Enterprise Integration

This unique book combines important principles of integrated systems with practical experience to help readers apply information technology to solve complex problems. It reveals the linkages between business processes and how these linkages are supported in enterprise--wide integrated systems. Featuring a highly practical, hands-on approach ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION is the only textbook on the subject written specifically for users with no prior enterprise system experience. With its broad coverage of topics, the text introduces readers to important principles of integrated systems, and demonstrated how those principles are implemented in a business context. You will learn how linkages form between business processed and how these linkages are supported by enterprise systems. Once you've mastered the basic concepts, you can observe these linkages in action. FEATURES Emphasizes practical experience using enterprise systems. Fosters a broad understanding of fundamental concepts of enterprise technology. Case studies and exercises throughout the text provide a balance of theory and practice. Focused on enterprise systems in general using SAP and other software as examples.