Enterprise integration is considered to be of great strategic significance in the support of organisations to achieve a … competitive advantage. Traditional approaches to integration such as electronic data interchange (EDI) have provided a wide range … alternative approach to integration. Although ERP systems overcome significant integration problems, they have failed to …

applications drives the need for a standardised integration architecture to more flexibly implement new business processes across … application integration (EAI) systems to achieve a standardised integration architecture. The article describes a reference … architecture and criteria for the classification of EAI systems which are derived from different integration approaches.  …

This paper argues that enterprise scale information systems integration should be driven by business value propositions … comprehending integration. The concept is further developed from a synthesis of the issues from literature with the results. The … implications of value proposition driven integration projects leads onto recommendations for industry and implications for further …

Enterprise application integration (EAI) technologies provide the means to integrate strategic business solutions …

‐emergence of DW, to address the limitations and unrealised benefits of ERP systems, provides a new, more complex integration …‐wide integration projects as a means to help managers preparing for and managing their ERP/DW projects. Design … implementations and, more generally, in projects leading to large‐scale enterprise integration. Originality/value – Existing ERP …

indication of which techniques can be suitable to model their integration. This research suggests a simulation model that can be … used to depict BP/IS integration. Design/methodology/approach – The simulation framework proposed in this paper is based on … ISBPS framework provide quantifiable metrics of the integration of BP and IS. These data can help analysts to foresee the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether business process integration is feasible. Design … application integration (EAI) technology can integrate business processes. However, since it is not possible to generalize from a … technology, it defines and presents a stage model for the business process integration and it examines the research question.  …

objectives are to establish whether supply chain integration is an identified goal for the firms involved and to evaluate the … extent of integration achieved through these projects. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach is used, with four … interviews with managers participating in the implementations. In order to measure the degree of supply chain integration …