Next Generation ERP Systems: Scalable and Decentralized Paradigms

The Internet has opened new venues for companies to create flexible systems (or “supply webs”) by offering high-speed communication and tight connectivity. This presents a tremendous potential to change the way companies distribute goods, communicate with suppliers and customers, and collaborate both within their company and with their business partners. Hence, businesses increasingly look for ways to use these new tools to achieve “collaboration” and “coordination” between entities within their company, as well as between entities within their supply chain.