Abstract
The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are typically the largest, most complex, and most challenging information systems (IS) implemented by firms, by integrating the key functions and assisting better and timely decision making. This paper discusses implementing an ERP system for the health sector in Sri Lanka, focusing on the cost benefit of stock optimization of medical drugs. The economic aspects related with the Sri Lankan health sector were studied in order to create a strong research. The era has come to develop interdisciplinary solutions for the problems the human kind is facing. In this case Health, Economics, Resource management and Human interventions cross over with IT in order to find solutions proving the necessity of interdisciplinary solutions. The study is the first to establish a bridge to derive IT based solution for a multidisciplinary problem and it is important to understand that IT combined with health studies is not capable enough to derive a solution but thorough understanding of multiple dimensions that leads to the best and ultimate solution for the problem.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Second International Congress of Interdisciplinary Research and Development |
Number of pages | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research and Development - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: 31 May 2012 → 1 Jun 2012 Conference number: 2nd |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research and Development |
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Country/Territory | Thailand |
City | Bangkok |
Period | 31/05/12 → 1/06/12 |