...COMPANIES WORLDWIDE HAS BECOME VERY TIGHT. INTENSE COMPETITION AMONG COMPANIES MAKES THEM IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS PROCESSES TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE. ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM IS A BIG SYSTEM WHICH INTEGRATES, AND AUTOMATES ALL BUSINESS RELATED TO ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONAL, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN A COMPANY. IN ORDER TO HANDLE ALL COMPLEX BUSINESS PROCESSES, COMPANIES START TO IMPLEMENT ERP SYSTEM TO THEIR SYSTEM (UMBLE, HAFT & UMBLE 2003). IN THE FACT THAT THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP CAN BRING GREAT BENEFITS TO COMPANIES TO COMPETE EACH OTHER. THEREFORE, OWNERS SHOULD KNOW IN ADVANCE ABOUT THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF ERP SYSTEM BEFORE THEY APPLY ERP SYSTEM TO THEIR COMPANIES (BRADLEY 2008). THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO DESCRIBE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS IN INDONESIA AND MEXICO SO THAT THE OWNERS KNOW HOW TO INTEGRATE ERP TO HANDLE COMPLEX BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THEIR COMPANIES. THE DISCUSSION PRESENTED ON THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO PRACTITIONERS WHO WANT TO IMPLEMENT ERP SYSTEM. THE REPORT STARTS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF ERP AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATION. IT CONTINUES BY PRESENTING THE CASE STUDY ABOUT A COMPANY IN INDONESIA ,MEXICO; AND CONCLUDES WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT THINGS THAT THE OWNERS MUST KNOW BEFORE THEY RUN ERP SYSTEM IN THEIR COMPANIES. OVERVIEW OF ERP IN THE PAST, APPLICATION IN EACH DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON ITS OWN SECTOR; AND...
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...COMPANIES WORLDWIDE HAS BECOME VERY TIGHT. INTENSE COMPETITION AMONG COMPANIES MAKES THEM IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS PROCESSES TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE. ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM IS A BIG SYSTEM WHICH INTEGRATES, AND AUTOMATES ALL BUSINESS RELATED TO ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONAL, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN A COMPANY. IN ORDER TO HANDLE ALL COMPLEX BUSINESS PROCESSES, COMPANIES START TO IMPLEMENT ERP SYSTEM TO THEIR SYSTEM (UMBLE, HAFT & UMBLE 2003). IN THE FACT THAT THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP CAN BRING GREAT BENEFITS TO COMPANIES TO COMPETE EACH OTHER. THEREFORE, OWNERS SHOULD KNOW IN ADVANCE ABOUT THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF ERP SYSTEM BEFORE THEY APPLY ERP SYSTEM TO THEIR COMPANIES (BRADLEY 2008). THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO DESCRIBE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS IN INDONESIA AND MEXICO SO THAT THE OWNERS KNOW HOW TO INTEGRATE ERP TO HANDLE COMPLEX BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THEIR COMPANIES. THE DISCUSSION PRESENTED ON THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO PRACTITIONERS WHO WANT TO IMPLEMENT ERP SYSTEM. THE REPORT STARTS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF ERP AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATION. IT CONTINUES BY PRESENTING THE CASE STUDY ABOUT A COMPANY IN INDONESIA ,MEXICO; AND CONCLUDES WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT THINGS THAT THE OWNERS MUST KNOW BEFORE THEY RUN ERP SYSTEM IN THEIR COMPANIES. OVERVIEW OF ERP IN THE PAST, APPLICATION IN EACH DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON ITS OWN SECTOR; AND...
