Critical factors for successful ERP implementation: Exploratory findings from four case studies Jaideep Motwani a‚*‚ Ram Subramanian a‚ Pradeep Gopalakrishna b a Seidman School of Business‚ Grand Valley State University‚ Department of Management‚ 401 West Fulton‚ Grand Rapids‚ MI 49504‚ USA b Department of Marketing and International Business‚ Lubin School of Business‚ Pace University‚ New York‚ NY 10038‚ USA Received 29 March 2004; received in revised form 14 December 2004; accepted 13 February
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Zappos Case Study Analysis Started as a pure shoes E-tailer in 1999 in San Francisco under shoesite.com‚ Zappos went from $1.6M in gross sales to more than $2 billion in 2011 including apparel‚ footwear and accessories (Figure:1). The customer service dedicated company created and fostered a great business model that puts the company culture in the driver’s seat. During the recession of 2008 the company laid off 8% of its workforce. Therefore‚ in 2009 Hsieh‚ the CEO was forced to sell the company
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Key Success Factors of fast food Success in the fast food industry requires mastery of different key competitive factors. Fast food entrepreneurs must emphasize on creating strong brand‚ improving operation efficiency‚ increasing speed and convenience. By paying attention and investing more on these elements of the business they can strengthen their competitive position in the market and make profit Branding KFC‚ Republic of Korea’s Lotteria‚ Jollibee are examples of extremely successful fast
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1. INTRODUCTION All developing nations are aware of the fact that learning a foreign language is of vital importance in order to adopt the latest scientific and technological innovations in the word; and are determined to establish a system in which while evaluating the human resources available in their countries‚ those who have a good command a foreign language have great advantage over the ones who do not. Undoubtedly‚ English has become a world language rather than the language of only
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Sinclaire Mitchell Race is a critical factor in Othello‚ the story of the ‘dark Moor’ who gives in to sexual jealousy in a white society. Many people have numerous questions about this play. Why does Iago lie to Othello so cruel? Why does Othello believe Iago’s lies‚ and end up committing the terrible act of killing his dear wife? Shakespeare doesn’t make Iago’s intentions clear and he doesn’t really show us Othello’s personal fears and insecurities. The play starts with soldiers‚ Iago and Roderigo
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retired Olympic track star and a Hall of Fame inductee once said‚ “Sometimes we fall‚ sometimes we stumble‚ but we can’t stay down. We can’t allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason‚ and it builds character in us‚ and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn’t think we could be that strong.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken‚ the ambitious Louis Zamperini brought Devers words to life over the course of his track career and his perilous
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Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u 1.0 Executive Summary PAGEREF _Toc399195885 \h 22.0 Statement of Problem PAGEREF _Toc399195886 \h 23.0 Causes of the Problem PAGEREF _Toc399195887 \h 34.0 Decision Criteria and Alternative Solutions PAGEREF _Toc399195888 \h 45.0 Recommended Solution‚ Implementation and Justification PAGEREF _Toc399195889 \h 96.0 Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc399195890 \h 107.0 References PAGEREF _Toc399195891 \h 11 1.0 Executive SummaryBiovail Corporation is one of the largest
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bounded by religion enabling them to be exempted from taxes. More so‚ the organization employs strategies such as celebrity marketing and charities as a way of improving their brand reputation and promoting their growth. Celebrity endorsement is critical to their marketing strategy as it helps to influence and attract people to the organization. Celebrities such as Tom Cruise have an appeal that people would want to be associated with. Brand equity is raised with the chosen celebrities as they have
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The factors that contribute to the allied victory on the Kokoda track are primarily the supply line‚ the coral sea battle and the shear bravery of the Australian soldiers. The supply line was a major contributor to the victory of the Kokoda track and without it the soldiers wouldn’t have survived. The battle of the coral sea ultimately lead to the victory of the Kokoda track since japan could not participate anymore. Finally the bravery of the Australian soldiers without it they would of lost they
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5 factors to further promote business in India 1. Strong Economy: According to the estimates by the Ministry of Statistics and Programmed Implementation‚ the Indian economy has registered a growth of 7.4 per cent in 2009-10‚ with 8.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in its fourth quarter. The growth is driven by robust performance of the manufacturing sector on the back of government and consumer spending. GDP growth rate of 7.4 per cent in 2009-10 has exceeded the government forecast of
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