The Relationship of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation to Organizational Changes in Control, Task Structure, and Workarounds

企业资源规划 (ERP) 实施与组织控制、任务结构和解决方法变更的关系

• 批准号: 0114954
• 负责人: Diane Strong
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-01 至 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0114954&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Relationship; Enterprise; Resource; Planning; ERP

This project proposes a study of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system at Pratt and Whitney, comparing multiple sites (with different task characteristics) within a single cooperating industrial partner. The focus of interest is the apparent contrast between increasingly decentralized management practices on the one hand, and the widely-reported tendency of ERP systems to force centralized perspectives, resulting in "workarounds" that subvert the accuracy of central information systems. As firms move increasingly toward reliance on IT systems, inaccurate information may have serious consequences. Moreover, the potential for systemic rigidities imposed by ERPs is of concern in an increasingly interconnected, rapidly changing environment. These questions will be illuminated by a well-conceived inquiry.

该项目建议对普惠公司的企业资源规划(ERP)系统进行研究，比较单个合作工业伙伴内的多个地点(具有不同的任务特征)。人们感兴趣的焦点是一方面日益分散的管理做法与广泛报道的企业资源规划系统强迫集中观点的趋势之间的明显对比，从而导致破坏中央信息系统准确性的“变通办法”。随着公司越来越依赖IT系统，不准确的信息可能会产生严重的后果。此外，在日益相互关联、迅速变化的环境中，企业资源规划可能造成的系统性僵化令人担忧。这些问题将通过一个构思周密的调查得到阐明。