Brose Group Case study 1 - Management Information Systems PDF

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1) Brose Group business are the following:  To supply windows, seat adjusters, doors, etc. to car firms.  To manage its facilities worldwide.  To generate profit. Critical success factors for Brose Group:  Maintain good relations with its customers.  Maintain good relation with its suppliers.  Manage its inventory.  Share correct information on time.  Manage its human resource and facilities worldwide.  To generate quality products at less cost.  Manage its information system. 2) Challenges Operational

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Challenges Faced Inefficient communication within the firm. Inefficient accounting, human resource and supply chain method. Increasing costs as acquired firms used different information system. Inefficient communication with different plants and the head quarters. Managing more number of employs. Poor forecasting of development as different information systems where used in different firms. High costs to manage different information system. High cost to change existing information system. Deciding what information system to use. Implementing corporate culture in the acquired firm. Ways to train the new staff to the style of corporate functioning. Implementing the innovation standard to all the parts of the firm. Implementing common software

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3) Benefits Low costs of running the existing software over changing to SAP. The current workforces are well adapted to the current software and not to SAP. Low costs of training the workforce on how to use the software. Employs will find it convenient to use the current software.

Risk High chances of the software breaking down because of increasing complex business process. Poor communication of the software taking more time to deliver products, increasing cost. The workforce might be worried about the implementation of the new software. High costs involved in training and acquisition of the new software.

4) Benefits ERP system can support multiple business operation functions, increasing the benefits. ERP helps in more accurate business forecasting and decision-making. The data is now centralized that helps the firm as a whole in storing and communicating information centrally. Helps to control costs of the business in long run.

Risk Inefficiency might occur because of improper staff training. ERP system takes long time to implement causing increase in laps time. The ERP system chosen might not fit well with the business, leading to increasing costs. The implementation and replacement costs of the ERP system are high causing less profit.

5) The different steps taken by Brose Group to minimize the risk of ERP system are:  By reengineering application with SAP to fit with the firms requirement.  The hire of an SAP consultant to train and execute the software.  They tested the software at new plants (pilot software) before the exiting one.  By training the workforce on how to use the software....