Your firm, an auto parts manufacturer, has just merged with an automobile engine manufacturer, and the two companies have different SCM systems. Which of the following strategies would be the most likely course to help to reduce the TCO of the merged firms' technology investments?

Your firm, an auto parts manufacturer, has just merged with an automobile engine manufacturer, and the two companies have different SCM systems. Which of the following strategies would be the most likely course to help to reduce the TCO of the merged firms' technology investments?





a. Use Web services to join the two systems.
b. Move one firm into using the other's system in order to centralize management and support services.
c. Develop single ERP system that encompasses the information needs and business processes of both firms.
d. Purchase a hosted, on-demand ERP system that encompasses the needs and processes of both firms.








Answer: B


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