KIT709 Enterprise Architecture and System

Assignssignment Requirements

You need to form into groups of 3 students to work on the case study, “Harley-Davidson: Enterprise Software Selection” taken from Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases (sixth edition) by Applegate, Austin and McFarlan (2002). The case study document is provided in a separate pdf document. You are required to write a report that covers the following aspects.

· Provide an analysis of the business (eg. Domestic and international competitions, customer base and company finance etc) and technical environment (eg. IT infrastructure, internal IT skills and support structure etc) of Harley-Davidson when it started its Supply Chain Management System (SMS) project.

· With reference to the case information, discuss the drivers or the reasons AND the challenges for formulating the Supply Management Strategy in Harley-Davidson in late 1990s.

· Discuss with some details from the case study the strategic approach Harley-Davidson took towards implementing the ERP system, including but not limited to business process mapping (“As Is” vs “To Be”), project team and technology rationalization, supplier selection process etc. Give your critique of the approach.

· Before implementing SMS, Berryman believed that the key of a successful SMS strategy is “building a depth of understanding around the strategy”. With some research give a summary of the critical success factors for ERP implementations. Site examples from the Harley-Davidson case study where relevant.

Marks will be allocated for the quality of content, evidence of research, general organisation and flow of the report, including use of appropriate headings and sub-headings, effective use of diagrams, bullet points, tables etc.  Grammar, spelling and writing style are also significant.

Your business report must contain an executive summary, table of content, introduction, body of report with meaningful headings and subheadings, a conclusion and references.