supply chains.