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CHAPTER
5

Implementation Strategies

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

Acquire a greater knowledge base of ERP such as data security, system reliability, and
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components and how they work together to sustainability.
support business. ! Understand implementation approaches,
Learn why third-party products are needed the differences between vanilla (minimal
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to operationally round out ERP system or no system modifications) and
functionality and the issues involved in chocolate (modifying the system)
using them. implementations, and the short-term
Appreciate the impact of an ERP and long-term impacts on the system
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implementation on platform components and company.

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