ISEDJ

Information Systems Education Journal

Volume 15

V15 N2 Pages 60-68

March 2017

Accentra Pharmaceuticals:
Thrashing Through ERP Systems

Nathan Bradds
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056 , USA

Emily Hills
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056 , USA

Kelly Masters
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056 , USA

Kevin Weiss
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056 , USA

Douglas Havelka
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056 , USA


Abstract: Implementing and integrating an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system into an organization is an enormous undertaking that requires substantial cash outlays, time commitments, and skilled IT and business personnel. It requires careful and detailed planning, thorough testing and training, and a change management process that creates a supporting culture. In rare circumstances is a company required to implement an ERP twice in two years. This teaching case documents the business process changes and ERP system related events that occurred to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility when it was involved in an acquisition; and then, a second acquisition in less than a three year time period.

Keywords: business process, change management, ERP, implementation

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Recommended Citation: Bradds, N., Hills, E., Masters, K., Weiss, K., Havelka, D. (2017). Accentra: Thrashing through ERP. Information Systems Education Journal, 15(2) pp 60-68. http://isedj.org/2017-15/ ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of EDSIG 2016)