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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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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| 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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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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Abstract Tektronix is a leading manufacturer of electronic tools and devices that was hampered by a fifty year legacy limiting its flexibility to manage customer and organizational information. Its Major problems are 1) shipping schedule inflexibility 2) order management errors and redundancy 3) performance metrics and customer information visibility and 4) financial administration (closing of books‚ profitability and operations analysis). The Case for Strategic Implementation in Phases
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Chocolate Avenue‚ Hershey PA 17033-1240‚ USA Journal of Cases on Information Technology‚ 11(2)‚ 42-55‚ April-June 2009 Tel: 717/533-8845; Fax 717/533-8661; URL-http://www.igi-global.com This paper appears in the publication‚ Journal of Cases on Information Technology‚ Volume 11‚ Issue 2 edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour © 2009‚ IGI Global ITJ 4873 Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation in an Institution of Higher Learning: A Case Study of Drummond University Randall B. Hayes‚ Central
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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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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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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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Tektronix‚ Inc. Global ERP Implementation When Carl Neun‚ a former Silicon Valley executive‚ moved north to Oregon in 1993 to take over as CFO of Tektronix‚ he knew that restructuring might be required to realize the value trapped inside the 50 year old technology firm. Detailed review of the situation revealed‚ however‚ that overhauling the company’s antiquated information technology (IT) infrastructure would be a prerequisite to restructuring. Years of division-and department- level decision-
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