Integration
ɪntɪˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1.
The action or process of integrating.
“economic and political integration”
synonyms: combination, amalgamation, incorporation, unification, consolidation,
merger, fusing, blending, meshing, homogenization, homogenizing, coalescing, assimilation
Thursday morning, I arrive at work and have a particularly important scheduling report to compile in time to present to a customer visiting today. I shuffle my hands and think “right, got a few hours to get this done, let’s crack on!”
**Unable to connect to network**
Well that knocked the cheese off my cracker! For almost 3 hours the entire site network is down, for those unfamiliar with ERP/MRP, these are software packages integrated into the functionality of almost all operational systems within a business. Therefore, when the software fails, everything else cannot function. Anyway, while I was sat twiddling my thumbs for a few hours, this whole vocational dilemma got me thinking…
How reliant are we upon the technology we currently have access to?
