Background BASF is the largest diversified chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen‚ Germany. BASF originally stood for BadischeAnilin- und Soda-Fabrik (English: Baden Aniline and Soda Factory).BASF was founded on 6 April 1865 in Mannheim‚ in the German-speaking country of Baden by Friedrich Engelhorn. Currently there are 109‚140 people worldwide working in BASF. The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated
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Questions 1. 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
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems are implemented in major corporations because of their unique design which enables the integration of information across the functional areas of a business. Implementations of ERP software‚ such as SAP or Oracle‚ are most commonly documented in the manufacturing sector. This case study‚ however‚ describes the implementation of ERP in an institution of higher learning. In particular
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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 upstarted overnight‚ seizing up the opportunity to show off itself. It can “merge a firm’s data‚ information
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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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How ERP implementation builds ’s world famous Supply Chain: Virtual Integration: When ERP fits the Dell’s Direct model: The introduction of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software improves the coordination between firms. Before ERP‚ the each function in value chain had separate organization with separate information system. Each function performed its own tasks thus not globally optimizing the whole value chain. ERP builds the "electronic nervous system" to links all units together
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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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The Illuminati’s Proposal To Janson Electricals For Web Based Customized ERP Solution April 25‚ 2012 The Illuminati ‘Sahjivan Towers’‚ Tilak Nagar‚ Chembur‚ Mumbai 411016‚ India. Phone: +91-22-2529-8911 Fax: +91-22-2529-8912 www.theilluminati.com Change History Version | Changes | Date | Comments | V 0.1 | All | 20/4/2012 | Initial draft | Vo.2 | Add functionality | 25/4/2012 | Revised | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Table
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HEC035 Volume 10 Issue 1 February 2012 Successfully Navigating the Turbulent Skies of a Large-Scale ERP Implementation1 Case prepared by Professor Benoit A. AUBERT‚2 Simon BOURDEAU3 and Brett WALKER4 This case presents two phases of a large business transformation project involving the implementation of an ERP system with the aim of creating an integrated company. The case illustrates some of the challenges associated with integration. It also presents the obstacles facing companies
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Cisco Systems Inc.: Implementing ERP come ride with us your cowboys: bill atkinson denisa kubricka edmond lui georg wittenburg iman sharif Company Background • Founded in 1984 by two Stanford computer scientists • Became publicly traded in 1990 • Primary product is “router” • By 1997‚ Cisco was ranked top five companies in return on revenues and ROA in Fortune 500 • In 1998‚ market capitalization was over $100 billion Markets • Cisco was a key infrastructure supplier for the “New
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