1. Why did Tektronix implement ERP in stages? How should a company decide on implementing in stages or going big-bang? Tektronix implemented the ERP in many waves. Each wave delivered a specific functionality for a particular division or geographic region. The concept of waves was important: * implementing in waves allowed to obtain regular feedback * flexibility in scheduling – e.g development at MBD took much longer than anticipated – but due to the wave concept there were
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What are the challenges in the implementation of ERP system! Information systems play a vital role in improving the competitiveness of a company. There are many types of enterprise information software packages which are available in the market since the year of 90s till today (Mandal & Gunasekaran‚ 2003). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of them. Due to intense competition around the world‚ many of the manufacturing company had decided to implement ERP. It assures one application‚
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STUDY ON CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 2|P a ge Contents Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Modules at a glance ..............................................................
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Implementation Life cycle The ERP implementation life cycle consist of; Pre evaluation Screening Package evaluation Project planning phase Gap Analysis Reengineering Configuration Implementation team Training Testing Going Live End-User Training Post Implementation Pre-evaluation Screenings In order to develop a new ERP package the available packages should be evaluated before coming to the solution But this pre evaluation should be done with a chosen number of packages since
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Tektronix‚ Inc.: Global ERP Implementation Business Context/Key Business Drivers • Tektronix‚ Inc. was founded in 1946 as a maker of electronic testing equipment. In 1993 Tektronix had grown to be a $1.3 billion manufacturer of electronic tools and devices. It was based in the United States and had an international presence in nearly 60 countries. • After 50 years of success‚ the company was facing increasing global competition of high-tech producer of electronic equipment. Tektronix should simplify
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Risks to your ERP-SAP implementation 1. Inadequate “as is” documentation Symptoms: You are the implementation Project Manager for a consulting firm and you have a client that just selected an ERP system. You (the project manager) and your team start gathering requirements from end users through focus groups‚ workshops‚ sessions with SMEs‚ etc. After gathering information from end users you erroneously conclude that you have all the necessary information and requirements to successfully implement
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Critical factors for successful ERP implementation: Exploratory findings from four case studies Jaideep Motwani a‚*‚ Ram Subramanian a‚ Pradeep Gopalakrishna b a Seidman School of Business‚ Grand Valley State University‚ Department of Management‚ 401 West Fulton‚ Grand Rapids‚ MI 49504‚ USA b Department of Marketing and International Business‚ Lubin School of Business‚ Pace University‚ New York‚ NY 10038‚ USA Received 29 March 2004; received in revised form 14 December 2004; accepted 13 February
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strategies for competitive advantage. In this report‚ the implementation of enterprise systems towards Nestle organization will be discussed in details. Before that‚ we will look through two basic elements- information resources and technology; that contribute for competitive advantage. Next‚ the issue of the upsides and downsides to putting in an enterprise system‚ and finally the discussion of implementing the enterprise systems into the Nestle organization. 1.0 INFORMATION RESOURCES – SOURCES
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ERP SYSTEM Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems integrate (or attempt to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a unified system Definitions Rosemann (1999) described the ERP system as packaged (but customisable) software applications‚ which manage data from various organizational activities and provide a fully integrated solution to major organizational data management problems. They provide for both the core administrative functions‚ such as human resource management
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ERP IMPLEMENTATION FAILURE AT HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION Hershey is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States‚ and an American icon for its chocolate bar. The Hershey Company‚ known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey’s‚ is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey‚ Pennsylvania‚ which is also home to Hershey’s Chocolate World. Milton S.Hershey founded it in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company
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