Historically, ERP system integration in organizations combats lack of cooperation across multifarious IT solutions. The purpose of ERP applications is therefore to integrate information flows across an organization, heighten access to information and share out practices across an organization, as well as automate common corporate activities. That is exactly what Nike set out to do in 1999 with a business plan to implement a single instance ERP system along with CRM and SCM systems.
In 1962, Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman founded Nike as Blue Ribbon Sports and in early 70s became Nike Inc. Nike’s world headquarters are located near Beaverton, Oregon. Nike has three main product lines - footwear, apparel and equipment. Since its founding, Nike has continuously experienced growth and become the market leader of athletic merchandise. Today, the company’s products sell in more than 160 countries across the globe with …show more content…
Nike’s footwear division was powered by i2 Technologies and its apparel division by Manugistics, an i2 rival and provider of Supply chain software. The supply chain management problems at Nike were in its footwear division. The complications had arisen from the impact of implementing its new demand- and supply-planning systems and processes from i2. The large installation/implementation of the new system was unusually challenging and required a high degree of customization. The customized applications had to be linked with other ERP and back-end systems. Nike’s wide range of footwear products (around 120,000 at the time in four cycles in a year) it sells in various sizes and styles also led to further complications in linking the supply-chain software to the company 's internal business processes. The complications led to shortages of few products, excess amounts of other products and late
In 1962, Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman founded Nike as Blue Ribbon Sports and in early 70s became Nike Inc. Nike’s world headquarters are located near Beaverton, Oregon. Nike has three main product lines - footwear, apparel and equipment. Since its founding, Nike has continuously experienced growth and become the market leader of athletic merchandise. Today, the company’s products sell in more than 160 countries across the globe with …show more content…
Nike’s footwear division was powered by i2 Technologies and its apparel division by Manugistics, an i2 rival and provider of Supply chain software. The supply chain management problems at Nike were in its footwear division. The complications had arisen from the impact of implementing its new demand- and supply-planning systems and processes from i2. The large installation/implementation of the new system was unusually challenging and required a high degree of customization. The customized applications had to be linked with other ERP and back-end systems. Nike’s wide range of footwear products (around 120,000 at the time in four cycles in a year) it sells in various sizes and styles also led to further complications in linking the supply-chain software to the company 's internal business processes. The complications led to shortages of few products, excess amounts of other products and late