Topic > Case Study Nike ERP - 776

To align ERP with an e-enterprise, organizations must take into account critical success factors including business processes, people, technology and organization (Sharma , Lavania and Gupta, 2011). For example, an e-business will enhance the existing value chain as it can transcend corporate boundaries, to enable effective collaboration and information flow. With the introduction of an electronics business, the boundaries between technology and business begin to blur, for this reason, people who have specific training with a technical or commercial background need cross-training in other areas. Project management plays a vital role in an electronics business, as projects have very short life cycles. This is caused by constantly evolving technology, at a very rapid pace, which can cause the organization and the implemented ERP to become distant and misaligned (Sharma, Lavania and Gupta,