Chap 007

Chapter 7
e-Business Systems
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Learning Objectives
❖ Identify the following cross-functional
enterprise systems, and give examples of how
they can provide significant business value to a
company:
❖ Enterprise application integration
❖ Transaction processing system
❖ Enterprise collaboration system
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Learning Objectives
❖ Give examples of how Internet and other
information technologies support business
processes within the business functions of
accounting, finance, human resource
management, marketing, and production and
operations management.
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Section 1
E-Business Systems
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I. Introduction
❖e-business is much broader than e-

commerce, using the Internet for any
type of business activity.
❖e-business overlap the e-commerce and
vice versa
❖e-business is sometimes equivalent to e-
commerce.
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II. Cross-Functional Enterprise Applications
❖Reengineer/improve business activities

by crossing boundaries of traditional
business functions
❖Enterprise Application Architecture –
overview of major cross-functional
enterprise applications and their
interrelationships
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IV. Transaction Processing Systems
❖Handles/records daily business activities

(transactions)
❖ Transaction – anything that occurs during
daily business of which a record must be
kept
❖ Online transaction Processing Systems –
capture and process transactions
immediately, in real time
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V. Enterprise Collaboration Systems (ECS)
❖Cross-functional IS help users to:

❖Communicate – share information
❖Coordinate – organize work efforts and
resources
❖Collaborate – work together on projects
❖Real time decision sharing amongst the
business unit so everyone get to benefit.
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V. Enterprise Collaboration Systems (ECS)
Electronic Tools Enhance Enterprise
Collaboration
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Section 2
Functional Business Systems
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II. Marketing Systems
❖Information System that aid in planning,

promotions and sale of existing products
in existing markets
❖Interactive Marketing – customer-focused
two-way transactions between a firm and
its (potential) customers
❖Sales Force Automation – connect the sales
force to the Internet, intranets, and
extranets, mobile networks.
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III. Manufacturing Systems
❖ Support the production/operations function

❖ Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Goal: to create flexible, agile, manufacturing
processes that efficiently produce highest quality
products
3 Objectives:
❖Simplify (reengineer) production processes
❖Automate – with computers, machines, robots
❖Integrate – tie together all production and support
processes with networks, cross-functional software,
and IT resources and its management.
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IV. Human Resource Systems
❖ Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)

support:
❖ Planning to meet personnel needs
❖ Development employee to their full potential
❖ Control personnel policies and programs
❖ HRM and the Internet – Internet is a major
force for change in HRM which was lack before
❖ HRM and Corporate Intranets – Intranets allow
firms to provide services to employees within
the organization and Extranet to its suppliers.
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V. Accounting Systems
❖ The most widely used IS in business;

emphasize legal/historical record keeping
accurate financial statements
❖ 3 operational accounting systems:
❖ Order Processing – capture/process orders, create
data for inventory control and accounts receivable
❖ Inventory Control – process data reflecting changes
in inventory, provides shipping/reorder information
❖ Accounts Receivable – record amounts owed by
customers, produce customer invoices/statements
and credit management reports
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VI. Financial Management Systems
❖ Support decisions concerning:
❖ Financing a business – determine financing needs
❖ Allocation and control of financial resources
❖ Capital Budgeting – evaluate profitability and financial

impact of proposed capital expenditures
❖ Financial Planning – evaluate present and projected

financial performance
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❖ Transaction processing system

❖ Enterprise collaboration system

❖e-business is much broader than e-

❖Reengineer/improve business activities

❖Handles/records daily business activities

❖Cross-functional IS help users to:

❖Information System that aid in planning,

❖ Support the production/operations function

❖ Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)

❖ The most widely used IS in business;

❖ Capital Budgeting – evaluate profitability and financial

❖ Financial Planning – evaluate present and projected

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