Objective

Numerous papers and reports have been written on E-Business and how this concept will change the way companies do business.

However, little information is available on how to successfully integrate E-Business projects with ongoing ERP implementation or already productive ERP systems. As more and more companies realize that they need to open themselves to their customers and suppliers over the Internet, integration with ERP systems becomes a critical issue.

The purpose of this paper is to highlight commonalties as well as differences between E-Business and ERP implementations and point out some of the pitfalls, which can jeopardize the success of E-Business projects. The intended audience is professionals faced with the challenge to implement E-Business applications in an ERP environment.

The impact E-Business has for business processes, people, technology and organization in an ERP environment will be discussed as well the alignment of those dimensions with respect to ERP and E-Business implementations. The business process focus is on Supply Chain Management in the procurement area.