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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2020) | Viewed by 31978

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Wen-Hsien Tsai

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Department of Business Administration, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
Interests: sustainability; green production decision model; industry 4.0; corporate social responsibility (CSR); activity-based costing (ABC); enterprise resource planning (ERP); carbon emission cost; energy saving and carbon emission reduction; international financial reporting standards (IFRS)
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Dear Colleagues,

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an integrated information system that links all management functions to provide the real-time information for various job executions or decision making. Usually, an ERP system is composed of various modules including Sales and Distribution, Production and Material Management, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, Financial and Management Accounting, Human Resource Management, and so forth. Thus, the main features of ERP systems include “Integration”, “Real-time”, and “Modularization”. ERP implementation can improve efficiency, increase productivity, streamline processes, decrease costs, boost product quality and competitiveness, enhance customer service and supplier collaboration, etc.

On the other hand, “sustainability is the study of how natural systems function, remain diverse and produce everything it needs for the ecology to remain in balance”. Sustainability takes into account how we might live in harmony with the natural world around us, protecting it from damage and destruction. From a general cognition perspective, the three pillars of sustainability are: social sustainability (achieving the goal of social well-being and harmony without war, poverty, and injustice), economic sustainability (achieving the goal of economic production), and environmental sustainability (achieving the goal of environmental quality and natural resource protection). Sustainability provides the following benefits: (1) reducing energy-related costs, (2) attracting new customers and increase sales, (3) boosting workforce morale and innovations, and (4) reducing the societal impact of carbon footprint and the number of toxins released into the atmosphere.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions on the relationship between ERP and sustainability. That is, how to use ERP to achieve the goals of sustainability including economic, social, and environmental, in order to assume corporate social responsibility (CSR), especially under the new manufacturing environment of Industry 4.0. For example, ERP under Industry 4.0 can increase production efficiency and productivity to reduce production time, and then decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) and carbon emissions. Industry 4.0 is composed of three tiers of technologies including the automation technologies for manufacturing activities, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for shop floor control, and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) for big data analysis and cloud computing. This Special Issue aims to explore how to use ERP to achieve the goals of sustainability under Industry 4.0 or other new manufacturing environment. Both original research articles as well as review articles are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Wen-Hsien Tsai
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • ERP integration
  • Real-time information
  • ERP modularization
  • Economic sustainability
  • Social sustainability
  • Environmental sustainability
  • ERP and economic sustainability
  • ERP and social sustainability
  • ERP and environmental sustainability
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Industry 4.0
  • Greenhouse gas (GHG)
  • Carbon emissions
  • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
  • Shop floor control
  • Big data analysis
  • Cloud computing
  • Green optimization
  • Sustainable manufacturing
  • Sustainable development
  • Sustainability reporting
  • Sustainability accounting