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...COMPANIES WORLDWIDE HAS BECOME VERY TIGHT. INTENSE COMPETITION AMONG COMPANIES MAKES THEM IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS PROCESSES TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE. ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM IS A BIG SYSTEM WHICH INTEGRATES, AND AUTOMATES ALL BUSINESS RELATED TO ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONAL, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN A COMPANY. IN ORDER TO HANDLE ALL COMPLEX BUSINESS PROCESSES, COMPANIES START TO IMPLEMENT ERP SYSTEM TO THEIR SYSTEM (UMBLE, HAFT & UMBLE 2003). IN THE FACT THAT THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP CAN BRING GREAT BENEFITS TO COMPANIES TO COMPETE EACH OTHER. THEREFORE, OWNERS SHOULD KNOW IN ADVANCE ABOUT THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF ERP SYSTEM BEFORE THEY APPLY ERP SYSTEM TO THEIR COMPANIES (BRADLEY 2008). THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO DESCRIBE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATIONS IN INDONESIA AND MEXICO SO THAT THE OWNERS KNOW HOW TO INTEGRATE ERP TO HANDLE COMPLEX BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THEIR COMPANIES. THE DISCUSSION PRESENTED ON THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO PRACTITIONERS WHO WANT TO IMPLEMENT ERP SYSTEM. THE REPORT STARTS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF ERP AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ERP IMPLEMENTATION. IT CONTINUES BY PRESENTING THE CASE STUDY ABOUT A COMPANY IN INDONESIA ,MEXICO; AND CONCLUDES WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT THINGS THAT THE OWNERS MUST KNOW BEFORE THEY RUN ERP SYSTEM IN THEIR COMPANIES. OVERVIEW OF ERP IN THE PAST, APPLICATION IN EACH DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON ITS OWN SECTOR; AND...
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...ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning Liberty University Dr. Thomas Spotts Organizational Design and Structure ABSTRACT An Enterprise Resource Planning serves as a cross-functional enterprise backbone that integrates and automates many internal business processes and information systems within the manufacturing, logistics, distribution, accounting, finance, and human resource functions of a company. Large companies throughout the world began installing ERP systems in the 1990s as a conceptual framework for reengineering their business processes1. They have come to realize the importance of having such system in place to help them sustain their competitive advantage and to be ahead of other players in the market. It is true that the benefits that come with successful implementation are great but if not handled carefully, the risks involved are equally great. At present, most of the corporations can no longer disregard the significance of Information Technology in their organization to get competitive benefit. The companies are seriously depending on IT for processing their work because IT has supremacy to alter the whole organization such as size, net-profit, efficiency, human activity competence and customer contentment. A category III IS advancement, ERP (Enterprise resource planning system), has strategic application for the business since the incorporation of this system into all the major strategies or processes of the business can have a direct...
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...INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS Issue 4, Volume 6, 2012 Strategic and tactical success factors in ERP system implementation K. Curko1, D. Stepanic2, M. Varga3 Abstract— In order to successfully implement an ERP system it is necessary to properly balance critical success factors. By researching what the critical success factors in ERP implementation are, why they are critical, and to what extent they are relevant to users, consultants and suppliers, this paper seeks to identify critical success factors in ERP implementation and to understand the impact of each factor on the success of ERP system introduction. This paper lists ten critical success factors (CSF) providing two points of view: strategic and tactical. These are: top management support, a business plan and vision, top management support, change management program, project management, implementation strategies, project team, business process modeling and minimal customizations, monitoring and performance evaluation, software development, testing and troubleshooting, legacy systems. Keywords— ERP implementation, critical success factors, IT project, management I. INTRODUCTION Complex IT projects, such as developing and especially implementing ERP systems often fail. Many studies indicate a small success rate in terms of exceeding the time limit, budget and poor functionality of the new system. Successful ERP projects bring great benefits to the company, but can also be devastating to organizations...
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...Enterprise Resource Planning - Facts, Benefits and Critical Elements for a Successful Implementation in Small Manufacturing Company Azhanorhisam Che Din 1. Introduction Imagine a world without technology, and imagine a company without Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP). Perhaps we can still survive without technology, but without ERP, a company may fail to remain competitive as they fail to respond quickly to new practices and procedures. Indeed, a company who quest for competitive advantage in this era of intense competition where business entities compete for innovation, expanding customer’s expectation and internationalization of markets, a company regardless of their size must have a reliable ERP to support them. ERP has proven to be an effective tool for competitive advantage as ERP help to delivery products of the highest quality on time, as quickly as possible and at the best price. Davenport (1998, p.121) suggests that “ERP appear to be a dream comes true as these software promise the seamless integration of the information flowing through a company. Markus et al. (2000) defines ERP as commercial software package that enable the integration of transaction oriented data and business process throughout an organization. The purpose of this paper is to discuss facts about ERP, its benefits and the critical success factors in ERP implementation especially for small manufacturing companies, which is in this paper, will sometime refer to small and medium-sized enterprises...
