Information Integration Pays Back

Stage 2: Reactive—These companies had a system—perhaps a home-grown one that had limited capabilities or unused functionality. Their systems offered no real-time data collection capabilities and often were augmented with other tools or applications.

Stage 3: Established—These organizations were sophisticated in their use of ERP. They likely had a fully integrated system with some relatively advance capabilities, such as base reporting and some custom reporting. With these systems, data could be entered only once then used for real-time decision making. The established systems also had robust features, allowing daily analysis.