Key Challenges in Creating an Integrated ERP Environment

Abstract

we studied how large enterprises develop integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems under import substitution, where they must combine software from multiple vendors into a single solution. We analyzed discussions from 2022–2025 and identified key tensions between integration and adaptability, as well as the lack of a formal approach to business architecture design. We applied the emergent stratification method to structure requirements and proposed a four-layer model: the conceptual layer, the business model layer, the application layer, and the infrastructure layer. At the conceptual layer, we selected ontological models for business objects, applied the Business Capabilities Framework to describe business processes, and established codification principles. We classified AI agents as explorers, constructors, and executors to support adaptability and automation in integrated architectures. We considered an ontologybased platform as a promising foundation for system architecture. Our results provide a basis for further research on methods, modeling, and software implementation of integrated ERP systems.