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Implementation Strategies for SAP R/3 in a Multinational Organization: Lessons from a Real-World Case Study
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sankar, Chetan S. Rau, Karl-Heinz |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | This book is essentially an extended case study in a global company that provides instructive insight into the complex process of enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation and various strategies for SAP R/3. ERP is an information system designed to integrate internal and external members of the supply chain. Core processes include production planning and control, inventory management, purchasing, and distribution (Reid & Sanders, 2007). It makes sense that a case study on this topic would encompass an entire book since an ERP implementation is extremely complicated (Arora, 2005). In addition, no two implementations are the same and thus a single strategy would not be practical as a lesson for professionals or business people looking for guidance. The main example used in the book is the case of Robert Bosch GmbH’s implementation of SAP R/3. The authors studied Bosch before, during, and after the implementation to analyze what they did, why they did it, and what their expectations were vs. their results. Along with the examples from Bosch and other companies, the book provides an overview of the nature of multinational companies, ERP systems, and the concepts of change management. ERP systems were originally implemented only in the largest companies. The costs involved are very large and the benefits do outweigh them, but only on very large scales (Ptak & Schragenheim, 2003). In recent years, there have been scaled down versions of several ERP systems, but the large ones like SAP R/3 are still primarily used by large firms. Chapter I is a brief introduction of the book. The pedagogical approach has been explained. This book is specifically focused on multinational Book review Implementation strategies for saP R/3 in a Multinational organization: lessons from a Real World Case study |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.4018/978-1-59140-776-8 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.igi-global.com/pdf.aspx?ctid=15&ptid=540&t=table+of+contents&tid=94060 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-776-8 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
