Why Integrate?...ERP Failure Highlights US Air Force - ECSS “Expeditionary Combat Support...
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Why Integrate? How End-to-End Integrations Benefit Organizations
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Looking Back
Integration difficulty
Implementation
Maintainability
Technology limitations
Multiple versions of the Truth
ERP Promise
Seamless Integration of Data
Eliminate duplicated efforts
Reduce probability of data errors
Increase available data across functions
Automation of mundane tasks
ERP Success Rates
1990s: 30-50%
2000s: 30-50%
Lots of Upside
Lots of Pitfalls
ERP Success
Failure
Success
US Air Force - ECSS
“Expeditionary Combat Support System”
Tried replacing 200+ unique systems
$1 billion (with a b) over 7 years
Scrapped in 2012
ERP Alternative
Integrated Applications for specific functions
Accounting
HR
Fleet
IT
Integrated is the key word