Implementing Enterprise Systems for Management： A Case of Kenyan Universities

Kenyan universities, as other business entities, are implementing various information systems to facilitate their operations. The systems include enterprise systems which are implemented to enhance institutional management given their emphasis on standardisation, streamlining, and integration of business operations. In this study, the authors have established that Kenyan universities have mainly implemented systems for finance and accounting, student admissions, examinations management, and library services. The authors have also established that there are no significant differences in information systems needs among Kenyan universities, but there are significant differences in strengths and weaknesses among the private and public universities in the capabilities of systems they have implemented. The authors have further established that despite fears especially on delays in projects implementation and system costs, Kenyan universities are in a position to implement enterprise systems to facilitate their operations. However, the universities need to allocate more funds to systems implementation if they have to successfully implement enterprise systems which generally require more resources than ordinary software applications.

Application of Structuration Theory and Activity Theory in Enterprise Resources Planning Systems Implementation for Universities

An integration of organization culture in the conceptualization and development of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems （ERPs） is critical for an organization to reap potential benefits of the system. In this paper, the authors present an analytical approach through the Structuration Theory： How a university can assess its culture for the purposes of design and development of the ERPs. The authors extend the Structuration Theory by integrating it with the Activity Theory to provide the means of evaluating the activities that the system is to perform. The modified Orlikowski model is applied to depict the relationship between institutional properties, human agents, and technology in the university setup and how this offers a more inclusive approach to ERP systems development and implementation.

Alternative Systems of Corporate Governance in Modern Enterprises in Different Countries

Corporate governance deals with the agency problem because of the separation of management and finance in modern enterprises. The paper discusses two typical systems in developed countries market-based system and banking-based system. Four decisive elements for the formation and changing of corporate governance are found on the basis of analysis .above. The author believes there is no absolute uniform of so called ＂good＂ co.rporate governance. It depends much on the specific environment of different countries and companies.

The Characteristic of Enterprise Systems Engineering in the New Economic Era and Its Innovation

This paper reviewed the mode and optimization of the traditional enterprise＇s system engineering management briefly by combining the new situation of economy in the 21st century, pondered over its development and optimization in the new century, explored its new development and optimization under the new situation of economy.

Blockchain Based Enhanced ERP Transaction Integrity Architecture and PoET Consensus

Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP)software is extensively used for the management of business processes.ERP offers a system of integrated applications with a shared central database.Storing all business-critical information in a central place raises various issues such as data integrity assurance and a single point of failure,which makes the database vulnerable.This paper investigates database and Blockchain integration,where the Blockchain network works in synchronization with the database system,and offers a mechanism to validate the transactions and ensure data integrity.Limited research exists on Blockchain-based solutions for the single point of failure in ERP.We established in our study that for concurrent access control andmonitoring of ERP,private permissioned Blockchain using Proof of Elapsed Time consensus is more suitable.The study also investigated the bottleneck issue of transaction processing rates(TPR)of Blockchain consensus,specifically ERP’s TPR.The paper presents systemarchitecture that integrates Blockchain with an ERP system using an application interface.

How Chinese Companies Enhance Competitive Advantage Through Enterprise Information System Implementation

This paper describes how Chinese companies can enhance their competitive advantage through implementing enterprise information systems （EIS）. The reference framework combines strategic information system alignment and dynamic capabilities perspectives. EIS implementations were analyzed in eight companies （four in China and four in Europe）. Recommendations derived from this analysis can be used by Chinese EIS practitioners to effectively enhance organizational competitiveness through EIS implementation. The results show that Chinese companies must achieve a strategic alignment between their business strat- egy and EIS strategy and then they should facilitate EIS implementation by effectively designing managerial processes and learning mechanisms.

Connecting supplier and DoD blockchains for transparent part tracking

Blockchains have been around for more than ten years,and since 2015,a plethora of systems have been launched to target more flexible use cases.More recently,several enterprise blockchain systems,such as Consensys Quorum and Hyperledger Fabric,have been launched to make blockchain simpler to apply in complex organizational configurations.In this paper,we identify a specific Department of Defense use case,extrapolate requirements,and perform a thorough assessment of the different layers of the blockchain stack to identify the existing state of the art and undertake a gap analysis of the technology for this context.We describe a platform that meets many of these challenges and show how we architected,designed,and implemented a solution for this use case for deployment at NAVAIR.This solution connects transactions from two separate blockchain systems,Consensys Quorum and Hyperledger Fabric,by using a graph-based approach that preserves privacy while enabling full transparency across the military and supplier networks.