{"product_id":"9781939731371","title":"The Real Story Behind Two-tiered ERP Separating the Marketing from the Usable Strategy","description":"How do you respond to those in your company who propose two-tiered ERP?\u003cp\u003eText in the wave in the center of the cover:\u003cbr\u003eIf you need help determining your company's overall enterprise software strategy and how two-tiered ERP fits in, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-tiered ERP is widely understood as the use of different ERP systems for different layers of an organization. Until this book, the effectiveness of a two-tiered ERP strategy could only be determined through anecdotal evidence, the marketing literature of ERP vendors, and the advice of consulting companies. By understanding two-tiered ERP within the context of ERP's history, readers will see how two-tiered ERP may represent a crack in the façade of \"big ERP,\" and will know how to formulate a comprehensive and logical response to proposals about implementing a two-tiered strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy reading this book you will:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliminate confusion over definitions of two-tiered, multi-tiered, and single instance ERP.\u003cbr\u003eReview SAP and Oracle's Tier 1 and Tier 2 ERP products.\u003cbr\u003eUnderstand why two-tiered and single instance ERP is not the best strategy.\u003cbr\u003eAppreciate that WHAT is written about two-tiered ERP depends greatly upon WHO is writing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecognize the logic used by vendors to sell two-tiered ERP and whose interests are being served by a two-tiered strategy. \u003cbr\u003eLearn an alternative strategy that provides functionality, cost savings, and the best return on investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are just beginning your research on ERP, read the companion book by the same author, The Real Story Behind ERP: Separating Fiction from Reality first, as it provides the most exhaustive history of ERP currently published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCM Focus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039909691632,"sku":"9781939731371","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939731371_p0.jpg?v=1763665844","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939731371","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}