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Essay on Nibco's Big Bang

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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 could not prosper with its current information systems. (Brown, Dehayes, Hoffer, Martin & Perkins. 2012) They systems that they were currently using had evolved into a patchwork of legacy systems and reporting tools that could not talk to …show more content…

In the case of NIBCO, it was not beneficial to their staff to put a rush on implementing the new SAP program because this rush made it hard on employees and their families because the employee had to work harder and longer. Having this type of work environment on a daily basis could definitely lead to stress at home. The Boston Consulting group (BCG) was brought in to help the company develop a strategic information systems plan to meet its new business objectives. The fact that they were recommending a three to five year phased ERP implementation system was not the best approach because it would take too long to implement. (Brown, Dehayes, Hoffer, Martin & Perkins. 2012) Another con in the implementation plan was the fact that NIBCO would have to commit a significant portion of its resources in order to quickly put in place the systems to execute the new supply chain and customer-facing strategies. (Brown, Dehayes, Hoffer, Martin & Perkins. 2012) In implement that SAP program, it seemed as if it would have benefited NIBCO better if the management consultants would have known more about ERP and or SAP so it would not be difficult to apply their principles. (Brown, Dehayes, Hoffer, Martin & Perkins. 2012) Even though there were some negatives, there

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