w rP os t S W11024 KEDA’S SAP IMPLEMENTATION op yo Terrance Fung and Professors Yulin Fang, Huaiqing Wang and Derrick Neufeld wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey …show more content…
Very little information flowed between departments; as a result, managers could not make timely, well-informed, holistic business decisions. The lack of integration prevented Keda’s leaders from acting strategically. For example, when faced with a decision on whether to compete for orders for a line of polishing machines in foreign markets, Keda could not meaningfully assess cost and profitability potential — the final quote was based on a hunch. This lack of integration was especially taxing in the face of competition from local and foreign companies that challenged Keda on many fronts. To retain its leadership position and continue growing, Keda needed to continue innovating in terms of product development, business management and operations, and it needed to be more informed about production, sales and, most importantly, customers. As Zhu put it: Do In managing the enterprise, our most important task is to provide the needed information for every decision maker every step of the way in the decision making process. An added factor was pressure from Chinese government agencies. Recent years had seen China encouraging innovation in local enterprises, in an effort to catch up with foreign firms. This encouragement took the form of campaigns with explicit incentives to promote computerization in corporations. Thus, Keda’s ERP undertaking could be seen as a reaction to the government’s call. This document is authorized
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In closing ERISA was made to regulate the private pension and insurance industry, and since then it has become a vast and complicated act that many struggle with each day. ERISA is growing each year and to be enrolled it it will have its benefits and
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This is relevant in the case of Ford Motor Company, an American car manufacturer. In 2016, Ford was unable to compete in the Japanese market and was forced to exit due to
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Management differs today than it did in the past. In the past, managers were considered “bosses” and their job mostly consisted of giving employees orders, monitoring performance and reprimanding unproductive behavior and misconduct. Many managers still manage employees in such fashion; however, some managers now tend to be more proactive and have changed managerial functions for the betterment of company operations and performance to accomplish organizational goals. Effective management for company success now entails guiding, training, supporting, motivating and coaching employees verses
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Another factor that prompted Keda to embark in ERP was the pressure from the Chinese government agencies. The Chinese government was encouraging local innovation in order to catch up with foreign firms. There were numerous campaigns that were aimed at promoting the introduction of computerization in corporations so as to boost innovation and product development.
And the reason of it was still the cost. Indeed, this former strategices failed to match their product characteristics with their supply priorities. That is, it cannot minimize their product cost. For example, using Japanese suppliers before was twenty to thirty percent more empensive than using Chinese suppliers, not to mention about the trasportation cost. In addition, their original Japanese design was still increasing the cost in China’s factories ----- increase equipment cost cannot make good use of the cheaper labor cost in China; increase producing cost by designing unnecessary function in China.
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To constantly improve its R&D skills to keep up with the technologies and innovate more new products