here arise from a real industrial ERP procurement experience. Keywords ERP procurement, ERP acquisition. 1 ERP PROCUREMENT MOTIVATION A clear trend in both private and public companies with regard to their current options for software-based management Information Systems (IS) is the fast and wide proliferation of large packaged ready-made Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, surely among the most extreme instances of current Customizable Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software packages. We present
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effective responses to ensure the long-term survival and success of the company (Rene Rohrbeck, 2011) In particular, corporate foresight activities are an increasingly important tool to make better long-term decisions, support innovation activities, strategic planning by identifying the emerging technologies and trends which would create the future scenarios. In brief, corporate foresight can be expected to be a mechanism that enables companies to profit from fundamental change. Today, when we critically
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Objective • Maximise the overall value generated – is the difference between what the final product is worth to the customer and the effort the supply chains expends in filling the request of the customer • Supply chain profitability is the difference between the revenue generated from the customer and the overall cost across the supply chain • It is the total profit to be shared across all supply chain stages • Supply chain success is measured in terms of supply chain profitability
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Healthcare and health information technology (health IT) are undergoing transformative change at an unprecedented pace. Strategic planning has become a major discussion point among CIOs, CTOs, CMIOs, and IT Directors. Whether it is implementing enterprise-wide electronic health record (EHR) systems, working toward compliance with the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program, enabling patients’ involvement through PHRs, transitioning to ICD-10, establishing insurance exchanges, becoming an accountable
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Technology Use In A Changing M&A Environment M&A Management Tools — The Missing Link To Institutionalize M&A May 2010 Forrester Consulting Trends, Challenges, And Technology Use In A Changing M&A Environment Table Of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................................2 The M&A Management Tools Market Is Still Nascent ............
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Activity Assessment – Project Work Breakdown Structure • Group Project Phase II • Due Date: October 28 • Points Possible: 100 • Activity Description: Based on the project selected as a group (from your individual assignments) and the scope statement developed in Phase I of the group project, you will now document the work of the project scope in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). From your examination of the course material, compose a paper that is no less than 4 pages and no more than
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must make a critical examination of the firm’s environment. Assessing the strategic situation is the first phase in determining the content of the proper strategies for a firm. This process begins with an assessment of the general environment of the firm, in terms of economic, technological, social, and political/legal influences. Analyzing the organization's industry is the second major aspect of assessing the firm's strategic situation. An industry structure analysis identifies the major forces
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Segmentation Strategy Project Strategic management analyzes the major initiatives taken by a company's top management on behalf of owners, involving resources and performance in internal and external environments. It entails specifying the organizations mission, vision and objectives, developing policies and plans, often in terms of projects and programs, which are designed to achieve these objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans, projects and programs. A
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The management of sporting innovation at Decathlon. Between rationality and chaos (P262) Guillaume Richard*, Yann Abdourazakou* Abstract: The point under study is the first of such a nature. We investigated the management of innovation in the company called Decathlon. In recent years, vertical integration has rarely been so much developed as in the leading company of sporting goods’ distribution in France. Based on the group’s “sporting universe” concept, it now challenges some bigger firms’
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pag.: 1 van 13 code: LEV-PORT-art-013-bl Purchasing must become Supply management Bron: Auteur(s): Harvard Business Review, september-oktober 1983 Peter Kraljic Purchasing Must Become Supply Management Peter Kraljic Harvard Business Review No. 83509 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1983 HBR Peter Kraljic Purchasing Must Become Supply Management The stable way of business life many corporate purchasing departments enjoy has been increasingly imperiled. Threats of resource depletion
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