Comparison of information systems for engineer-to-order and make-to-stock situations
ASI '94 Selection of papers presented at the advanced summer institute on Computer integrated manufacturing and industrial automation
An empirical analysis of the product-process matrix
Management Science
Putting the enterprise into the enterprise system
Harvard Business Review
Enterprise resource planning: ERP adoption by European midsize companies
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Orlicky's Material Requirements Planning
Orlicky's Material Requirements Planning
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The Future of Enterprise System-Enabled Organizations
Information Systems Frontiers
Information Systems Frontiers
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Computers in Industry - Special issue: Virtual enterprise management
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Computers in Industry
The evolution of a production planning system: A 10-year case study
Computers in Industry
Product lifecycle management in aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul
Computers in Industry
Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning
Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning
Survey paper: A survey on the recent research literature on ERP systems
Computers in Industry - Special issue: Current trends in ERP implementations and utilisation
Technical and industrial issues of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems
Computers in Industry
Advanced resource planning as a decision support module for ERP
Computers in Industry
Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems: Order Management in Manufacturing Companies
Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems: Order Management in Manufacturing Companies
Fast assessment of production makespan using aggregate technical data
Computers in Industry
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Many vendors of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems claim their products are widely applicable-configurable to meet the needs of any business, whatever the product or service offering. But Make-To-Order (MTO) companies, which produce high-variety and bespoke products, have particularly challenging decision support requirements and it remains unclear whether ERP systems can meet their needs. This paper takes a contingency-based perspective of ERP adoption, assessing the fit or alignment between ERP functionality and a MTO production strategy. MTO features considered include: decision support requirements at critical Production Planning and Control (PPC) stages, idiosyncratic market-related features, typical company size and supply chain positioning, and shop floor configuration. It finds a substantial gap or misalignment between ERP functionality and MTO requirements; for example, between decision support provided by ERP systems and the decision support required by MTO companies at the customer enquiry and design & engineering stages. A research agenda for improving alignment is outlined, with implications for academics, MTO managers and ERP software developers. This includes: developing decision support tools that reflect the customer enquiry management activities of MTO companies; embedding MTO-relevant PPC concepts within ERP systems; and, conducting an in-depth empirical study into applications of ERP systems in MTO companies, assessing their performance impact.