Q1. ERP stands for “enterprise‚” “resources” and “planning.” Briefly explain what and how ERP systems promise to offer better than traditional (non-ERP) information systems do‚ in terms of “enterprise‚” “resources” and “planning.” Considering the reality of ERP systems use‚ to what extent do you think those promises on “E‚” “R” and “P” have panned out? Justify briefly. There are several ways in which Enterprise Resource Planning systems promise to offer better than traditional non-ERP information
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Risk that associated with ERP implementation and measures that can be taken to fix these risks. A. Risk that are identified with the implementation of ERP 1. Lack of alignment between organization strategies. 2. Lack of Control 3. Complexity of the Project B. Commitment of top level management. 1. IT literature has clearly demonstrated that for IT projects success management support is critical. 2. By ERP any organization goes through a major change this
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of New Entry There are many companies manufacturing and selling office products at an international level. New entrants can find it easy to enter and establish their position in the market by basing their strategy on low cost. The market offers growth opportunities to new entrants as well indicating low entry barriers for the firms wanting to enter into the area of office products. Therefore it can be stated that Staples Inc is operating in an industry where
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There is continuing interest in the study of the forces that impact on an organisation‚ particularly those that can be harnessed to provide competitive advantage. The ideas and models which emerged during the period from 1979 to the mid-1980s (Porter‚ 1998) were based on the idea that competitive advantage came from the ability to earn a return on investment that was better than the average for the industry sector (Thurlby‚ 1998). As Porter’s 5 Forces analysis deals with factors outside an industry
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INTRODUCTION Carnival has enjoyed an extended run as Big Kahuna of the cruise world. The assets of its parent company‚ Carnival Corporation‚ are enormous and growing: In addition to its own fleet of 20 ships‚ Carnival Corp. holds full ownership of Cunard‚ Seabourn‚ Costa‚ Windstar‚ and Holland America Line -- all told‚ more than 50% of the North American cruise industry. And‚ in April 2003‚ Carnival beat out Royal Caribbean to acquire P&O Princess‚ adding yet another major cruise brand to its cruise
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FINAL EXAM 1. Describe the Production Planning and Execution process (as implemented in SAP ERP) starting from sales and operations planning all the way to the receiving of the finished goods into stock. Use a diagram to show the linkages between the different modules. a. Production planning attempts to fix production problems while closely estimating the necessary resources to do so. This plan has an end result that hopefully produces the same product in less time with less product
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1. SAP R/3 and B1 o SAP is probably the best known supplier of ERP software. SAP offers two solutions. The first is the R/3 suite and the second is the B1 suite‚ sometimes called "business one." R/3 is an integrated software system that can support everything from very small companies to very large corporations. R/3 is customizable to meet your specific business needs. R/3 uses a client/server architecture that runs on a variety of platforms‚ including Unix‚ Windows Server and OS/400. It can
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Power (one of Porter’s Five Forces) Buyer Power Definition Porter’s Five Forces of buyer bargaining power refers to the pressure consumers can exert on businesses to get them to provide higher quality products‚ better customer service‚ and lower prices. When analyzing the bargaining power of buyers‚ the industry analysis is being conducted from the perspective of the seller. According to Porter’s 5 forces industry analysis framework‚ buyer power is one of the forces that shape the competitive structure
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Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place to another. Although this is a simple definition‚ when we think about how we may communicate the subject becomes a lot more complex. There are various categories of communication and more than one may occur at any time. The different categories of communication are spoken or verbal communication‚ face-to-face‚ telephone‚ radio or television and other media. Non-verbal communication: body language‚ gestures‚ how we dress
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and so forth with the demand side activities of incoming orders and forecasts so that all demands are met with the least cost and most convenience‚ and as the initial step for the implementation of Enterprise Resource System (ERP). 5.0 Benefits The online SCM system and ERP support various business strategies for competitive advantage over other companies‚ among others: Support business strategy‚ and provide E-Business benefits. 5.1 Support Business Strategy At the business level‚ this system
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