REAL CASE STUDY I Hershey Foods Corporation: Failure and Success with Information Technology Point of View Managerial Point of View Objective To examine the reasons behind the SAP AG’S R/3 ERP implementation failure at Hershey’s Food Corporation Problem What could have done otherwise to avoid the SAP AG’S R/3 ERP implementation failure at Hershey’s Food Corporation? Areas of Consideration In late 1996‚ Hershey Foods Corporation the leading manufacturer of chocolates‚ confectionaries
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encountered during catering services. Most often is that the customer invites more people than they contracted food for and when the food runs out‚ the customer gets upset. We counted plates or had a staff member count the people attending to get a sense if this was happening at any given event. Another problem I encountered is that off-site catering deliveries sometimes run into traffic jams or other delay-causing events and the food/setup doesn’t happen on time. In that case we simply apologized and
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STATEMENT “[Our name]’s priority is to provide & maintain a strong commitment to healthy quality food‚ excellent customer service‚ and a relaxing ambiance. At [our name]‚ we strive to provide Canada with a first-rate dining experience. We believe guests who dine at [our name] should leave enthused and sated‚ while making immediate plans to return.” “We are passionate about food! We prepare the finest cuts of meats‚ obtain the freshest local produce‚ and we have impeccable service with a cheerful environment
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Introduction More and more people are turning to the services of professional caterers for weddings‚ private dinner parties and corporate events for good reason. It takes a lot of preparation and planning to run successful event or party. With the help of a professional catering service‚ you can relax‚ enjoy the event and spend time with your guests. Caterers generally provide food but are increasingly providing a wider array of event planning services such as decorations‚ equipment hire (tableware‚
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Case Study: The Corporation 1. In the mid 1800s the corporation emerged as a "legal person" by way of maneuvering in the legal system. For the next 100 years we saw the rise to dominance of the corporation. The corporation created unprecedented wealth but at what cost? The externalities of corporate operations are responsible for countless cases of illness‚ death‚ poverty‚ pollution‚ exploitation and lies. Voice your opinion on this. Who Is Responsible for regulating these Corporations?‚ The Government
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Case Questions: 1. Option #3 suggests Stryker Corporation to build its own facility to manufacture its own PBCs. Under the current situation that some contract manufacturers have weak performance in quality and delivery‚ the benefits of this option are obvious as following: First of all‚ option #3 promised the highest degree of control over quality and delivery‚ which can solve the major problem that Stryker has faced with recently. On the other hand‚ self-manufacturing offers an opportunity
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3M Corporation 3M was founded in 1902 and has grown into an extremely diversified international organization. The company offers a variety of products and services: "consumer and office; display and graphics; electro and communications; health care; industrial and transportation; and safety‚ security and protection services‚" (3M‚ 2007). 3M does business in several countries all over the world; because of this‚ they participate in e-business on an international level. This opens the door to many
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Debt Equity Debt/Equity Ratio Return on Equity 15‚000‚000 2‚250‚000 0 2‚250‚000 1‚350‚000 1‚000‚000 1.35 0 15‚000‚000 0.00% 9.00% Worst Case 10% 16‚500‚000 2‚475‚000 500‚000 1‚975‚000 1‚185‚000 1‚000‚000 1.185 5‚000‚000 15‚000‚000 33.33% 7.90% Expected Case 30% 19‚500‚000 2‚925‚000 500‚000 2‚425‚000 1‚455‚000 1‚000‚000 1.455 5‚000‚000 15‚000‚000 33.33% 9.70% Best Case 50% 22‚500‚000 3‚375‚000 500‚000 2‚875‚000 1‚725‚000 1‚000‚000 1.725 5‚000‚000 15‚000‚000 33.33% 11.50% 1. For sure‚ the company can
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Stryker Corporation Deciding whether to keep outsourcing or in-source PCBs Stryker Corporation has 3 different options regarding the supply of needed PCBs. Option 1: contemplates the fact of keeping the same suppliers but with significant changes in order to assure continuous supply of PCBs and quality. No investment is needed. Option 2: establishing a partner with a single supplier. This way there would be a sole supplier for Stryker established in a new facility near them‚ this would give
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Q 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a hands-off‚ decentralized management approach ? Advantages of Decentralization Decentralization will not work unless you really delegate both responsibility and authority. This means that the final decisions must be made at that lower level. You just can’t beat a decentralized system. It gets decisions closest to the level where the action really is. And it really does something for people. The executives are now essentially
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