Production management and enterprise modelling

This paper has the objective to demonstrate the usefulness of Enterprise Modelling to implement Enterprise Resource Planning (erp) software, or Supply Chain Management (scm) software. In the first part, we review the evolution of Production Management in the new enterprise, then we present the status of Enterprise Modelling Methodology, particularly the GRAI Methodology. The third part demonstrates the difficulties to implement erp or erp and the role of Enterprise Modelling Methodology in this implementation.