This supplement text bridges the gap between the fundamentals of how businesses operate (processes) and the
tools that business people use to accomplish their tasks (systems). The authors have developed this text for an
introductory MIS or general business course to establish a fundamental understanding of business processes. Business
students, regardless of their functional discipline, will be able to apply the real-world concepts discussed in
this text immediately upon entering the workforce.
As more and more businesses adopt enterprise systems globally, it becomes increasingly important for business schools
to offer a process-based curriculum to better reflect the realities of modern business. Given the integration
of business operations and enterprise systems, Magal and Word have designed this text to reflect, in a practical
and accessible format, how real-world business processes are managed and executed.