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Case study (35 marks)
Correct referencing
You are required to use
• Harvard in-text citation using the correct format
• Harvard list of reference matching the in-text citation
You will find information about Harvard referencing style and should you require further details, there are various other sources on the internet that provide details on the Harvard referencing style.
EndNote
The library also makes EndNote available to students and you are encouraged to use EndNote in this assignment. While it is not compulsory for this assignment to use EndNote, it will be compulsory for assignment 3. EndNote makes the whole referencing and in-text citing process a lot easier and you may wish to consider using it already for assignment 2.
Plagiarism
Please ensure that you are aware of the Academic Integrity Policy. You will find further information on referencing and plagiarism at the University web site.
Report Format
The number of words of your report should be between 1,500 and 2,000 words for the body.
As a third year student, your aim is to be succinct and clear in your writing, which means less rather than more words.
The case
The case study for this report is “Overstock.com” on page 137 of your textbook.
You are required to use chapter 1-4 only to address and discuss the following:
1. Document the reasons why the organisation decided to implement an ERP system
2. Identify and discuss the key problems that occurred during the ERP implementation
a. Explain how each of these problems should have been addressed correctly
3. Describe the business process reengineering that the organisation adopted for their ERP implementation.
4. Identify and discuss SDLC approach and provide recommendations for a better implementation.

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