ERP Planning and Implementation

Running head: ERP PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
ERP Planning and Implementation
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Analysis...........................................................................................................................................3
Company Background.................................................................................................................3
Problem Statement.......................................................................................................................4
Effective way of implementation.....................................................................................................6
Recommendation for ERP implementation.....................................................................................8
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

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Executive Summary
Leadtek Corporation is a company that has been operating in the computer peripherals industry.
While operating in the industry there were several grounds that the company gained success in
terms of operations. Furthermore, the company used various sources of technology in order to
incorporate the solutions into the market that they have been operating in. The forms of
technology that was being used by the company was effectively helping the company in
operations however, with modernisation, the need of technology from the part of the company
has changed. The company aimed to capitalise on ERP software. Oracle ERP 11i was the ERP
software that was chosen. However, the implementation of the same experienced difficulties and
delays as a result of which the ERP implementation plan was deemed as a failure. Thus, it has
been recommended that the company should follow a process that is characterised by following a
step while the new ERP project is being implemented. Furthermore, use of a new ERP based
software was implemented. The new suggested ERP software is Oracle ERP 12c.

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Introduction
It can be said that the Leadtek Corporation has been recognised as company that has been
operating in the computer peripherals industry. The company has been operating in the industry
the company has been subject to favourable outcomes. The company has not of implementing
change in operational technology with the change of time. Just as every other company Leadtek
Corp also has various functional divisions that operate under the wing of the company. The
assimilation of effort of and smooth nature of operations of all the functional division of the
company can help in terms of gaining feral outcomes that caters to the viability of the company
while they are operating in the industry. The functioning of the accounts division of the company
has been seen to under jeopardy. It has been found out that the accounts and transaction
management software that is has been used by the company has gone through rapid and drastic
changes with Oracle ERP 11i being the latest in line. However, the implementation of the latter
comes with a stiff resistance to change that has resulted in failure of implementation of the plan.
The aim of the paper is to critically evaluate the scope of the issue and to provide
recommendations for resolving the issue that has resulted due to the failure of the ERP software.
Analysis
Company Background
Leadtek Corporation has been operating in the computer peripherals industry. The
company is based in Taiwan and has over 2000 employees. All the operations of the company
are aimed towards the needs of industrial customers. It has been found out from the case that the
company has over 100 industrial customer who avail the services of the organisation. The
supplier base of the company is spread throughout the country with various supplier spread