Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
Given the uncertainty and changing business conditions faced by North American manufacturers, the need to balance the flexibility of an organization’s information system is more important now than ever before. Too much flexibility may result in workarounds and corrupt data leading to increased inefficiencies and levels of waste, contrary to production goals. Too rigid a system makes it difficult for the organization to adequately respond to uncertainty and change key business process to respond to changing environmental conditions. This research examines the need to balance flexibility in enterprise systems for optimal organizational effectiveness.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
2008 International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM) in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Scholar Commons Citation
Sullivan, John J.; Boyle, Todd A.; and Scherrer-Rathje, Maike, "Towards a Framework for Balancing Enterprise Systems Flexibility" (2008). School of Information Faculty Publications. 323.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/323
Comments
This is the author’s version of the proceedings from the "International Conference on Information Resource Management".