Study Notes on ERP starting from internal integration-Chapter 1 necessity of information integration from Business Process Optimization 2nd information integration and real-time sharing 2.2.2 Information Integration and Real-Time Sharing

2.2.2 Information Integration and Real-Time Sharing

Information Integration means that any data or information is the responsibility of a full-time employee of a department, which is input to the system at the specified time and stored in the specified database, then, according to the requirements of the business process, process according to the specified calculation method. In short, the principle of information integration is "the only source of information", rather than multiple heads. Only accurate and reliable information sources, complete and precise content, and timely delivery of information can help correct decisions and avoid mistakes.

Information Integration is implemented for real-time information sharing. Real-time sharing allows administrators to learn the relevant information in real time to cope with the ever-changing internal and external environment changes, which is crucial to improving the enterprise's response speed. Each employee of an enterprise takes necessary decisions and measures based on the same data source without mistaken timing to improve the enterprise (or to realize a supply and demand chain composed of multiple economic entities) capability and competitiveness.

Information Integration and real-time sharing are essential for "Real-Time Enterprise (RTE.

Gartner has the following meanings when defining the "real-time" concept of "Real-Time Enterprise:

1) obtain necessary and sufficient information at the required time;

2) anticipate possible events and opportunities in a timely manner to prevent risks;

3) no delay in processing and decision-making.

This is the highest level pursued by information management. Today's competition is competition for time. In order to compete for time and speed, we must grasp real-time and reliable information.