Successfully Navigating the Turbulent Skies of a Large-Scale ERP Implementation February 2012 Summary Bombardier’s Background Bombardier started in the year 1942 and went on to become a key player in the transportation industry. It entered the market of rail transportation in 1974 and 8 years later its desire to diversify led it to enter the Aerospace Industry. By January 31‚ 2007 Bombardier Transportation posted revenues of $ 6.6 Billion of which 55%
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case presents the implementation of an ERP system in Bombardier‚ along with all the major changes the corporation undertook for a successful transition. In the analysis I will address the challenges faced by Bombardier‚ the challenges associated with the integration of the large system & its benefits. I will also address how the project team managed and communicated it’s vision amongst the firm and how the new roles were defined‚ communicated & understood. The analysis will focus up to and
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What are the current challenges facing Bombardier? Bombardier has grown substantially via acquisitions since 1989. These acquisitions allowed Bombardier to expand operations‚ however‚ in doing so they inherited multiple different information systems‚ processes and business practices. Bombardier‚ had become a textbook silo company. Bombardier quickly realized that their aggressive acquisition strategy had become a much more expensive endeavor. By creating a silo environment‚ they created inefficiencies
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The main problem that Bombardier was facing was to find out how to implement an ERP system that would contribute to the large inherited data and processes between different sectors of the company. Due to the efficiency and the lack of integration of their legacy information systems‚ at this point Bombardier was facing compatibility issues with their systems. 2. What were the strong points in the second implementation process and what areas needed improvement? First‚ the importance of user preparation
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| IS-560 Enterprise SystemsDePaul UniversityRobert W. Starinsky‚ InstructorWinter Quarter‚ 2004 | ERP Implementation Report of Findings and Recommendations CISCO Systems‚ Inc. Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Background and Scope 2 ERP Implementation scenario 2 Situation Analysis 3 Conclusion and Recommendations 4 Background and Scope Cisco System‚ Inc is a Computer Technologies company that was founded in 1984. The company’s primary product is the “router.” The router is
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2278-5671 ERP: AN EFFECTIVE RESOURCE UTILIZATION TOOL FOR ORGANIZATION Prof. Amar R. Mudiraj * ABOUT THE AUTHOR * PROF. AMAR R. MUDIRAJ; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR‚ MARATHWADA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY‚ AURANGABAD (MH) ABSTRACT In today’s era of fast growing organization‚ every organization is facing the problem of resource utilization‚ is one of the most difficult and challenging job for the organization. An organization needs an automatic tool for the resource utilization activities. ERP is one
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Sagar Jain//TEIT-B//28 Enterprise Resource Planning What is ERP? Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application. Their purpose is to facilitate the flow of information between all business functions inside the boundaries of the organization and manage the connections to outside stakeholders.” Primarily a system for manufacturers (although
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Resource Planning Implementation in an Institution of Higher Learning: A Case Study of Drummond University Randall B. Hayes‚ Central Michigan University‚ USA Kathleen M. Utecht‚ Sam Houston State University‚ USA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems are implemented in major corporations because of their unique design which enables the integration of information across the functional areas of a business. Implementations of ERP software
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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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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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