The Adventurous and Practical Journey to a Large-Scale Enterprise Solution: Threading the Way to Implementing an Erp Through Midrp Practice

The high failure rate of enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects is a pressing concern for both academic researchers and industrial practitioners. The challenges of an ERP implementation are particularly high when the project involves designing and developing a system from scratch. Organizations often turn to vendors and consultants for handling such projects but, every aspect of an ERP project is opaque for both customers and vendors.

Unlocking the mysteries of building a large-scale ERP system, The Adventurous and Practical Journey to a Large-Scale Enterprise Solution tells the story of implementing an applied enterprise solution. The book covers the field of enterprise resource planning by examining state-of-the-art concepts in software project management methodology, design and development integration policy, and deployment framework, including:

• A hybrid project management methodology using waterfall as well as a customized Scrum-based approach
• A novel multi-tiered software architecture featuring an enhanced flowable process engine
• A unique platform for coding business processes efficiently
• Integration to embed ERP modules in physical devices
• A heuristic-based framework to successfully step into the Go-live period

Written to help ERP project professionals, the book charts the path that they should travel from project ideation to systems implementation. It presents a detailed, real-life case study of implementing a large-scale ERP and uses storytelling to demonstrate incorrect and correct decisions frequently made by vendors and customers. Filled with practical lessons learned, the book explains the ins and outs of adopting project methodologies. It weaves a tale that features both real-world and scholarly aspects of an ERP implementation.

企業資源規劃（ERP）項目的高失敗率是學術研究人員和工業從業者的一個迫切關注的問題。當項目涉及從頭開始設計和開發系統時，ERP實施的挑戰尤其高。組織通常會求助於供應商和顧問來處理這類項目，但對於客戶和供應商來說，ERP項目的每個方面都是不透明的。

《大規模企業解決方案的冒險與實踐之旅》揭示了構建大規模ERP系統的奧秘。本書通過研究軟件項目管理方法論、設計和開發集成策略以及部署框架等最新概念，涵蓋了企業資源規劃領域。其中包括：

- 使用瀑布模型和定制的Scrum方法的混合項目管理方法論
- 具有增強的可流動流程引擎的新型多層軟件架構
- 用於高效編碼業務流程的獨特平台
- 將ERP模塊嵌入實體設備的集成
- 成功進入Go-live期間的基於啟發式的框架

本書旨在幫助ERP項目專業人士，從項目構想到系統實施，為他們指引道路。它通過講故事的方式，呈現了實施大規模ERP時供應商和客戶經常做出的錯誤和正確決策的詳細實例。本書充滿了實用的經驗教訓，解釋了採用項目方法論的方方面面。它結合了ERP實施的現實世界和學術方面，編織出一個故事。

Vahid Hajipour is the Head of FANAP Studies & Research Center serves as the knowledge preservation and dissemination headquarters of the FANAP Co., a giant information and communications technology (ICT) solution provider. To align with the devised mission, the divisional structure of the center encompasses four departments of scientific research, market research, scientific publication, and scientific events. The scientific research department spotlights and documents the groundwork of the valuable applied maneuvers of the company in dealing with real-world business challenges. The market research department puts the knowledge-based ideas into practice by directing the development of high-tech services such as a data annotation platform and an AI-enabled robotic system in the banking sector. The division of the scientific publication also hosts the editorial office of the Journal of Applied Intelligent Systems & Information Sciences (JAISIS) through embracing practical studies on different streams of ICT. Furthermore, the center looks for designing scientific events to learn the target audiences how to cope with novel technological concepts/tools using innovative educational methods like gamified ones. Currently, 15 full-time specialists and a broad network of experts in ICT projects with profound academic and seasoned business backgrounds are interactively pursuing the Center's mission.

Despite being founded recently (i.e., in 2020), several research works are conducted under the supervision and affiliation of the center (i.e., Research Center, FANAP Co., Tehran, Iran). Notably, the senior scholars of the center who contributes to the present book, i.e., Vahid Hajipour, Sajjad Jalali, Mohammad Amini, and Ali Gharaei have successfully published prolific papers in a significant number of prestigious journals such as Safety Science, Computers & Operations Research, Knowledge-based Systems, Expert Systems with Applications, Computer and Industrial Engineering, IEEE Transaction of Engineering Management, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Applied Soft Computing, International Journal of System Science, Engineering Optimization, Measurement, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, among others. To expand interprofessional collaborations, FANAP Studies & Research Center welcomes joint research programs with active scholarly parties all around the globe in the context of cutting-edge topics, including but not limited to, enterprise solutions, artificial intelligence, data science, Internet of Things, cloud computing, blockchain, and robotics.

Vahid Hajipour是FANAP Studies & Research Center的負責人，該中心是FANAP Co.的知識保存和傳播總部，FANAP Co.是一家巨大的信息和通信技術（ICT）解決方案提供商。為了配合既定的使命，該中心的部門結構包括科學研究、市場研究、科學出版和科學活動四個部門。科學研究部門關注並記錄了公司在應對現實商業挑戰方面的寶貴應用策略。市場研究部門通過指導銀行業高科技服務的開發，將基於知識的想法付諸實踐，例如數據標註平台和AI-enabled機器人系統。科學出版部門還設有《應用智能系統與信息科學期刊》（JAISIS）的編輯辦公室，通過實踐研究來探討不同ICT領域的實用研究。此外，該中心致力於設計科學活動，以創新的教育方法（如遊戲化）教導目標受眾如何應對新的技術概念/工具。目前，有15名全職專家和一個由具有深厚學術和豐富商業背景的ICT專案專家組成的廣泛網絡正在積極推進該中心的使命。

儘管成立不久（即2020年），但該中心（即FANAP Co.位於伊朗德黑蘭的研究中心）在該中心的監督和隸屬下進行了多項研究工作。值得注意的是，該中心的高級學者，包括Vahid Hajipour、Sajjad Jalali、Mohammad Amini和Ali Gharaei，在許多知名期刊上成功發表了大量論文，如《Safety Science》、《Computers & Operations Research》、《Knowledge-based Systems》、《Expert Systems with Applications》、《Computer and Industrial Engineering》、《IEEE Transaction of Engineering Management》、《Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing》、《Applied Soft Computing》、《International Journal of System Science》、《Engineering Optimization》、《Measurement》、《Journal of Computational Design and Engineering》、《Reliability Engineering and System Safety》、《International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology》等。為了擴大跨專業合作，FANAP Studies & Research Center歡迎與全球各地的活躍學術團體進行聯合研究計劃，涵蓋的前沿主題包括但不限於企業解決方案、人工智能、數據科學、物聯網、雲計算、區塊鏈和機器人技術。