Current ERP systems (Enterprise Resource Planning) are used to track companies’ finances, human resources, and logistics. Upcoming market-driven requirements focus on outside connectivity and up-to-date information supply, including business-to-business support, E-commerce, and Available-to-Promise. How can these requirements be met by applying emerging information technologies?

The mini-track will focus on future development on ERP systems. It emphasizes on the technical aspects of information technology application as enabler. It will be of interest of both industrial practitioners and academic researchers. Authors are invited to submit papers concerning novel solutions, technologies, or experiences that are most likely to have impact on research, development, and use of ERP systems.

Possible Topics may include the following:

• immersion of information technologies in ERP systems, e.g. component ware, multi-agent technology, workflow management systems, multimedia, virtual reality, internet, persuasive computing
• technology application for horizontal integration, e.g. supply chain management, customer relation management, e-commerce, b2b, production networks, multiorganizational information systems, virtual enterprise systems
• technology application for vertical integration, e.g. data warehouse, business intelligence, knowledge management application
• methodologies, e.g. customizing solutions, system configuration, system scalability

Peter Loos
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Email: p.loos@wirtschaft.tu-chemnitz.de