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Applying ERP and MES to Implement the IFRS 8 Operating Segments: A Steel Group’s Activity-Based Standard Costing Production Decision Model
by Wen-Hsien Tsai, Shu-Hui Lan and Hsiu-Li Lee
Sustainability 2020, 12(10), 4303; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104303 - 25 May 2020
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The purpose of this paper is to create a smart operating roadmap, which shows the entire process of a strategic business plan, including functions, methods, and tools, to link IFRS 8 (International Financial Reporting Standards No.8) to ABSC (Activity-Based Standard Costing), and to [...] Read more.
The purpose of this paper is to create a smart operating roadmap, which shows the entire process of a strategic business plan, including functions, methods, and tools, to link IFRS 8 (International Financial Reporting Standards No.8) to ABSC (Activity-Based Standard Costing), and to integrate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System) under an Industry 4.0 environment. The IFRS is a global accounting framework that provides high-quality global accounting standards and governance principles for companies. Using the ABSC production decision model can support the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in planning Product–Business Unit (Product-BU) organization, which complies with the definition of the IFRS8 operating segments. The case study of the steel group uses the organizational design of the ERP system to achieve the systematization of reportable segments financial statements. In this process, the mathematical programing methods and ABSC can be used to obtain the optimal solutions for sales, costs, and profits. An international steel group case is used to demonstrate how to apply the methodology proposed in this paper for operating planning and control. The sensitivity analysis on the carbon emission reduction goal of environmental sustainability is also presented for the steel group case. Full article
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Critical Success Factors in Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning Systems for Sustainable Corporations
by Shaio Yan Huang, An An Chiu, Po Chi Chao and Arniati Arniati
Sustainability 2019, 11(23), 6785; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11236785 - 29 Nov 2019
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More and more companies are significantly introducing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to secure enterprise resources for effective distribution and provide accurate data for sustainable development in enterprise. Recently, Type B laboratory has promoted the utilization of the corporation’s own sustainable developments of [...] Read more.
More and more companies are significantly introducing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to secure enterprise resources for effective distribution and provide accurate data for sustainable development in enterprise. Recently, Type B laboratory has promoted the utilization of the corporation’s own sustainable developments of the business model philosophy to affect the society and to solve social and environmental issues. The form of organizations arising from this certification process is referred to as the B Corporation, and this represents the implementation and commitment to sustainable development. Thus, decision-makers of B Corporation who can utilize ERP system tools well can coordinate sustainable activities better. There is not enough literature at this stage to provide the key success factors of implementing the ERP system for the B Corporation in Taiwan. This study extensively reviews the literature and conducts a modified Delphi expert questionnaire survey to elucidate the critical success factors of B Corporations’ implementation of ERP systems. The research results can assist the sustainable value of B Corporation and contribute to the current literature of improving critical success factors. The limitation of this study is that it only represents the perspective of B Corporation in Taiwan. Second, this study is unable to encompass all key success factors (CSFs) pertaining to ERP systems. Full article
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Do Higher Asymmetry Threshold Effects Exist on the Gold Return Volatility during Highly Fluctuating Periods?
by Yu-Hui Liao and Yeong-Jia Goo
Sustainability 2019, 11(18), 4829; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11184829 - 04 Sep 2019
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The GJR-GARCH model is frequently used by researchers and academic institutions. However, the model conveys limited information, using zero as a threshold without considering other possible thresholds. This study shows that a favorable econometric model could be formed by constructing a hybrid momentum [...] Read more.
The GJR-GARCH model is frequently used by researchers and academic institutions. However, the model conveys limited information, using zero as a threshold without considering other possible thresholds. This study shows that a favorable econometric model could be formed by constructing a hybrid momentum HMTAR-GARCH model. Our findings indicate that higher asymmetry momentum threshold effects exist on the gold return volatility during highly fluctuating periods. Sustainable Enterprise Resource Planning (S-ERP) systems could help in the formation of a good risk management strategy by using the HMTAR-GARCH model. Perhaps gold is more sustainable than many other financial assets in the creation of an investment portfolio. Full article
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Assessing the Greenness of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems through Green IT Solutions: A Romanian Perspective
by Minodora Ursacescu, Dan Popescu, Cristina State and Ion Smeureanu
Sustainability 2019, 11(16), 4472; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11164472 - 18 Aug 2019
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Businesses and technology play an important role in the global economy, where the achievement of sustainability goals has a positive impact on society and companies. In this regard, there is a need to integrate information technology and sustainability to enable companies to act [...] Read more.
Businesses and technology play an important role in the global economy, where the achievement of sustainability goals has a positive impact on society and companies. In this regard, there is a need to integrate information technology and sustainability to enable companies to act in a greener manner. Knowing that the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is one of the most powerful business solutions for companies, it is crucial to align its use with sustainability elements through the use of green information technology (IT). We explored the relationship between ERP systems and green IT practices to assess how green IT provides an opportunity for organizations to improve ERP systems in more environmentally responsible initiatives. For that purpose, we empirically analyzed four Romanian economic sectors based on an online survey that contained criteria to explore organizational awareness about developing green ERP systems. The findings indicate that companies are generally focused on the key benefits of ERP systems related to operational aspects and less on the sustainability benefits. Based on these results, the main conclusion highlights the strong need to embed IT in business sustainability initiatives by adopting green IT solutions. Full article
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Is It Possible to Manage the Product Recovery Processes in an ERP? Analysis of Functional Needs
by Raul Oltra-Badenes, Hermenegildo Gil-Gomez, Vicente Guerola-Navarro and Pau Vicedo
Sustainability 2019, 11(16), 4380; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11164380 - 13 Aug 2019
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In today’s business environment, different factors make product return and product recovery increasingly more important in order to recover value and increase the company’s profitability. In such an environment, where sustainability concerns and awareness of environmental responsibility in industrial production has considerably grown, [...] Read more.
In today’s business environment, different factors make product return and product recovery increasingly more important in order to recover value and increase the company’s profitability. In such an environment, where sustainability concerns and awareness of environmental responsibility in industrial production has considerably grown, reverse logistics (RL) becomes more relevant and, thus, its correct management using suitable information systems (IS) is fundamental. Nevertheless, today’s IS in general, and in Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) in particular, are developed based on conventional logistic processes that do not contemplate the specific characteristics of RL. The main objective of this work is to analyze the functional requirements of an IS to manage product recovery processes that serve as a guide to develop a suitable ERP for RL. The research methodology has been conducted with a qualitative approach, through which the main specific requirements that an IS must meet to manage RL have been stablished, and a data model for the development of solutions to the requirements identified in an ERP system has been proposed. For the development in the ERP it is recommended to start with the requirement of RBOM (Reverse Bill Of Materials) management, since it is the most complex development and has a greater relationship with the rest. Full article
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Business Sustainability Performance Evaluation for Taiwanese Banks—A Hybrid Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Approach
by Arthur Jin Lin and Hai-Yen Chang
Sustainability 2019, 11(8), 2236; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11082236 - 13 Apr 2019
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The Taiwanese government has encouraged bank privatization and the establishment of financial holding companies to improve banking sustainability and consolidate banks, insurance companies, and securities firms. It is important for bank decision makers to set policies that lead to sustainable development. However, the [...] Read more.
The Taiwanese government has encouraged bank privatization and the establishment of financial holding companies to improve banking sustainability and consolidate banks, insurance companies, and securities firms. It is important for bank decision makers to set policies that lead to sustainable development. However, the literature remains unclear about the types of banks that achieve greater business sustainability. This paper aims to (1) identify the criteria that affect banks’ business sustainability and (2) determine the most sustainable types of banks. This study uses a hybrid multiple-criteria decision-making approach on eighteen financial criteria for twenty-five Taiwanese listed banks with data from 2012 to 2016. The results show that non-performing loan ratio is the most critical factor. In addition, financial holding companies outperformed non-financial holding companies. Financial holding companies with insurance companies as their largest subsidiaries performed best. Private banks exceeded state-owned banks in sustainability. The results lead to two implications. First, banks should value risk over profitability and diversify financial products. Second, the government should continue to privatize banks. These findings suggest that bank managers implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with a master plan, framework, and guidelines to help them track bank performance indicators to ensure sustainability. Full article
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