How Will SAPs R/3 System Need to Evolve for the Future Supply Chain?
by Syed Zia Hassan – BSc (Hons) Business Computing Systems, City University – London Supervised by: Dr Neil Maiden Abstract The following report proposes a future supply chain model based on established management theories and day to day technologies. The model can be used throughout different industries but its main focus is towards the thriving manufacturing and component based industries whose supply chain and business models are quickly evolving at Internet speed. The objective of this report is to provide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendor SAP AG with a set of requirements, which their current R/3 system must meet if it is to play an important role in tomorrows dynamic supply chain. With the advent of E-Business, many companies are looking to their existing supply chains to provide the essential framework for effective E-Business. However, current supply chains are greatly constrained by inward looking and inflexible systems such as ERPs. The report will therefore highlight