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...Risk factors in enterprise-wide/ERP projects M ARY SUM NER School of Business, Southern Illinois University, Campus Box 1106, Edwardsville, IL 62026, USA The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors in implementing traditional management information systems projects, describe the risk factors associated with enterprise-wide/ERP (enterprise resource planning) projects and identify the risk factors in ERP projects which are unique to these projects. Some of the unique challenges in managing enterprise-wide projects which were highlighted through the ndings included the challenge of re-engineering business processes to ‘ t’ the process which the ERP software supports, investment in recruiting and reskilling technology professionals, the challenge of using external consultants and integrating their application-speci c knowledge and technical expertise with existing teams, the risk of technological bottlenecks through client-server implementation and the challenge of recruiting and retaining business analysts who combine technology and business skills. Introduction In the past few years many organizations have initiated enterprise-wide/ERP (enterprise resource planning) projects using such packages as SAP, Peoplesoft and Oracle. These projects often represent the single largest investment in an information systems (IS) project in the histories of these companies and, in many cases, the largest single investment in any corporatewide project. These enterprise-wide/ERP...
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...for enabling greater student collaboration, support for student outcomes, and enabling greater levels of communication across our student and instructor populations, the following analysis has been completed. The need for social networking solution that can align thoroughly and quickly with the culture of a given organization is key to its adoption and ability to deliver value on a consistent basis (Bennett, 2008). While the high school has exceptional technology, it will be prudent to consider how effectively their technologies can be used to supplant and strengthen our learning objectives. This alignment of technology to our strategic plans needs to be the watermark by which it is judged. Analysis of Factors for Implementing Social Networking The most critical success...
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...M1022 ADVANCED TOPICS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS Change Management: Best Practice Strategies for ERP Implementation By: Andrew Handoko 1601226176 LC11-LEC BINUS UNIVERSITY 2015 ABSTRACT The implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, have become more complex and crucial in information systems infrastructure within large organizations. However, most of these large companies deal with common people issues. Their potential users across different departments of organization resist the implementation process for some reasons. Enterprise units are being lack of communication from top management to functional units within implementation project. As a result, companies are struggle for ERP systems practice as well as to get rid of worker’s social problem and infrastructure’s transitions from old system to a new system. Ultimately, a successful ERP implementation projects are less about technology and more focus on people and process. Change Management is the best practice for “critical success factor” in ERP implementation literature. The purpose of this research is to have a better understanding about how change management is essential to be a part of ERP implementation process. This paper describes the main success factor of Change Management in order to create a successful ERP implementation and how should organizational change be managed. KEYWORDS Change Strategies, Enterprise Resource Planning, Resistance, Organizational Change, ERP, Implementation...
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...help of outside consultants . The design process was critical to make this system work in order to have all employee’s buy into it. Media General knew they would need help designing a balanced scorecard to fit the company’s needs. The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative led by Dr. Robert Kaplan and Dr. David Norton was a consulting company used by Media General to help develop and implement the scorecard as a value-added management process. BSCol helped Media General learn how to use the balanced scorecard as a strategic tool and how other companies have successfully applied the tool. The rational for developing a balanced scorecard was to easily communicate key objectives and company values all the way down to the front lines of all divisions of the company. A strategy map was created as seen in exhibit 3 in the case study to become the enterprise scorecard. Media General created three groups, Balanced scorecard development team, Executive leadership team, and Crossfunctional core teams, to help create the initial enterprise scorecard. Each team was tasked with specific objectives from which lead to the design of the enterprise scorecard. This was a clear way to define the strategy for each aspect of the company. Media General used a very systematic method of starting at the top of the organization and moving down to the lower levels of the company to implement the balanced scorecard as its new strategic management system. This process took about 3 years to completely implement...
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...Q1. Some of the most innovative HR developments are in the area of live online training (LOT) using __________ or other online meeting software. D a. CIM b. TUN c. VIS d. WebEx Q2. An effective technology for e-training and e-learning is __________, which uses computer graphic displays that the user can adjust during the decision-making process to see the results of an intervention. D a. LOT b. flash c. WebEx d. visual interactive simulation (VIS), Q3. Cash flow projection is the process of identifying the financing of assets, including software, that need to be acquired or developed. It includes comparing alternatives or evaluating buy-versus-lease options. B a. True b. False Q4. Why are the three levels of management and decision making often modeled as a pyramid? . C a. To show the importance of senior management decision making on the organization. b. To show the importance of the decisions made at each management level. c. To show the hierarchy of the management levels. Q5. A leading sales automation software is __________, which is especially helpful to small businesses, enabling them to rapidly increase sales and growth. D a. Speedpass.com b. SoftwarePlus c. PriceMaster Plus d. Salesforce.com Q6. Generally speaking, why do organizations automate TPS data entry as much as possible? D a. To reduce labor costs b. To be able to capture online data c. For competitive...
