Enterprise resource planning (ERP)—A brief history
简述了ERP的发展史，讨论了主要供应商及计算机软硬件进步对行业的影响，并基于对J.D. Edwards创始人等关键人物的访谈，分析了近期的行业整合。
Abstract This is a brief history of ERP—enterprise resource planning. Major ERP vendors are discussed as well as the major impact of developments in computer hardware and software on the industry. The industry consolidation that has recently occurred is also discussed. Interviews were conducted with Mr. Ed McVaney, founder of J.D. Edwards, Rick Allen, former VP of Finance and Administration, and Rick Snow, former Chief Legal Counsel of J.D. Edwards. Information was also obtained from Bill Robinson who held the position of “Industry Consultant” with IBM in the mid‐1980s.