A rental and leasing company is in the IT engineering and rental business, specializing in testing and measurement products. As the company has expanded, so too has its IT procurement, with the…

A rental and leasing company is in the IT engineering and rental business, specializing in testing and measurement products. As the company has expanded, so too has its IT procurement, with the resulting infrastructure being both complex and wasteful. It is difficult to introduce new applications, and IT is failing to effectively support the continued business growth. The current AS/400 solution is getting old and very costly to maintain. A decision has been made to overhaul the company's IT infrastructure. As stated by the CIO, "we want a system which contributes to operational efficiency". For the rental business, one of the company's core divisions, improving value add has become a major requirement. One identified value adds timeliness. What would be the recommended solution to address the CIO concerns and improve the timeliness value add?