NIBCO’s “Big Bang”: SAP Implementation In 1994‚ after a significant strategic planning effort took place‚ NIBCO Inc.‚ decided to implement a plan to‚ “Go Live” with a new SAP program. (Brown‚ Dehayes‚ Hoffer‚ Martin & Perkins. 2012) The reasons behind NIBCO’s decision to implement and ERP System are those that are familiar to other companies who have made the same decision. One of the key conclusions from the strategic planning that led to the ERP implementation was that the organization
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CASE STUDY- KEDA’S SAP IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY: KEDA Industrial Company Ltd. (KEDA) founded in the year of 1992 is a Chinese ceramic machinery manufacturer company. Due to the nature of the primary products‚ all the departments of the company functioned independently and the problems were solved in ad-hoc manner. This helped the company to achieve efficiency in its operations. But things were not all rosy for KEDA as the disconnected business units often duplicated resulting in redundancy and
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impact of maintenance‚ repairs and operational (MRO) spares can have a severe impact on a company the size of TH. During the 2013/14 financial year the TH group spend R1 030 billion on MRO spares‚ 15% of this‚ R159 million‚ was spend by THS. (SAP Implementation‚
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but this would be a cultural integration. The challenges involved reining in a new set of users‚ 10 new manufacturing units and offices. The different IT structures at Shaw Wallace brought in process differences and integrating the two entities on SAP‚ would need all of the team’s skills‚ and some more. Reader ROI * Change management in a new entity * Value of fine-tuning existing business processes * User management "There are processes at United Spirits that have been automated
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KEDA History: - Founded in 1992 by Lu Quin with a small investment‚ a ceramics machinery manufacturer. They modeled their business after the European market leaders. By 2002‚ they got listed on the shanghai Stock Exchange‚ in 2009 they reported revenues of US$209M almost double the amount of 2006. Nature of Keda’s business: - Their sales orders were typically characterized by customization‚ low volumes and high margins. Their business also offered plant design and technical consulting services
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Running Head: Halliburton Halliburton University of Phoenix Halliburton Halliburton is one of the world largest providers of products and services in the energy industry. Their products and services range from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data to drilling‚ formation evaluation and construction services. Although Halliburton’s vision is to provide comprehensive services to companies from the eastern to the western hemisphere‚ their actual procedures
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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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increase in overall productivity. Motivation level of employees has improved‚ focus on budget has made executive level contribute with more enthusiasm. In order to prepare for the arrival of the year 2000 (Y2K)‚ Many companies were engaged in implementations of standard business software applications‚ the enterprise systems particularly such as ERP‚ and supply chain management systems. While these software systems solved the immediate problem of Y2K compliance‚ they were typically implemented with
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Halliburton Management Jettie Thompson University of Houston Downtown Presented to Dr. Donald Bates MGT 3301-30373 – Principles of Management and Organization Behaviors July 2‚ 2013 Section 1 – Planning Planning is essential to any organization because it develops and executes tasks that the organization wishes to accomplish. First the organization defines its mission. A major organization in the oil and gas industry‚ Halliburton‚ has defined a value statement for employees to take pride
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Attain faculty approval as you select one of the following organizations: Global Crossing Tyco WorldCom Boeing Halliburton Other‚ as approved by your instructor: Faculty approval is only needed if you do not choose an organization from the list above. Prepare a 1‚050 to 1‚400 word paper in which you address the following for your selected organization: Evaluate the planning function of management.
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