Regardless of whether the implementation of ERP system, BPR is necessary. However, as ERP system is an enterprise business covers the whole process of information management systems, from the nature of ERP speaking, more closely with the BPR.
BPRIs the competing demands
People talk about the founder of BPR, Professor Hammer's argument, they often in the "fundamental" "thorough" and "dramatic" on an issue, but ignored the Hammer in his "Reengineering the Corporation" book mentioned at the beginning of the 3C (customer, competition, change). Do not forget, business process reengineering is proposed under the overall environment of 3C, and left the 3C, BRP will be lost.
In 2001, Hammer, in his new book, "Agenda: What Every Business Must Do yo Dominate the Decade" (the Indian translation of "Corporate Action"), mentioned in the preamble, "hidden in the" Reengineering the Corporation "The core concept of the book is: in the business operation, significantly improve the performance only through fundamental change can be achieved. I want to emphasize that, 'restructuring' is not a panacea for enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises. To beat competitors, 'restructuring' is resolved One of the ways. "He also pointed out that" if misinterpreted or exaggerated their practical effect would be misleading."
Obviously, if hamper enterprises to improve the competitiveness of the main factors is "backward technology and equipment", BPR can not do anything. Only the factors that hinder the competitiveness of the class are poor processes can only be resolved through the BPR. Such as: new product time to market too long, the answer customer's inquiry was too slow, slow response to environmental change, handling large amounts of information without a timely manner. In the "fast fish slow fish" era, in the "time" and "speed" has become an important competitive factors of age, if the existing business processes, time and speed can not meet the requirements, it is necessary to consider the existing business processes is not there need for improvement.
According to "CCW Research 2003 01" data, about half of the domestic enterprises believe that "ERP systems and business processes of adaptation," is to select ERP product, the first factor to be considered ("EC Electronic Commerce" 2003 5 issue, p66). This understanding is not whether the ERP to optimize existing business processes as an important factor to be considered, with the adoption of information technology to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises run counter to the goal, which reflects one aspect of the BPR misunderstanding.
Indeed there are quite a lot of want to go to ERP enterprise. ERP Software is reticent about the business of the BPR kept silent, for fear it will bring BPR man intimidated smack of business. We must ask these units on ERP, if not forced by the pressure of competition, but also in the end why? Want to solve the problem? Purpose and goal of what is it?
Where are our priorities
Whether the implementation of ERP system, BPR is necessary. However, as ERP system is an enterprise business covers the whole process of information management systems, from the nature of ERP speaking, more closely with the BPR.
Professor Hamer, in his 2001 version of "restructuring the company," a book in addition to three chapters of case re-elected to rewrite, the other sections not changed, but the book's foreword was re-written. New version of the Foreword, highlighted: "The most important and restructuring-related technology is the application of ERP system, an integrated system supported by the software not only supports the individual's business, but also supports the complete business processes. Try to implement ERP system, companies, If it is not carried out prior or simultaneous business process reengineering, will be disappointed with the results of implementation. "
Here, Hammer said, is "prior or simultaneous" rather than "insisted" first BPR can begin ERP. In fact, the domestic many enterprises in dealing with the relationship between BRP and the ERP to take the steps are:
* Faithfully describe the existing business processes (which is absolutely necessary first step)
• Identify existing business processes, and the crux of the reason why
* Proposed an ideal business process or solution
* Started with no support of information technology to improve business processes
• Implement ERP
* And then the need to improve business processes supported by ERP systems |
