Forwarded message from [malmashari@YAHOO.COM (Dr. Majed Al-Mashari)] sent originally on Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:12:45 -0800: : ---------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------- : : BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT JOURNAL : Call for Papers for A Special Issue On: : 'ENABLING PROCESS-ORIENTATION THROUGH ENTERPRISE : RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEMS' : EDITED BY: DR. MAJED AL-MASHARI : : ----------------------------------------------------- : : The increasing level of competition in the global : market is forcing many organisations to rethink their : business operations and their underpinning information : technology (IT) infrastructures. The recent advances : in client/server computing and the growing application : of business process management (BPM) principles to : improve business performance have given rise to the : development of enterprise resource planning (ERP) : systems. ERP systems promise to provide an integrated : application environment with a fast and seamless : access to single unified information business-wide, : hence representing a catalyst for business process : change. Therefore, many organisations are currently : considering these systems as the IT platform capable : of enabling the shift to an integrated and : process-oriented business design. : : Papers are invited for a special issue of the Business : Process Management Journal (BPMJ) on 'Enabling : Process-Orientation through Enterprise Resource : Planning (ERP) Systems'. The aim is to publish : original work highlighting various issues involved in : the implementation of ERP systems for improving : business performance. Strategic frameworks, conceptual : and analytical models, surveys, and case studies : focusing on the tools/techniques, justification, : design and implementation of ERP systems are welcome : from both the academic and industrial community. : Contributed papers may deal with, but are not limited : to: : : - Overall approaches and strategies of ERP systems' : deployment. : - Change management strategies for ERP : implementation. : - Business process management in ERP context. : - Standardisation, innovation, flexibility and : adaptability. : - ERP and competitiveness. : - Effectiveness and performance measurement. : - Investment evaluation/decision. : - ERP systems for various business sizes and : industries. : - Technology and knowledge transfer using ERP. : - Benchmarking for best practice in ERP context. : - Methods, techniques and tools for process-based : system analysis and design. : - ERP project management infrastructure. : - Critical success/failure factors. : - Managing strategic alliances and outsourcing in : ERP projects. : - Integrating ERP with E-commerce applications; : i.e., Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and : Total Enterprise Integration (TEI). : - Supply chain reengineering through ERP. : - Role of IS function in ERP implementation. : - Risk management in ERP projects. : - Managing various scales of change in ERP : implementation. : - Success and failure in ERP implementation. : - Technical aspects of ERP implementation : (customisation, connectivity, … etc). : - Training and teaching aspects of ERP systems. : - ERP in IS curriculum. : - Current and future development in ERP market and : application. : - Methodological aspects of ERP research. : : Manuscripts should be 3000-5000 words in length, : single-spaced and in A4 Word format. All contributions : are subjected to a double-blind review. There should : be a separate title page giving the names and full : addresses of the authors. Manuscripts, following the : BPMJ guidelines (http://www.mcb.co.uk/bpmj.htm), : should be sent as e-mail attachments to the guest : editor by June 10th, 2000. : : ------------------------------------------------------ : Guest Editor for the Special Issue: : : Dr. Majed Al-Mashari, : Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, : Department of Information Systems, : College of Computer and Information Sciences, : King Saud University, : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia : E-Mail: malmashari@yahoo.com : : ----------------------------------------------------- : : __________________________________________________ : Do You Yahoo!? : Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. : http://im.yahoo.com : : ===== 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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