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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Web based ERP systems for SMEs Skander- Alexander Gaied Table of Contents Abstract i 1. Introduction 1.1 Research questions 2. SME 2.1 Definition 2.2 ERP adoption in SMEs 2.2.1 Factors influencing ERP adoption 3. On premises ERP 3.1 Advantages 3.2 Disadvantages 4. Web based ERP 4.1 Basics 4.1.1 SOA 4.1.2 ERP 2 4.2 SaaS 4.2.1 Application service providing 4.2.2 Differences ASP/SaaS 4.2.3 Advantages 4.2.4 Disadvantages 4.2.5 Parameters to consider 4.2.6 Pricing Patterns
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OPEN SOURCE ERP SOFTWARE Ahmad Kamal ABSTRACT Along with the increasing use of Enterprise Resource Planning software‚ and begin to popular open source movement‚ open source ERP has become a new alternative control system resources in an organization. It has been widely available open source ERP software‚ with different features as well‚ so it is sometimes difficult to choose which is suitable to the needs of the user. This paper discusses about the features and functionality of ERP software popular
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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 and beverages
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Justin Hazlett BUSN 6610 Harley Davidson Case February 12‚ 2012 Since Harley Davison Motor Company started in 1903‚ they have been successfully “taking the work out of bicycling” better than any other motorcycle manufacturing company. They have experienced great success recently with growing numbers in their percentage of motorcycles shipped‚ up 14 percent from 1997‚ and their target market size‚ up 13.8 percent from 1997. Their brand has also grown so strong over the years that customers
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Cisco Systems‚ Inc.: Implementing ERP - Himabindu Donga 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? The managers at Cisco were apprehensive about the risk involved in converting the existing legacy systems with ERP systems. They were worried because they thought that the implementation of ERP systems would turn out to be a “mega project†consuming
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made to engage business management in selecting software for their individual areas‚ and/or agreeing to participate in the ERP implementation project. List and explain reasons why management would hesitate to become engaged in the IT process/project. Below are reasons Cisco hesitated to take on an ERP project: a) Fear of decentralization b) Fear of “mega-projects” that ERP implementation often becomes c) Disruption to the business d) Need for strong internal team and strong partners e) Balancing
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Mode of transport From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Modes of transport) Jump to: navigation‚ search Part of a series on | Transport | Modes | * Animal-powered * Aviation * Cable * Human-powered * Pipeline * Rail * Road * Ship * Space | Topics | * History * Timeline * Outline | Transport portal | * v * t * e | Mode of transport (or means of transport or transport mode or transport modality or form of transport) is a term
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In the years following the formal introduction Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in the early 1990s‚ there have been few ERP implementations that have been managed successfully‚ including those introduced by large corporations. Although much capital is usually put into ERP implementation‚ lack of key business practices has prevented extensive success. This paper reviews failed ERP implementations in three large organizations. It analyzes the reasons for the failures as well as the lessons
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Implementation Life cycle The ERP implementation life cycle consist of; Pre evaluation Screening Package evaluation Project planning phase Gap Analysis Reengineering Configuration Implementation team Training Testing Going Live End-User Training Post Implementation Pre-evaluation Screenings In order to develop a new ERP package the available packages should be evaluated before coming to the solution But this pre evaluation should be done with a chosen number of packages since
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