A Multi-tier Architecture for Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning
Karl E. Kurbel, Andrzej Dąbkowski, Anna Maria Jankowska · 2003
Mobile computing is changing the behavior of individuals and also of organizations. Instant access to information is beneficial in many business situations. Consequently, core information systems like ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems that today’s organizations rely on have to support the mobile behavior of their users. We discuss some architectural considerations for mobile applications and introduce a multi-tier architecture for a mobile ERP system. Two key questions to answer are how to access content of an ERP database from a mobile device, and how to make that content available to a mobile user no matter which device he or she is using. A prototypical implementation based on a real ERP system is described. Open questions and issues for further research are discussed in the concluding section.