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

该项目提出了企业资源规划（ERP）系统在普惠公司的研究，比较多个网站（不同的任务特点）在一个单一的合作工业伙伴。人们关注的焦点是，一方面是管理做法日益分散，另一方面是据广泛报道的企业资源规划系统强制采用集中观点的趋势，从而导致“变通办法”破坏中央信息系统的准确性，两者之间形成明显的对比。随着企业越来越依赖IT系统，不准确的信息可能会产生严重的后果。此外，在一个日益相互关联、迅速变化的环境中，机构资源规划可能造成的系统僵化令人关切。这些问题将通过一个精心构思的调查加以阐明。

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.