University March 19‚ 2013 NIBCO’s “Big Bang”; An Sap Implementation NIBCO’s Inc. is a midsized manufacturer of values and pipe fitting headquartered in Elkhart‚ Indiana (Brown‚ Dehayes‚ Hoffer‚ Martin & Perkins‚ 2012‚ p.468). NIBCO had over 3000 employees and reported $461 million annual revenue. The company implemented SAP R/3 among its ten plants and four new distribution centers. Top management did not take the advice of their consultants concerning taking a slower approach
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Why did NIBCO decide to purchase an ERP system? Why did they decide to implement SAP R/3 without any customization? NIBCO decided to purchase an ERP system because they wanted to integrate all the operations of the organizations over a single platform. They hoped that this would eliminate the problems related to coordinating information and data from standalone systems. This way‚ the organization would function more efficiently. The issue with the current system was that it had become obsolete
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NIBCO Case Study Discussion Ronald E. Giachetti‚ Ph.D. Associate Professor Industrial and Systems Engineering Florida International University Duane P. Truex‚ Ph.D. Associate Professor Robinson College of Business Department of Computer Information Systems Georgia State University MBA 8125 Information technology Management ERP Methodology and Project Management Professor Duane Truex III 1 Air Force Mentor-Protégé Program NIBCO Epilogue • NIBCO experienced a major dip in productivity
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INTRODUCTION (5 Points) NIBCO Inc. is a middle size company that is privately held and that specializes in the manufactures of pipe fittings as well as valves. The organization’s headquarters are in Elkhart in the same city in which it was founded more than a century ago. Prior to December 1997 the company utilized a legacy system in its administration and operations. However‚ a number of events and processes set into motion a move towards significant change in the organizational system in the company
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Unit 6 - Case Study NIBCO’s “Big Bang”: An SAP Implementation Professor: Richard Yellen Student: Vo Ngo Lan Phuong Course: Ham 23 ID: 217496 Professor: Richard Yellen Student: Vo Ngo Lan Phuong Course: Ham 23 ID: 217496 Hanoi‚ 11/2012 CASE STUDY Table of Contents I. Overview 3 II. NIBCO’s implementation of ERP solution 3 III. Pros and Cons of “BIG-BANG” approach for ERP 4 IV. ERP project implementation: lessons and recommendations 6 List of Reference 9 Case Study - NIBCO’s
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NIBCO has 100 years history and $ 400 million revenues. The main product is flow control like valves‚ fitting‚ and hangers so on. Compare to other same types of manufacturers‚ NIBCO wants to provide low price and differentiation of flow control products. In these days‚ the product quality is not only a requirement among the commodity markets. The value-added services also are good ways to attract more customers. However‚ when NIBCO wants to give value-added services to customers‚ the old system cannot
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UNDERSTANDING THE CASE PROCESS INTRODUCTION The purpose of this section is to help you to understand what a case is and how you‚ as a student of business‚ can more effectively prepare your answers and benefit from a case discussion. The material covered in this section includes: 1. Understanding what a case is. 2. Reading a case effectively. 3. Analysing and preparing for a case discussion. 4. Reporting your case findings. 5. Discussing the case. 1. Understanding what a case is. Socrates
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& PRESENT YOUR ESOURCING BUSINESS CASE MAY 17‚ 2011 Can’t attend ISM’s 96th annual International Supply Management Conference this week? Don’t worry; we have some helpful notes from the conference to share with you. Lauren Panza‚ managing director of the greater Atlanta area for Iasta‚ attended the presentation‚ “Indirect Purchasing: Getting a Seat at the Table” yesterday morning. The presentation outlined how to build and present a strong business case to executives for indirect sourcing projects
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Case management Objective: The court has a duty to actively manage cases pursuant to rule 25(rule of civil procedure 2000)….. what is the overriding objective of managing cases? * (1) These Rules are a new procedural code with the overriding objective of enabling the court to deal with cases justly. * (2) Dealing with a case justly includes‚ so far as is practicable – * (a) ensuring that the parties are on an equal footing; * (b) saving expense; * (c) dealing with the case
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Case Analysis Guidelines & Suggestions Content: Your case write-up should focus on and answer all the key questions in the syllabus – do not omit any of the questions. The length limitation on this paper is short‚ so please jump right into answering the questions. There is no need to summarize your points in the beginning or to review what happens in the case. You must use your own judgment as to which questions need more space than others‚ however‚ remember that all claims or recommendations
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