W138 ONLINE FILE W8.4 FOXMEYER CASE: A FAILURE IMPLEMENTATION 1. 1.1 OF LARGE ERP BACKGROUND BUSINESS OF FOXMEYER FoxMeyer was the fifth largest drug wholesaler in the United States (1995) with annual sales of about 5 billion US$ and daily shipments of over 500‚000 items. The business of the company was principally in healthcare services‚ which included the followings: 1. Distribute a full line of pharmaceutical products and health and beauty aids to chain stores‚ independent
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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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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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planning (ERP) systems‚ focusing on the following questions. • • • • Why investigate ERP systems? How does ERP create value? What is the purpose and scope of this book? What is the outline of this book? Why Investigate Enterprise Resource Planning Systems? Enterprise resource planning systems are a corporate marvel‚ with a huge impact on both the business and information technology worlds‚ including each of the following dimensions: • • • • • • • • • • • • ERP affects
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SAP Excellence Series Editors: Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Mertens Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Dr. Peter Zencke SAP AG‚ Walldorf Gerhard F. Knolmayer‚ Peter Mertens Alexander Zeier and Jörg Thomas Dickersbach Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems Architecture and Planning Processes With 77 Figures and 11 Tables 123 Prof. Dr. Gerhard F. Knolmayer University of Bern Institute of Information Systems Engehaldenstrasse 8 CH-3012 Bern Switzerland Dr. Alexander Zeier Deputy
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Cisco Systems Inc.: Implementing ERP come ride with us your cowboys: bill atkinson denisa kubricka edmond lui georg wittenburg iman sharif Company Background • Founded in 1984 by two Stanford computer scientists • Became publicly traded in 1990 • Primary product is “router” • By 1997‚ Cisco was ranked top five companies in return on revenues and ROA in Fortune 500 • In 1998‚ market capitalization was over $100 billion Markets • Cisco was a key infrastructure supplier for the “New
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MRF LIMITED SAP ENSURES A SMOOTH DRIVE AHEAD FOR MRF LIMITED‚ A LEADING PLAYER IN THE TYRE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY QUICK FACTS “SAP has changed the way we work and for the better. We can’t do without SAP. In fact‚ MRF runs on SAP. We will look to SAP to meet our future business needs‚” Prince Azariah‚ Chief Information Officer‚ MRF Limited Summary n n n n n n Name: MRF Limited Head Office: Chennai Industry: Automotive Supplier Products: Tyres Employees: 15‚000 Revenue: INR 5000
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5 Steps To Successful ERP Implementation By Sean W. O’Donnell‚ President‚ Datacor‚ Inc. Introduction Tougher competition in the marketplace is generating the need to better optimize resources‚ improve profitability and keep customers satisfied. Companies are increasingly implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solutions to improve operations and provide faster customer response. Choosing an ERP solution that meets your specific business requirements will enable you to have a
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accounting‚ etc.) that entered the data. ERP facilitates information flow between all business functions‚ and manages connections to outside stakeholders (Bidgoli‚ H. 2004). In 1990‚ Gartner Group first used acronym ERP as an extension of material requirements planning (Group G. 1990). Then‚ ERP systems experienced a rapid growth and have been widely used all over the world. Many business companies found major benefits ERP systems can bring to them. By implementing ERP systems‚ it significantly improves
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V-Guard Industries Ltd. generates greater efficiency with IBM and SAP Founded in 1977 as a small manufacturing unit‚ V-Guard Industries Ltd. (V-Guard) has grown to become one of the largest electrical appliance manufacturers in India. The company reported revenues of more than $126 million for the 2010 to 2011 financial year‚ and a 43 percent increase in net sales during the same period. V-Guard manufactures electrical products‚ including voltage stabilizers‚ wiring cables‚ pumps‚ motors‚ solar
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