A Holistic Approach for E-Business Engineering

Authors

Holger Luczak, Research Institute for Operations Management (FIR), Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, GermanyFollow
Stefan Bleck, Research Institute for Operations Management (FIR), Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, GermanyFollow
Tomaso Forzi, Forschungsinstitut für Rationalisierung (FIR e.V.) an der RWTH AachenFollow
Peter Laing, Research Institute for Operations Management (FIR), Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, GermanyFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In the recent years, the broader application of web-based technologies caused radical changes and a consequent rapid development within the entrepreneurial environment. In order to exploit first-mover advantages, enterprises often preferred a quick-paced introduction of E-Business solutions, hence neglecting more holistic and integrated approaches. This fact implied that E-Business solutions were usually simply and hastily embedded into the existing business processes and organizational structures. As a result, E-Business projects often did not reach the striven targets or even failed, with the consequently growing lack of trust towards the above-mentioned business approach. Hence, there is a clear need for action in the field of methodical development, deployment and integration of E-Business solutions into the entrepreneurial structure. We present an integrated framework for the engineering of E-Business, which is the result of a 3 year experience at FIR.

Recommended Citation

Luczak, Holger; Bleck, Stefan; Forzi, Tomaso; and Laing, Peter, "A Holistic Approach for E-Business Engineering" (2002). ICEB 2002 Proceedings (Taipei, Taiwan). 85.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2002/85