Abstract Advances in technology, is making it easier for companies to compete in the global market. One such trend is the creation and use of Enterprise, Resource, and Planning systems, known as ERP. Unlike legacy systems that focused on limited areas of an organization's information systems, ERP systems provide a complete suite of software products to operate an entire organization. ExxonMobil Chemical is in the process of implementing an ERP system known as SAP, code …showed first 75 words of 3557 total…

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