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Implementation strategies for SAP R/3 in a multinational organization : lessons from a real-world case study
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Solutions for IT professionals
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Hershey, PA : Cyber Tech Publishing, 2006
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9781591407768
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30000010114437 TS155.6 S26 2006 Open Access Book Book
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It is important for those in charge of implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to identify and understand the issues they face. ""Implementation Strategies for SAP R/3 in a Multinational Organization: Lessons from a Real-World Case Study"" provides readers with an instructive insight in the very complex process of ERP implementation in a global company. This book describes the issues, problems, and challenges of ERP execution as well as the strategies companies use to react to and resolve them successfully. The reader can focus on different types of issues - organizational as well as technical. It is a goldmine for instructors who can use the cases in different course settings and with different student audiences. Researchers and practioners will also find value in the detailed descriptions of challenges faced by companies such as Robert Bosch GmbH.


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Dr. Chetan S. Sankar is the Thomas Walter Professor of Management at Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA. He has extensive experience in developing and publishing award-winning case studies based on issues faced by real-world businesses. Dr. Karl-Heinz Rau is a full Professor at the Business School of the Pforzheim University, Germany, since 1992. He teaches MIS, Object oriented System-Analysis (OOA/OOD/Java), and Application Systems in Management Accounting.