a. Visit the Web site of two enterprise systems vendors. Investigate the product's ability to support each of the IPP components in Figure 13.1 (page 469). Produce a chart comparing the two products' IPP offerings.
b. How well would each product support each of the following businesses?
1. A personal computer manufacturer that buys premade components and assembles them to meet customer specifications after a customer order is received
2. A producer of canned soup
3. An aircraft manufacturer
4. An apparel manufacturer
