A Study of Information System Reengineering as ERP Is Introduced to Businesses Adapting to the E-Business Era

The advancement of information technology has caused the cost of information equipments to decrease substantially. Consolidation of corporate information into a complete system is a trend for businesses to adapt to the electronic era. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has contributed to greater efficiency for businesses around the world. Corporations in Taiwan are beginning to introduce ERP to satisfy customers' needs. Upon introduction of ERP, data entry occurs at the time of transaction. The collection, calculation, and analysis of data are processed according to handling structure of ERP. Therefore, many routine works are replaced by ERP. Employees should reconsider their position and role under ERP working environment so that they can enhance their value-added contribution. This paper intends to investigate how to integrate information system reengineering technology in the process of introducing ERP system. In addition, to avoid possible problems of database transfer and conflicts of new and old processes, this paper further investigates on both the subjects of data and process in information system reengineering technology.