Directions: The assignment must be submitted to Moodle as a single Word document. Save it as yourlastname_IT for processes.docx
Please read the following three articles uploaded to Moodle:
1. Krotov, Vlad; Boukhonine, Serguei; and Ives, Blake (2011) “ERP Implementation Gone Terribly Wrong: The Case of Natural Springs,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems: Vol. 28, Article 18, pp. 272-282.
2. Datta, A. (2005). Cisco Systems: Implementing ‘Customized’ ERP in Nine Months and Within Budget. Journal of Cases in Information Technology, 11(2), pp. 56-70.
3. Traub, T. (2012). “Wal-Mart Used Technology to Become Supply Chain Leader,” Arkansas Business, Retrieved from http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/85508/wal-mart-used-technology-to-become-supply-chain-leader (current Sep 30, 2013).
Write a three-page paper answering the following two questions. The first two pages should contain answer to question 1 and the third page should contain the answer to question 2. Your answers are graded based on the quality of your arguments.
1. Read papers #1 and #2 above and answer the question: “Analyze why ERP implementation could go wrong with some companies and go right with others.” (65 points)
2. Read paper #3 to answer the question: How does Wal-Mart use technology to manage their supply chains effectively? (35 points)
Please use Times new roman font, 12 size, single space, and 1 inch margins page margins. Do not exceed the page limit.. Include in-text citations in APA or MLA format
Answer to question 1: