Education Brenda Scholtz, André Calitz and Charmain Cilliers Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa brenda.scholtz@nmmu.ac.za andre.calitz@nmmu.ac.za charmain.cilliers@nmmu.ac.za Abstract: The critical importance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in modern business has created a demand for ERP consultants with the appropriate competencies to implement, maintain and support these systems. Education and training programmes have been implemented in order to provide
Words: 8694 - Pages: 35
October 26, 2013 CIO Story ThedaCare, Wisconsin: Successful Integration through Leadership The History ThedaCare’s roots in Northeast Wisconsin are more than a century deep. Having different names and different partnerships over the years; the merger of Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center formed Novus Health Group, Novus partnered with United Health of Wisconsin Insurance Company and became United Health Group. Finally in August of 1999 ThedaCare is born from its modest beginning
Words: 1455 - Pages: 6
Research Title: Critical Success Factors for implementing an ERP System in a University Environment. Purpose of the Research Proposal: Submitted for the requirements of the admission in Doctoral Program. 1. Introduction The proposed research project will study involves the factors that influence an implementation of an enterprise-wide information system in a large organisation. More specifically, it will examine what the critical success factors (CSF) are for
Words: 1696 - Pages: 7
stating objectives, (2) listing alternatives, (3) developing premises, (4) choosing alternatives, (5) developing plans to pursue the chosen objective, and (6) putting the plan into action. Implementation of the planning process is the key to success. One way of approaching this implementation is to view planning activities as organizational subsystems. Chief executives have the final responsibility for organizational planning. Many chief executives, especially of larger firms, seek planning
Words: 739 - Pages: 3
to all of a company’s customers. In the case of larger, key clients it was a valuable tool for keeping the lines of communication open and tailoring service to the clients needs. In the case of smaller clients, however, it tended to provide repetitive, survey-like information that cluttered databases and didn’t provide much insight. As companies began tracking database information, they realized that the bare bones were all that was needed in most cases: what they buy regularly, what they spend
Words: 25651 - Pages: 103
Business Strategy Executive Summary: Every organization has specific goals and objectives. To meet them in the coming days an enterprise prepares different strategy. Organization’s profits leading to ultimate growth are backed up by appropriate strategy of the organization. Strategic management process is also considered here to understand strategy planning and its implementation. Strategic planning process must involve identifying the organization’s current mission, vision, objectives and goals;
Words: 3439 - Pages: 14
support for risks and controls identified in the literature. The results also identified several controls not mentioned in the reviewed literature. The study lays the foundation for further research into the risk/control framework so important for the success of the implementations of ERP systems. Key Words: ERP Systems, Business Risks, Controls
Words: 8803 - Pages: 36
Cogitate Website ContentVersion 1.0 | | | Cogitate Website Content tracking | Document History Date | Version | Change Description | Changes done by | Changes Approved by | 05/04/2011 | 1.0 | Website Content | SVP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Contents 1 28/10/11 4 1.1 General Changes 4 1.2 Thin Clients Page Content 4 1.3 Ordinary PC v/s COGITATE Content 5 1.4 Solutions Content 6 1.4.1 Solutions for Hotels 6 1.4.2 Multi-user Computing
Words: 854 - Pages: 4
Global Financial Services Industry Merits of globalization Globalization of financial services has resulted in more banks increasing their consumer or customer base since they can exploit different areas across the world. The perfect example in this case is the Lloyd bank which has been able to establish and provide consumer services in England, Scotland and Wales and is still looking forward to open up more branches across the entire world. By becoming global banks they increase their sales raising
Words: 3966 - Pages: 16
Abstract The paper examines the key factors influencing the adoption of e-business technology by SMEs. To this end, the paper draws on a range of literatures on the diffusion of new information and communication technologies (ICTs), many of which have hitherto been treated as separate. The reasons for this are two-fold. First, e-business technologies are the latest in a line of new ICT technologies. When exploited successfully, ICTs have increased firm competitiveness either by raising the
Words: 13062 - Pages: 53