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...ERP in Automotive Industry…………………………………..…………… 05 5. ERP implementation Business Risks in Automotive Industry………….….. 07 6. Evaluation and Conclusion…………………………………………………. 08 7. Reference…………………………………………………………………… 10 8. Bibliography………………………………………………………………... 13 9. Appendix………………………………………………………………….… 15 1. Introduction Last few decades there is a rapid change in IT sector which created impact on business organisations and there is a wonderful gift from IT sector is Enterprise Resource Planning System Software (Mazzawi R, 2014). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system has been increased in using in developed countries by large companies, government corporations and in other different industries. And there is a wide adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in organisational management to improve their performance and productivity (Otieno J, 2010). Recently different companies turning into the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning System to improve performance, better service to the Customer’s response, efficient control in their accounting, supply chain and inventory management. ERP is a set of software module helps a company to their business aspects collect data from various business processes and...
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...CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS WILLIAM YEOH University of South Australia SA 5095 Australia ANDY KORONIOS University of South Australia SA 5095 Australia The implementation of a business intelligence (BI) system is a complex undertaking requiring considerable resources. Yet there is a limited authoritative set of critical success factors (CSFs) for management reference because the BI market has been driven mainly by the IT industry and vendors. This research seeks to bridge the gap that exists between academia and practitioners by investigating the CSFs influencing BI systems success. The study followed a two-stage qualitative approach. Firstly, the authors utilised the Delphi method to conduct three rounds of studies. The study develops a CSFs framework crucial for BI systems implementation. Next, the framework and the associated CSFs are delineated through a series of case studies. The empirical findings substantiate the construct and applicability of the framework. More significantly, the research further reveals that those organisations which address the CSFs from a business orientation approach will be more likely to achieve better results. Keywords: Business intelligence system, Critical success factors, Delphi method, Case study INTRODUCTION Recently Business Intelligence (BI) applications have been dominating the technology priority list of many CIOs [11, 12]. According to Reinschmidt and Francoise [22], a BI system is “an integrated set...
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...September 2010 A Study of the Impact of Business Process on the ERP System Effectiveness Wen-Hsien Tsai (Coresponding author) Department of Business Administration National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan E-mail: whtsai@mgt.ncu.edu.tw Shu-Ping Chen Department of Business Administration National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan E-mail: irwin26@mail2000.com.tw Elliott T.Y. Hwang Department of Information Management Chung Yuan Christian University, Jhongli, Taiwan 320, Taiwan E-mail: eliott01@ms3.hinet.net Jui-Ling Hsu Department of International Trade Feng Chia University, Taichung 407, Taiwan E-mail: jlhsu@fcu.edu.tw Abstract An ERP implementation takes many years to complete and requires a large amount of IT investment and their effectiveness is hard to evaluate. Companies implement ERP systems to integrate the business processes of a company, and help organizations obtain a competitive advantage. In each ERP implementation stage, Business Process Reengineering (BPR) plays different important roles. This study examined the process problems (system process / business process), BPR and performance of ERP systems by using the questionnaire survey and AVOVA analysis. We also examined the relationship between degree of BPR and ERP system performance using regression analysis. Keywords: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Information System Success Model 1. Introduction In response to intensified global competition...
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...Author: Saiful Islam Research Title: Critical Success Factors for implementing an ERP System in a University Environment. Purpose of the Research Proposal: Submitted for the requirements of the admission in Doctoral Program. 1. Introduction The proposed research project will study involves the factors that influence an implementation of an enterprise-wide information system in a large organisation. More specifically, it will examine what the critical success factors (CSF) are for implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in a university environment. This Research proposal introduces the research project that will be undertaken, giving an outline of why such research needs to be done, placing the research in context and demonstrating its importance. The research questions are then outlined. 1.1. Research Topic Introduction As discussed above, this research project involves the ERP phenomena and specifically ‘what factors can be seen as critical when implementing an ERP system in a university environment’. Issues regarding the software vendor providing the ERP system are outside the scope of this research project, as is the actual measurement of the critical success factors or the dependency relationship between the factors that will be identified. A theoretical framework (TF) will be developed in order to aid the research process. The framework will list broad factors derived from current literature and...
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