Supply Chain
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): The Rise and Fall
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The paper provides an in-depth analysis of the evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, from their origins to the present-day challenges and the future shaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The Rise of ERP
The Fall and Fragmentation
Reality vs. Promise
Best-of-Breed
The Cloud Era
The Future: Intelligence and Sovereignty
The AI Shift
The Strategic Dilemma
The Future is Intelligence
The Godfather's Challenge: Jan Baan
One Thing is Clear: It’s time to step back, revisit our assumptions, and return to the drawing board
Presented By
ir. Patrick SMETS
CIRM, CSCL, SCSC, CPIA, CSSC
Independent Unbiased Strategic Advisor focused on Optimising Supply Chain Operations and Digital Innovation, challenging outdated models to embrace new ways of working and thinking, to stay ready for the future, not the past.
Patrick now helps organizations to unlock hidden potential within their value chains by challenging the status quo, questioning outdated processes, cross-functional friction hunting, exposing inefficiencies, and define the future vision to pave the way for Process Innovation and meaningful Digital Transformation. ERP & Supply Chain Technology Selection, from Vendor Selection to Contract Negotiation and Project Management, is also part of his playground.
Patrick’s approach, The Hidden Enterprise, offers a holistic framework for uncovering value trapped in legacy decisions, fragmented systems, invisible inefficiencies, outdated concepts and processes worth millions in margin and performance gains. Within every enterprise lies a second, "hidden" enterprise, where people and processes continue to operate, not out of purpose, but out of habit.