By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff -- Manufacturing Business Technology, 2/1/2001 7:00:00 AM
Extended enterprise, ERP II-includes the "backbone" application of database technology and a single interface to manage core information related to a company's business-including customer, product, order, employee, and financial data, as well as extensions that deliver point benefits. From this single source, the information can then be shared with all relevant interested parties. The term extended enterprise is expressive of this evolution in enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems from having a primarily internal focus to a new era in which, by means of Internet technology, systems reach out to suppliers, customers, and a wider range of employees. Applications for customer relationship management, supply chain planning, and sell-side and buy-side e-Business provide the needed functionality.
