Forwarded message from [ARagowsky@AOL.COM] sent originally on Fri, 28 Apr 2000 12:12:51 EDT: : DEAD LINE EXTENDED DUE TO REQUESTS AND END OF SEMESTER RESPONSIBILITIES. : PAPERS ARE NOW DUE BY JUNE 15, 2000 : : JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JMIS) : : CALL FOR PAPERS : : SPECIAL SECTION ON : ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) : : Guest Editors: : : Arik A. Ragowsky and Toni M. Somers : Department of Information System and Manufacturing : School of Business Administration : Wayne State University, Detroit MI : : The Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) invites researchers to : contribute to a special section on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). ERP is : a generic term for an integrated enterprise computing system that offers an : overall view of the business and provides multi-dimensional information for : its operation and management. The fundamental purpose is to integrate the : business and support managerial decision making. : : Very little academic research has been done on ERP. We aim to provide a : solid foundation for further work with this special section. The manuscripts' : primary focus will be on understanding organizational issues associated with : initiating, implementing and institutionalizing an ERP from both academic : research and business/IS practitioner standpoints. Each submission must : provide significant new insight into the development, assimilation, or : impacts of ERP systems. Research that scientifically explores the impact of : ERP on organizational alignment, decision support, organizational learning, : infrastructure issues, outsourcing, competitive advantage, compatibility with : task and technology characteristics, and renting ERP software via the Web, is : actively sought for the special section. All manuscripts must be original : works and be grounded in research and theory. : : Examples of the types of topics sought for the Special Section include (but : are not limited to) the following: : : Business Strategies, Processes and IT Needs: : : - Does a company need to change its business processes so it is able to deploy : the new system? If so, do these changes involve major or minor processes? : : What impact do these changes have on an organization's operations? : : - Is ERP an effective business strategy for most companies to pursue? : : - How do companies without ERP systems compare to companies with ERP : systems (e.g. performance, operational efficiencies)? : : - Are organizational needs similar and therefore can one ERP package suit : most : of them or is there a need for different types of ERP packages to address : different information needs? : : Value added: : : - What are the benefits an organization may gain by using ERP? Can these : benefits be gained by every organization that uses ERP or are there : specific : conditions that must be present to realize the benefits? : : - Do all sizes of companies gain the same benefits by using ERP? Do they : experience the same difficulties with ERP (as they relate to planning, : evaluating : and selecting, implementing, and utilizing)? : : - What impact does ERP have on an organization's performance (for example, : profitability and market share)? Under what circumstances? Do : organizational characteristics contribute in any way to the value ERP adds : to : the organization? : : Implementation: : : - Study organizations that have reported successful and unsuccessful : implementations. Identify the impact on company strategy, structure, : organizational culture, and business processes and procedures. If : structured : methods were used in the ERP projects, what impact did it have on various : organizational characteristics? : : - What are the conditions for successful implementation of ERP systems by : organizations pursuing a supply chain management (SCM) strategy : (identification of organizational and technological implementation : issues)? : : - What characteristics define a successful ERP implementation? What factors : contribute to the success or failure of ERP implementation? : : - What is the role of the ERP software vendor within the organization? Does : it : impact on the success of ERP implementation? : : New Trends: : : - What are the evolutionary or revolutionary directions of ERP? : : - How effectively can ERP software be rented or downloaded from the Web? : : - What are the risks and opportunities of linking ERP to the supply chain and : customers of the organization? : : The due date for submitting papers is June 15, 2000. We plan to submit the : accepted papers to the editor-in-chief by November/December 2000. Initially, : all papers will be rated for their contribution, interest and overall : suitability to the special section. Authors will be notified if their papers : are inappropriate for publication here. Manuscripts initially rated as : appropriate for publication in the special section will be strictly refereed : based on the standards of JMIS. Five (5) copies of the double-spaced : manuscript, with abstract and authors' biographies, are required. Submit : manuscripts to: : : Arik A. Ragowsky, Ph.D. or Toni M. Somers, Ph.D. : Department of Information Systems and Manufacturing : School of Business Administration : 100 RANDS House : Wayne State University : Detroit, MI 48202 : : 313-577-7838 or 313-577-9144 : E-mail to: aragowsky@aol.com or a.somers@wayne.edu : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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