Enterprise Resource Planning

FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Individual Assignment

HS2041 Enterprise Systems

Trimester 1 2018

Date Due: Friday Week 7 by 5:00 PM

Marks: Weighting 15%

Student Name (Block letters) Student Number: ___________________________ _____________

HOLMES

INSTITUTE

FACULTY OF

HIGHER

EDUCATION

HS2041 Enterprise Systems - Trimester 1 2018

1

Assignment Description: In this assignment you need to read a case study on

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation and answer three questions. This

assignment will let you define and describe the evaluation of Enterprise Resource

Planning (ERP) systems. It will also let you examine and judge the role of EPR and

their adoption process in organization. Most importantly, you will learn to analyse and

develop arguments organisation’s ERP selection, planning, implementation and

ongoing support phases. Student will also argue about the roles of key stakeholders in

an organisation’s ERP selection, planning, implementation, adoption and ongoing

support phases.

Assignment requirements:

You need to read the case study on ‘ERP Implementation

Failure: A Case Study’ (uploaded on Blackboard as a separate file) and answer the

following questions:

 What are the key goals Hershey wanted to achieve using an ERP system?

 Discuss the pros and cons to customising the system. Use examples relevant to Hershey.

 How should Hershey have handled change management during ERP implementation?

Answers to the three questions can be presented in a Question Answer style. A formal

business report structure is not required.

Word limit for this assignment is 1000 –1500 words

Marking Guide:

Assessment Components Description of the section

Define and describe Students are able to define and describe Enterprise

Resource Planning systems (ERPs).

Examine and judge They can examine and judge of the role of ERPs in

organisations and evaluate their adoption and use

characteristics.

Analyse and develop

arguments

Quality of arguments in relation to an organisation’s ERP

selection, planning, implementation and ongoing support

phases.

Describe and critically

analyse

Analytical capability of the roles of key stakeholders in an

organisation’s ERP selection, planning, implementation,

adoption and ongoing support phases.

Assignment Submission:

Assignment Date Due: Friday Week 7 by 5:00 PM

Assignment Submission Guideline: Please submit your assignment as a Word

document or PDF file on Blackboard.