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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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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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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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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organisation rather than opting for an ‘off the shelf’ closed option such as ‘Best Practise’ or high performance work practices. Theorists have yet to settle on a definitive model for best practise‚ which itself suggests a certain degree of flexibility is built into the interpretation of what it could be. Here lies the first contradiction to the pro best practise argument as these rigid principals are yet to be defined. Debatably‚ best practise principals should be enforceable regardless of the organisational
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Is apparent ‘best practice’ people management likely to deliver best possible performance in the context of an organization you are familiar with? Introduction What apparent best practice people management is (200) Schuler & Jackson (1987)‚ state that strategic human resource management (SHRM) is a term used to signal the view that human resource management (HRM) should enhance organisational performance. It is argued that a firm’s HRM is a potentially powerful source of sustainable competitive
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What is a best practice? 1. It is the most efficient quantity and quality 2. A previously successful method 3. labor/appropriate use of materials 4. Money goes up (owner) 5. Replicable (everyone) 6. Defines goal (making money while maintaining guest satisfaction) 7. High guest satisfaction 8. Efficient 9. Ethical Stake Holders Employer/Owner Employee Guest Environment BONUS QUESTION: Jay Westerweld in 1987‚ invented Green Washing which is a deceptively
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Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 8-3-2009 ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS IN ERP SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS Madhavi Latha Nandi Xavier Institute of Management‚ madhavinandi@yahoo.co.in Gopal Krishna Nayak Xavier Institute of Management‚ gopal@ximb.ac.in Recommended Citation Nandi‚ Madhavi Latha and Nayak‚ Gopal Krishna‚ "ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS IN ERP SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS" (2009). PACIS 2009 Proceedings. Paper 109. http://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2009/109 This material
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Configuration of HP ProCurve Devices in a Campus Environment Best Practice Document Produced by CESNET led working group on Network monitoring (CBPD111) Authors: Tomas Podermanski‚ Vladimir Zahorik March 2010 © TERENA 2010. All rights reserved. Document No: Version / date: Original language : Original title: Original version / date: Contact: GN3-NA3-T4-CBPD111 March 2010 Czech “Configuration of HP ProCurve Devices in a Campus Environment” Version 1.2 of 3 December 2009 tpoder@cis.vutbr
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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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