ADM 2372 Lecture 4: Ch.4-Enterprise-Computing-Challenges-and-Enterprise-Resource-Planning

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2372
• Professor: Mirou Jaana

Document Summary

4: enterprise computing challenges and enterprise resource planning. In the past, a company was primarily focused on operational excellence. Now, it"s all about innovation (introduction of new equipment or methods). This tendency comes from the need to cut costs, while still creating a competitive advantage. Key challenge: connect company-owned facilities more effectively with their local environment as well as with each other through challenging and sustained innovation initiatives that build long-term, trust-based relationships. Perf. improvement first comes in the form of tacit knowledge (can"t be taught/hard to express. What works for 1 may not work for others: look around: find ways to appropriate insights from adjacent disciplines and even more remote areas of activity. By attracting diverse backgrounds and experience to the edge, executives can foster creative breakthroughs: mix practitioners and developers: bringing users and developers of technology together = smart move (intimately linked). Very little performance improvement comes directly out of the technology itself.