INTRODUCTION (5 Points) NIBCO Inc. is a middle size company that is privately held and that specializes in the manufactures of pipe fittings as well as valves. The organization’s headquarters are in Elkhart in the same city in which it was founded more than a century ago. Prior to December 1997 the company utilized a legacy system in its administration and operations. However‚ a number of events and processes set into motion a move towards significant change in the organizational system in the company
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NIBCO Case Study Discussion Ronald E. Giachetti‚ Ph.D. Associate Professor Industrial and Systems Engineering Florida International University Duane P. Truex‚ Ph.D. Associate Professor Robinson College of Business Department of Computer Information Systems Georgia State University MBA 8125 Information technology Management ERP Methodology and Project Management Professor Duane Truex III 1 Air Force Mentor-Protégé Program NIBCO Epilogue • NIBCO experienced a major dip in productivity
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NIBCO has 100 years history and $ 400 million revenues. The main product is flow control like valves‚ fitting‚ and hangers so on. Compare to other same types of manufacturers‚ NIBCO wants to provide low price and differentiation of flow control products. In these days‚ the product quality is not only a requirement among the commodity markets. The value-added services also are good ways to attract more customers. However‚ when NIBCO wants to give value-added services to customers‚ the old system cannot
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Assignment 1 ERP Characteristics of ERP Solution :- Modular structure Scalable architecture Seamless integration of modules RDBMS independent Independence of hardware platform Interface capabilities PC download/upload facility Advantages of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) System: 1. Complete visibility into all the important processes across various departments of an organization (especially for senior management personnel). 2. Automatic and coherent work-flow from one
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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 Executive Summary Introduction 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this report was to thoroughly research‚ mount and justify an argument as to whether or not CQU should abandon its current in-house supported Enterprise Systems and instead use a SaaS model. 1.2 Discussion These are the brief outline issues or problems found in CQU current ERP system. 1. Implementation. Selecting the right package‚ customizing the package to fit the need of the organization‚ training employees
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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 1 Problems with Non-ERP Systems In-house design limits connectivity outside the company Tendency toward separate IS’s within firm lack of integration limits communication within the company Strategic decision-making not supported Long-term maintenance costs high Limits ability to engage in process reengineering 2 Traditional IS Model: Closed Database Architecture Similar in concept to flat-file approach data remains the property of the application
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2a. Describe THOUGHTFULLY why it is important to understand the concepts of Financial accounting process in ERP using SAP. (At least one paragraph) Financial and Managerial Account is a part of financial accounting. Maintaining Payroll data‚ processing payroll‚ maintaining General ledger for a company and generating reports for external parties is part of Financial Accounting Module. Since SAP follows centralized data management system‚ the data maintained by SAP for accounting
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A Miracle? – Nibco’s Successful ERP Implementation Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 4 2. Statement of Issues 4 2.1 The Background 4 2.2 The Need for Integration – Key Drivers for the Solution Change 5 2.3 Organizational Risks during the ERP Implementation 6 2.3.1 On Budget 6 2.3.2 The functionality must work‚ there was no other alternative 6 2.3.3 The Implementation had to be on time 6 2.3.4 Business Process Change 7 2
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What is SAP? SAP‚ started in 1972 by five former IBM employees in Mannheim‚ Germany‚ states that it is the world’s largest inter-enterprise software company and the world’s fourth-largest independent software supplier‚ overall. Ask your SAP questions at ITKnowledgeExchange.com The original name for SAP was German: Systeme‚ Anwendungen‚ Produkte‚ German for "Systems Applications and Products." The original SAP idea was to provide customers with the ability to interact with a common corporate
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