Consider a greenhouse gas management application. Many companies grap-
ple with the problem of trying to quantify their carbon footprint. Such an
application would automate the process by analyzing both the company’s
own direct “smokestack” emissions and indirect emissions from sources,
such as travel, buildings, supply chain, and partners. Such an application
could integrate ERP/manufacturing applications, sourcing, supply chain, and
human resources. Executives could analyze key questions such as the poten-
tial for global warming or ozone depletion. They could compare performance
in plants across the globe, drilling down and slicing data however they choose.
Features of a greenhouse gas management application could include:
Changing query display options with one-click navigation. Change sort-
ing, swap axes, change aggregation methods (sums, average) or change
the display (ranked list, Olympic, cumulated.. .)
Performance managementTrend analysis
Data miningBenchmarkingAn IT solution speeds distribution of data .....................................
Different business regulations, complicated by regional differences, require
access to information across disparate enterprise systems. An IT solution
builds upon an integrated business applications environment that is cross-
enterprise, and spans regional issues, business mandates, and industry
regulations.