Why did NIBCO decide to purchase an ERP system? Why did they decide to implement SAP R/3 without any customization? NIBCO decided to purchase an ERP system because they wanted to integrate all the operations of the organizations over a single platform. They hoped that this would eliminate the problems related to coordinating information and data from standalone systems. This way‚ the organization would function more efficiently. The issue with the current system was that it had become obsolete
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p.468). NIBCO had over 3000 employees and reported $461 million annual revenue. The company implemented SAP R/3 among its ten plants and four new distribution centers. Top management did not take the advice of their consultants concerning taking a slower approach instead of the BIG Bang approach‚ instead they decided to go along with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to eliminate the legacy system and replace them with integrated systems. There were four different types of legacy systems that supported
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implementation of ERP solution 3 III. Pros and Cons of “BIG-BANG” approach for ERP 4 IV. ERP project implementation: lessons and recommendations 6 List of Reference 9 Case Study - NIBCO’s SAP Application Implementation I. Overview The case shows the implementation of SAP ERP solution in NIBCO‚ a manufacturer of pipe and fittings‚ a mid-size manufacturer with about 3‚000 employees and revenue over 460 million USD. The company has implemented successfully the full package of ERP solution‚ provided
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CASE 3 ERP Purchase Decision at Benton Manufacturing Company‚ Inc. MIS 6330 In case study III-4‚ titled “ERP Purchase Decision at Benton Manufacturing Company‚ Inc.‚” describes in detail what a major manufacturing company experiences while considering a substantial investment with the implementation of an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. Among the company’s management personal opinions vary‚ some doubt the need of such a system while others support and justify the expense. The
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customize the way in preparing financial reports with complex ratio analysis and forecasting functions more easily with the upgraded accounting technology (STRAND‚ BAGRANOFF‚ & SIMKIN‚ 2008). With the improvement of the accounting information system‚ business environment had become more complex asbusiness processes required to make timely and efficient procurement of product parts‚ accounting‚ management inventory and human resource and distribution of good and services and a lot of inter-departments
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Minicase 1. ERP helps productivity at Northern Digital Inc. 1. For a small company like NDI‚ why is an ERP better than SCM applications? ERP’s major objective is to integrate all departments and functional information flows across a company onto a single computer system that can serve all of the enterprise’s needs while SCM software focuses on planning‚ optimization and decision-making processes in segments of the supply chain. ERP is also a cost saving application as it can be leased (in our
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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 between
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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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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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(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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