Smart factory: E-business perspective of enhanced ERP in aircraft manufacturing industry

Author

Rashid, M.A. ; Riaz, Z. ; Turan, Erman ; Haskilic, V. ; Sunje, A. ; Khan, Noel

Author_Institution

Nat. Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

fYear

2012

fDate

July 29 2012-Aug. 2 2012

Firstpage

3262

Lastpage

3275

Abstract

Purpose - Paper purposes and applies scenario planning methods to identify strategic planning issues and aspects of ERP technology for competitive advantage thereby giving researchers new future research agenda for smart-factory in vague of European vision of manufacturing excellence; in view of global economic recession. Design/methodology/approach - Scenario planning techniques coupled with ERP road-mapping is integrated for grand strategic planning of future ERP framework. Findings - Scenario techniques were applied for holistic analysis of aircraft industry enhanced ERP road mapping. Originality/value - A novel approach was inscribed for scenario planning. Literature and research methods were integrated for strategic continuous & discontinuous perspectives of scenario planning for disruptive innovation in future factories of aircraft industry.

Keywords

aerospace industry; electronic commerce; enterprise resource planning; strategic planning; ERP road-mapping; ERP technology; aircraft industry holistic analysis; aircraft manufacturing industry; e-business perspective; scenario planning methods; smart factory; strategic discontinuous perspectives; strategic planning issues; Aircraft; Biological system modeling; Business; Computer integrated manufacturing; Manufacturing; Planning; Production facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technology Management for Emerging Technologies (PICMET), 2012 Proceedings of PICMET '12:

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2853-1

Type

conf

Filename

6304343