The successful implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System can help an organisation to redefine its business processes and enhance its competitive advantage. An ERP System Implementation is a transformation project, which changes the way an organisation thinks and acts about...

The collection of requirements in the project is common practice. However, the requirements check serves the structured analysis and presentation of the requirements for project management in SMEs. Whether classical, agile or hybrid project management is applied is thus no longer a subjective...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The business format, franchising, can be defined as "the granting of a licence for a predetermined financial return by a franchising company (franchisor) to its franchisees. The grant entitles them to make use of a complete business package, including training, support and the...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since packaging materials comprise a substantial percentage, namely 35% of the entire inputcost on a fruit farm, the four largest fruit producers in the Western Cape decided in 1988 toerect their own corrugated cardboard plant at Worcester, namely A P L Cartons.The driving...

In the context of predicted positive economic growth in South for the next three years, the economic landscape will be characterised by a growth in investment in South Africa. Some of the investment will be underpinned by the infrastructure developments by state owned enterprises such as Eskom...

Today's demand patterns constantly claim for greener products from more sustainable supply chains. Handling these customer needs puts a constant pressure on the players: Ecological and social issues arise additionally to challenges like technology management and efficiency enhancement....

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fidentia became an active player in the South African financial services industry in 2005, only a few years since its inception. This was achieved through aggressive take-overs and a favourable public image boosted by employing known sports personalities and sponsorships of...

Increased competition, rapidly changing technology and customer expectations have caused the innovation process to become more complex and uncertain. This study examines the possible benefits of integrating some of the concepts of risk management into the innovation project. However, adopting...

Companies in a broad range of industries and economies rely heavily on external sources to finance their operations. But, external financing could be expensive and/or difficult to obtain due to imperfections in real capital markets. I focus on cash-constrained manufacturers that rely on external...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been regarded as one of the most important information technology developments in the past decades. While ERP systems provide the potential to bring substantial benefits, their implementations are characterized with large capital outlay, long...