Supply Chain Software Installation Project Management
Supply chain management (SCM) support can be obtained in many ways, some of which have been discussed in Chapter 5. Regardless of how a SCM system is acquired, installing it is a major project. Project plans need to be aggressive because SCM systems are very critical to organizational efficiency (the sooner the system is brought online, the sooner benefits are obtained). It is difficult to reliably estimate durations of any information systems project. Due to the need to balance realism with urgency, schedules should be aggressive but achievable.
The type of SCM system adopted impacts the need for changes. Adoption of a single vendor package without modifications will reduce the ...
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