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A Multi-tier Architecture for Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning

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Wirtschaftsinformatik 2003/Band I

Abstract

Mobile computing is changing the behavior of individuals and also of organizations. Instant access to information is beneficial in many business situations. Consequently, core information systems like ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems that today’s organizations rely on have to support the mobile behavior of their users. We discuss some architectural considerations for mobile applications and introduce a multi-tier architecture for a mobile ERP system. Two key questions to answer are how to access content of an ERP database from a mobile device, and how to make that content available to a mobile user no matter which device he or she is using. A prototypical implementation based on a real ERP system is described. Open questions and issues for further research are discussed in the concluding section.

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  1. European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland

    Karl Kurbel, Andrzej Dabkowski & Anna Maria Jankowska

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  1. Technische Universität Dresden Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, 01069, Dresden, Deutschland

    Wolfgang Uhr (Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Informationssysteme in Industrie und Handel), Werner Esswein (Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Systementwicklung) & Eric Schoop (Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Informationsmanagement) (Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Informationssysteme in Industrie und Handel),  (Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Systementwicklung) &  (Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Informationsmanagement)

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Kurbel, K., Dabkowski, A., Jankowska, A.M. (2003). A Multi-tier Architecture for Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning. In: Uhr, W., Esswein, W., Schoop, E. (eds) Wirtschaftsinformatik 2003/Band I. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57444-3_5

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