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A Conceptual Framework for Developing and Evaluating ERP Implementation Strategies in Multinational Organizations
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| Author | Kelzenberg, Kai Wagner, Thomas Reimers, Kai |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | The chapter develops generic strategies for the specification and implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in a multinational company. After the presentation of a framework for categorizing companies by their global business orientation, ERP strategies corresponding to each category are derived. Subsequently, various implementation strategies are developed for each type of ERP strategy; they provide decision makers with a high degree of freedom in specifying an implementation strategy in accordance with a company’s strategic goals. The results are summarized in a phase model; the overall approach is illustrated by two polar cases. IntroductIon Market demands are becoming more and more dynamic, forcing organizations to be flexible in order to satisfy the needs of their customers (Mabert, Soni, & Venkataramanan, 2001). At the same time, organizations face an ever increasing competition through globalization. As a result of both phenomena, business organizations tend to act in networks of tightly or loosely coupled productive units. Bartlett and Ghoshal (1998) identify four different business orientations which can be used to describe the structures of multinational companies (MNCs). Starting from these four business orientations, this chapter presents a conceptual framework for deriving enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation strategies DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-531-3.ch003 |
| Starting Page | 37 |
| Ending Page | 54 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.4018/978-1-59904-531-3.ch003 |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
