ERP Implementation at FoxMeyer Drugs By Name………… Presented to ....................... Course………………. Institution…………… February 19‚ 2011 Summary of the Nature of Implementation This paper investigates the implementation of ERP project at FoxMeyer Drugs in 1993. The paper will identify lessons learnt from the failure of the project implementation. However a critical analysis of what went right and wrong will be carried out. According to a case study by Scott‚ (n.d)‚ FoxMeyer was worth over
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ITSY/0059 CO PY IBS Center for Management Research ERP Implementation Failure at Hershey Foods Corporation D O N O T This case was written by P. Indu‚ under the direction of Vivek Gupta‚ IBS Center for Management Research. It was compiled from published sources‚ and is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. 2008‚ IBS Center for Management Research. All rights
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Success and Failures of ERP Implementation ABSTRACT This paper will discuss will discuss how to be successful and avoid failure when implementing an ERP system. I will define ERP‚ present the significant benefits of implementation‚ and identify the missteps (which may lead to failure)/steps to success in implementing an ERP system. THE ERP SYSTEM DEFINED Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an enterprise-wide information system that integrates and controls all the business processes in
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BUSINESS CASES FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS NORA AL-TWAIRESH‚ ABDULLAH S. AL-MUDIMIGH Department of Computer Sciences‚ College of Computer & Information Sciences King Saud University‚ Riyadh Department of Information Systems‚ College of Computer and Information Sciences King Saud University‚ Riyadh E-mail: twairesh@ksu.edu.sa mudimigh@ksu.edu.sa ABSTRACT The rising expenses of information systems and their growing importance to organizations have made the justification of projects increasingly critical
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Table of Contents Introduction Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company‚ with revenue of Rs. 1‚88‚818 crores in 2012-13. It was established in 1945 and is present across the length and breadth of the country. Today‚ it is world’s second largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles‚ fourth largest truck manufacturer and second largest bus manufacturer. It has over 60‚000 employees guided by the company’s mission "to be passionate in anticipating and providing
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Case 1: Geneva Pharmaceuticals ERP Implementation Summary: This case discusses Geneva Pharmaceuticals and the much needed ERP implementation within the organization. Geneva is one of the world’s largest generic drug manufacturers. Geneva needed new organization within the company to help better manage the over 200 SKUs in different size packages. Their old way of doing business caused confusion and errors resulting in setbacks and overall negatively affecting the company. Realizing this
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Acta Polytechnica Hungarica Vol. 8‚ No. 4‚ 2011 ERP Project Implementation: Evidence from the Oil and Gas Sector Alok Mishra‚ Deepti Mishra Department of Computer Engineering‚ Atilim University Incek 06836‚ Ankara Turkey alok@atilim.edu.tr‚ deepti@atilim.edu.tr Abstract. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems provide integration and optimization of various business processes‚ which can lead to improved planning and decision quality‚ and a smoother coordination between business units
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1. Why did Tektronix implement ERP in stages? How should a company decide on implementing in stages or going big-bang? Tektronix implemented the ERP in many waves. Each wave delivered a specific functionality for a particular division or geographic region. The concept of waves was important: * implementing in waves allowed to obtain regular feedback * flexibility in scheduling – e.g development at MBD took much longer than anticipated – but due to the wave concept there were
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What are the challenges in the implementation of ERP system! Information systems play a vital role in improving the competitiveness of a company. There are many types of enterprise information software packages which are available in the market since the year of 90s till today (Mandal & Gunasekaran‚ 2003). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of them. Due to intense competition around the world‚ many of the manufacturing company had decided to implement ERP. It assures one application‚
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STUDY ON CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 2|P a ge Contents Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Modules at a glance ..............................................................
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