Is AI Crippling ERP? - Connected World
For decades, ERP (enterprise-resource planning) systems have been the backbone of business. They brought together finance, manufacturing, supply chains, procurement, human resources, and customer data into one centralized platform. Then came M2M (machine-to-machine) communications and the rise of the IoT (Internet of Things), connecting physical assets, equipment, and infrastructure to digital systems in realtime. Now, AI (artificial intelligence) has entered the conversation—and many are beginning to ask one really big question: Will AI be the end of ERP?
I’d like to add my two cents to this conversation. For one, this isn’t the first time we have had this conversation. We literally had this exact same ERP conversation when M2M and IoT technologies exploded onto the scene.
For what it’s worth, what we are witnessing now is not the end of ERP, but rather the next major evolution of enterprise technology. AI is transforming ERP, how data is interpreted, and...
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