For over fifty years, computing technology has been a part of business. Organiza

For over fifty years, computing technology has been a part of business. Organizations have spent trillions of dollars on information technologies. But has all this investment in IT made a difference?” Excerpted from Information Systems for Business and Beyond, (2022), David T. Bourgeois, Ph.D. The million dollar question today is, has all this investment increased productivity and effectiveness of organizations?
The assignment will examine the various business processes used within various corporations. Review the process for documenting a business process and how it can assist an organization. Also, identify an ERP process and how it enables a business to collect information and distribute.
Discuss Porter’s Five Forces and how they show a company’s competitive advantage.
What is the value chain and why is it important? Examine ERP and how it can create efficiency within a business
Share the cons of an ERP.
Outline the roles people play in the use of information systems. What roles manage the system and what roles use it?
Summarize why an ERP and information systems roles are important to an organization’s competitive advantage.
Hint: All resources for this assignment are found in this week’s textbook readings.
Submit a five-page paper in APA format. Use at least three references. Please note that title page and reference page do not count as part of the five (5) page total.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 5 pages minimum
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.