Case Development Report for Celanese AG Group Assignment Contents Contents 3 Introduction 4 Industry Understanding – Michel Porter’s five forces Model 4 Value Chain Analysis 6 How important is Celanese’s centralized enterprise system to its business strategy? Why? What is its business value to the company?.....................................................................9 How successful was Celanese in meeting these challenges? What problems did it solve? How? Which problems
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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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Overlooking the purpose of the ERP system. 2. Lack of commitment from top management. 3. Poor ERP system selection. 4. Poor project management. 5. Inaccurate data. 6. Ignoring user reluctance for new applications. 7. IT staff implementation issues. 8. Unrealistic expectations. The CEO must be the custodian of ERP debate over who should serve as guardian over an organisation’s ERP can be settled with one answer - the Chief Executive Officer. My ERP is not integrated and I
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E-business: Traditional ERP systems take care of internal value chain (i.e.‚ within a company) whereas e-businesses establish the value chain across the market and the industries. So‚ it is necessary for the organizations a more efficient ERP system under E-business. More and more organizations construct their systems’ architectures by integrating ERP systems with e-business. They use Web based interface (corporate portals) with outside entities plus add-on modules such as CRM‚ SCM‚ etc
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convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? As responsiveness increases‚ the convenience store chain is exposed to greater uncertainty. A convenience store chain can improve responsiveness to this uncertainty using one of the following strategies‚ especially for fresh and fast foods: Method for Responsiveness Risk of Method Integrated information systems Incompatible systems‚ systems not completely integrated‚ but “piecemeal”‚ and breakdowns. Additional capacity
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logistics industry benefited from using Enterprise Resource Planning system‚ SAP software‚ we found the following. • Improved communication The communication between partners of the company and within the company had improved • Increase in profits Increase in profit by reducing expenditure and increase in sales • Better security The business data is centralize‚ consolidating separate security systems into a one structure • More accurate information The data/information
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by 7-Eleven. For example are they agile‚ adaptable‚ aligned? 7-Eleven is the largest operator and franchisor of convenience stores in the world‚ with more than 46‚000 outlets and currently selling 500 million litres of petrol‚ $500 million of merchandise and serving almost 80 million customers worldwide. With figures like this‚ you have to wonder how they did it? Aside from the fact that the store operates 24 hours a day‚ 365 days a year and hence adhere to the ‘convenience store’ label‚ 7-Eleven
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1) A convenience store chain attempts to be responsive and provide customers what they need‚ when they need it‚ where they need it. What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? What are some risks in each case? In order to be response‚ a store has to make a selection between holding large inventory or frequent orders & frequent delivery routes. With holding large inventory‚ risks would be: risk of unsold products; inventory costs (in terms of money)
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Explain the conditions or circumstances that would lead a company to use the IWM features available within SAP ERP. What capabilities does IWM add to the features available within the Sales and Distribution‚ Materials Management‚ and Production Planning and Execution areas of SAP ERP? The conditions and circumstances that would lead a company to use the IWM features available within SAP ERP are due to increased cost pressure‚ higher customer expectations‚ shorter cycles of innovation and high differentiation
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Seven-Eleven Japan1 Established in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan set up its first store in Koto-ku‚ Tokyo‚ in May 1974. The company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979. In 2004 it was owned by the Ito-Yokado group‚ which also managed a chain of supermarkets in Japan and owned a majority share in Southland‚ the company managing 7-Eleven in the United States. On September 1‚ 2005‚ Seven & I Holdings Co.‚ Ltd.‚ was established as the holding company for Seven-Eleven Japan‚ Ito-Yokado
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