Cisco Systems‚ Inc.: Implementing ERP Introduction Cisco Systems Inc. was founded in 1984 by two of Stanford University’s computer scientists. In 1990‚ a matter of just six years from the start-up date‚ Cisco became publically traded. With the massive growth of Internet Technologies‚ demand for Cisco products increased dramatically‚ resulting in Cisco dominating the marketplace. The contributing factor to Cisco’s dominating presence in the market is due to the company’s primary product‚ the “router”
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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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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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Table of Contents Introduction 2 ERP Implementation Process 3 Implementation Obstacles 8 Implementation Success Level Analysis 9 Suggestions for Improvement 10 Conclusion 10 References 12 Appendix 14 Introduction To be successful in today’s competitive and continuous evolving information technology (IT) market companies must be able to utilise their skills‚ information and knowledge to the highest efficiency level possible. Utilisation of and control
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Cisco Systems‚ Inc.: Implementing ERP Case Summary This case describes the deliberations‚ process‚ problems‚ solutions and outcome of Cisco Systems’ implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. In 1993‚ Pete Solvik‚ Cisco Systems CIO‚ was convinced that the company needed to move away from its UNIX-based software package in order to prepare the company for growth. Initially‚ he was inclined not to consider an ERP implementation‚ concerned about the overall costs and scope
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Pete Solvik made a very good decision to upgrade the existing information system by implementing ERP when the company encountered a major shutdown for two days. One reason the project became successful was because of internal recruiting. The team consisted of the best business people. The company just did not rely on IT department‚ instead IT and business people worked together to meet the core objectives. The estimated costs and time to complete to the project matched closely with the initial
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TS Group ERP Systems Decision Dale Hogeland Walden University July 17‚ 2011 Abstract This paper is an attempt to understand why TS Group chose JDE over SAP‚ SYSPRO‚ and Microsoft Dynamics. Within this paper all four ERP products (JDE‚ SAP‚ SYSPRO and Microsoft Dynamics) are evaluated for their strengths and weaknesses. From this evaluation a hypothesis is made as to why TS Group preferred the JDE ERP system. Considering any consultants available for these products‚ an argument is presented
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customize the way in preparing financial reports with complex ratio analysis and forecasting functions more easily with the upgraded accounting technology (STRAND‚ BAGRANOFF‚ & SIMKIN‚ 2008). With the improvement of the accounting information system‚ business environment had become more complex asbusiness processes required to make timely and efficient procurement of product parts‚ accounting‚ management inventory and human resource and distribution of good and services and a lot of inter-departments
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CASE 3 ERP Purchase Decision at Benton Manufacturing Company‚ Inc. MIS 6330 In case study III-4‚ titled “ERP Purchase Decision at Benton Manufacturing Company‚ Inc.‚” describes in detail what a major manufacturing company experiences while considering a substantial investment with the implementation of an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. Among the company’s management personal opinions vary‚ some doubt the need of such a system while others support and justify the expense. The
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(EPR) System Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary With the society develops‚ the demand of the company’s economic growth is rising rapidly. Improving efficiency is no longer only for production‚ but also the company’s data processing. Companies with various sizes are seeking ways to increase their profits. Yet they end up finding out that it is hard to process plenty of information during their business. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
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