Editing Enterprise information system (section)

==Purpose==
Enterprise information systems provide a technology platform that enables organizations to [[Enterprise integration|integrate]] and coordinate their [[business processes]] on a robust foundation. An EIS is currently used in conjunction with [[customer relationship management]] and [[supply chain management]] to automate business processes.<ref name="eidvtai" />  An enterprise information system provides a single system that is central to the organization that ensures information can be shared across all functional levels and management [[hierarchies]].

An EIS can be used to increase business [[productivity]] and reduce service cycles, [[product development]] cycles and marketing life cycles.<ref name="eidvtai">{{cite book |title=Enterprise Information Systems: Contemporary Trends and Issues |last=Olson |first=David L. |author2=Subodh Kesharwani |year=2010 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-9814273169 |pages=2, 13–16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-AwDAp7Fe2UC |access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref>  It may be used to amalgamate existing applications. Other outcomes include higher [[operational efficiency]] and cost savings.<ref name="eidvtai" />

Financial value is not usually a direct outcome from the implementation of an enterprise information system.<ref name="eiscmta">{{cite book |title=Enterprise Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications |author=Information Resources Management Association |year=2010 |publisher=Idea Group Inc |isbn=978-1616928537 |pages=38, 43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hpc6-SfS2scC |access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref>