Megawork USA Partnership Case Study

This process reduced not just customer’s satisfaction but also profit; there is a need for a financial information management to integrate all their business processes. SAP (System Applications Program) was introduced to the company to ensure efficient communication among the different modules of the business process.

The case shows the implementation of SAP ERP solution in NIBCO, a manufacturer of pipe and fittings, a mid-size manufacturer with about 3,000 employees and revenue over 460 million USD. The company

1.Authentication: It has to do with the process of identifying one’s self into the application. For a user to be authenticated into the SAP system he needs to have a valid user I.D. and a password.

The IT staffs were certain that the existing SAP software will provide all necessary computer support. They believed that even if the SAP would not fit their business processes precisely, it may be an investment that provides greater long-term flexibility and better solutions to the company’s problem.

c. To manage sales and inventory, UA recently adopted a new SAP system which will make future product expansion easier.

* This question is to determine the successes and limitations that they are currently experiencing to get a better picture of the current status of the implementation and whether they have met with any portion of success or if they have been unable to make use of the software at all.

SAP is complex and the pace of SAP releases is much higher. Sometimes, users cannot cope up with it.

H. C. Stark Inc. invested in the SAP R/3 Enterprise Resource Planning software for the company but, only the finance dept. uses the software while the production, scheduling, shop floor scheduling and raw material orders and are still processed manually. These departments still believe in using the paper method of processing the transmittal of the sales orders from customers to the operations department. This process is longer than incorporating the software to accomplish the same tasks. Starck doesn't make full use of the functions in SAP R/3. In fact, schedule misses were mostly due to equipment failure. Mike from the sales dept stated there was an "informational

In order to alleviate its server capacity constraints, speed its data retrieval process and reduce the number business systems used, Williams-Sonoma should upgrade to Windows 2000, purchase new servers and implement the SAP program. SAP is a customized program package that integrates a company 's supply chain. It 's primary function is the ability for order management, sales and distribution to communicate electronically with the financial systems and controls by providing real-time information for decision making. The system is fast, user friendly and most importantly real-time. It is beneficial because it reduces human error, improves productivity, improves data

It is vital that the SAP partner provides the correct type that sets up level and support which is required. The provider’s business culture and size should fit ours. If a partner provides all back office support, then it has to be seen that it definitely has bandwidth to do this. The partner should also have a sap b1 support which is more attentive to smaller company and responsive

In addition, because of the powerful SAP system, the employees could track inventory, compile financial reports, tag products to fulfill customers’ orders, and precisely control production down to the level of telling bakers the number of bagels to cook every day and what temperature to use. Managers can “see into” the order and fulfillment process at any point to identify problems. Alerts are programmed to automatically alert managers to emerging problems. So to speak, it connects online customers to inventory, billing, and then to truck delivery.

Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) embarked on a massive makeover of their information system in 2004 converting over to the SAP software. (http://www.beveragedaily.com/Formulation/CCE-SAP-join-forces-to-improve-supply-chain) This included a major overhaul of their legacy system and working with SAP to develop an app specifically for them. When this venture began in 1999 we must remember that the Spilt of Coca Cola Enterprises becoming an operation solely based in Europe had not occurred. Thus the implementation for SAP was not only in North America, but Europe also. Throughout the paper we will discuss how this conversion went and what exactly went and what effects

SAP Americas is a subsidiary of SAP AG, overseeing the company's business operations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. SAP has 115 companies with research and development facilities in Germany, Turkey, Canada, China, Hungary, India, Israel, Bulgaria and North America. In addition, SAP have laboratory centers in France, Sofia, Hungary, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, Palo Alto, California, Bangalore and Gurgaon, India, Ra' Anana and Karmiel, Israel, Vancouver, Canada and Shanghai, China. SAP targets six industry sectors including consumer industries, discrete industry, financial services, process industries, public services, and service industries. SAP focuses on vertical industries, such as media, which helps provide growth as these industries expand. A potentially large area of growth could come in the relatively new services-oriented architecture (SOA), which enables the customers to link and connect its various applications. SAP expects its SOA, called NetWeaver, to be well received by its large installed customer base. Many of the industries SAP operates in are fragmented in terms of the software brands used. SAP offers more than two dozen industry solution portfolios and more than 550 resolutions for small and mid-size companies. SAP primary marketing areas are products, consultation and training. A significant part of SAP AG's success is making it easy for customers, partners, vendors, and the

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A Research Project Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of BSc (Hons) Logistics, School of Applied Sciences, The University of Huddersfield, 2011.