Kritéria výběru vhodného systémového řešení pro výrobní podnik

This thesis focuses on the issue of criteria for selecting a suitable system solution in a manufacturing company. The core of a manufacturing enterprise is the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, which often works in combination with the MES (Manufacturing Execution System). These two systems, among other things, support the manufacturing process itself, which brings the main added value. When evolving these systems, companies face the problem of whether to continue with existing systems or, for example, to switch to other providers. Such a decision should not be taken lightly, as it will affect the operation of the entire company for several years to come and the wrong decision can cost the company a lot of money. The aim of this thesis is to create a model (made up of identified criteria influencing such decisions and a guide on how to proceed) and then to test it on a specific manufacturing company that is currently solving such a problem (in other words to make a comparison of the possible solutions considered according to the criteria found, to choose a suitable system solution and possibly to propose a further course of action). The model is created using the Design science research method. The structure of the thesis is described in the introduction and the objectives are defined. The specific company on which the model will be tested is also described, which is a cable manufacturing company. For this manufacturing company, in which the author of this thesis works during the creation of this thesis, the current state of IT including the system solution is also analysed. In the next section, devoted to the method, the considered procedure and the chosen method of Design science research, by means of which the model is created, are described. In the third part, the results of the work are presented, specifically the created model (consisting of a list of 58 criteria and instructions on how to proceed). Stakeholders are identified and interviewed to determine the importance of each criterion for further comparison. At the end of this chapter, a comparison of the possible solutions is made using the created model (using quantitative and qualitative multi-criteria decision making methods), resulting in the most suitable option. In the last section, the results of the work (the results of the comparison and the model itself) are discussed. A further course of action for the enterprise is suggested and a possible direction of research is given. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the fulfilment of the objectives of the thesis.