FoxMeyer was the ﬁfth largest drug wholesaler in the United States (1995) with annual sales of...

FoxMeyer was the ﬁfth largest drug wholesaler in the United States (1995) with annual sales of about 5 billion US$ and daily shipments of over 500,000 items. In order to take advantages of new technology, FoxMeyer started a 100 Million dollar project to implement SAP’s R/3 ERP system in 1993. But the implementation was a disaster for FoxMeyer. Four years later, the pharmaceutical giant filed for bankruptcy. Also, it sued SAP and Anderson Consulting, claiming them to be responsible for the failure of the ERP system.

1. Please identify the process component of IS in this case. Are there any problems with the process component of the ERP problem? Please explain.

Generally speaking, if you talk about how the ERP system was implemented and the problem with it, you will get 0 on this question.

2. ) Please identify the structural component of IS in this case. Are there any problems with the structure component of the ERP problem? Please explain.

Explain the why, Why did these things happen?

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