1. At the start of the case‚ Cisco’s information systems are failing‚ yet no one steps forward to lead the effort to replace them. Why is this? Why were no managers eager to take on this project? Why is this? When Peter Solvik joined Cisco in January 1993 as the company’s CIO‚ Cisco was a $500 million company running a UNIX-based software package to support its core transaction processing‚ including financial‚ manufacturing‚ and order entry systems. At that time‚ Cisco was experiencing significant
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1. The two main focuses for Cisco‚ specifically related to the Viking‚ were offering the lowest possible cost in combination with innovative‚ high-end technological advancements. Cisco believed they would be capable of achieving these goals by outsourcing manufacturing processes to partners who would take responsibility for components planning and procurement‚ order scheduling‚ designing manufacturing processes‚ and overall supply chain management. Cisco would be freed up to add value by focusing
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Overlooking the purpose of the ERP system. 2. Lack of commitment from top management. 3. Poor ERP system selection. 4. Poor project management. 5. Inaccurate data. 6. Ignoring user reluctance for new applications. 7. IT staff implementation issues. 8. Unrealistic expectations. The CEO must be the custodian of ERP debate over who should serve as guardian over an organisation’s ERP can be settled with one answer - the Chief Executive Officer. My ERP is not integrated and I
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CISCO SYSTEMS CASE STUDY Cisco Systems‚ Inc. is a leading supplier of communications and computer networking products‚ systems‚ and services. As being a leader in routers and switches industry‚ Cisco Systems turns to be a B2B technology services firm that solves business problems with collaboration and network. There are many factors that contribute to the company’s success. First‚ the company’s product line includes routers‚ switches‚ remote access devices‚ protocol translators‚ Internet
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Cisco has gone from a nimble technology innovator with huge market cap to one struggling to hold onto declining market share and maintain relevance. This paper outlines management strategies used during its ascent‚ problems facing the company recently and recommendations for the future. (1) Cisco’s approach to its culture and structure was suitable to accomplish its strategy and deal with a competitive market. Because the networking industry is rapidly changing‚ Cisco needed to adapt to the
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logistics industry benefited from using Enterprise Resource Planning system‚ SAP software‚ we found the following. • Improved communication The communication between partners of the company and within the company had improved • Increase in profits Increase in profit by reducing expenditure and increase in sales • Better security The business data is centralize‚ consolidating separate security systems into a one structure • More accurate information The data/information
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E-business: Traditional ERP systems take care of internal value chain (i.e.‚ within a company) whereas e-businesses establish the value chain across the market and the industries. So‚ it is necessary for the organizations a more efficient ERP system under E-business. More and more organizations construct their systems’ architectures by integrating ERP systems with e-business. They use Web based interface (corporate portals) with outside entities plus add-on modules such as CRM‚ SCM‚ etc
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Rolls-Royce – implementing ERP system and overcome issues Yasuf‚ Y‚ Gunasekaran‚ A & Abthorpe‚ M 2004‚ ‘Enterprise information systems project implementation: A case study of ERP in Rolls-Royce‚ International Journal of Production Economics‚ vol. 87‚ no. 3‚ pp. 251-266. Rolls Royce came into private sector in 1987 and became a partner with Northern Engineering Industries in 1989‚ after this year Rolls Royce show the capabilities of industrial power. Currently the Company holds number one
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Minicase 1. ERP helps productivity at Northern Digital Inc. 1. For a small company like NDI‚ why is an ERP better than SCM applications? ERP’s major objective is to integrate all departments and functional information flows across a company onto a single computer system that can serve all of the enterprise’s needs while SCM software focuses on planning‚ optimization and decision-making processes in segments of the supply chain. ERP is also a cost saving application as it can be leased (in our
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Financial Analysis Of Cisco Systems (2005 – 2007) Document Owner(s) Elvira Solanes‚ Keith Allen‚ Sachin Yadav‚Vijay Shankar‚ Xiaochen Wu Table of Contents Introduction 3 Company Overview 3 Financial Summary 3 Product Lines 4 Routing 4 Switching 4 Enterprise IP Communications 5 Security 5 Home Networking 5 Optical Networking 5 Storage Area Netwroking 5 Wieless Technology 5 Social Responsibility 5 Corporate Governance 6 Reporting Strategy 6 Organization Structure 6
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