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Information Systems for Supporting Production Processes in a Company Manufacturing Roof Metal Sheets - A Case Study

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  • Michal Szafranek

    (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland)

  • Rafal Michalski
  • Lukasz Wiechetek

    (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

Due to strong globalization processes and the dynamics of market changes in a highly – competitive environment, leading-edge companies today are made to constantly develop in order to ensure their effective functioning. It is modern information systems that are responsible for the effective planning and management of company resources and which enable companies to expand thier business. The implementation of the information system is a real challenge for the managing staff, operating workers, customers and subcontractors, especially in a production company, which is why it should be thoroughly planned and carefully conducted. The article presents the main conclusions from the process of the implementation and expoitation of ERP system by the leading manufacturer of roof and facade metal sheets in Poland. It outlines specific market needs in roofing sheet industry, followed by the characerization of basic production process in a given comapny and the presentation of advantages of applying IT tools for supporting production processes. The article also describes some problems which the employees of the company may have encountered during both the implementation and exploitation of the information system.

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  • Michal Szafranek & Rafal Michalski & Lukasz Wiechetek, 2016. "Information Systems for Supporting Production Processes in a Company Manufacturing Roof Metal Sheets - A Case Study," Managing Innovation and Diversity in Knowledge Society Through Turbulent Time: Proceedings of the MakeLearn and TIIM Joint International Conference 2016,, ToKnowPress.
  • Handle: RePEc:tkp:mklp16:1023-1031
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