Using Cost Benefit Analysis for Enterprise Resource Planning Project Evaluation

2001 ◽  
pp. 154-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Murphy ◽  
Steven John Simon
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Large Computer ◽  
Planning Project

The goal of this chapter is to demonstrate how cost benefit analysis can be applied to large-scale ERP projects, and that these methods can incorporate the intangible benefits, e.g., user satisfaction. Detailed information on the business case utilized by a large computer manufacturer in their decision to implement the SAP system R/3 is presented. We illustrate how this organization utilized techniques to include intangibles in the implementation project’s cost benefit analysis. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the state of valuing ERP projects and questions to be answered in the future.

Using Cost Benefit Analysis for Enterprise Resource Planning Project Evaluation

2011 ◽  
pp. 245-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth E. Murphy ◽  
Steven John Simon
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Large Computer ◽  
Planning Project

The goal of this chapter is to demonstrate how cost benefit analysis can be applied to large-scale ERP projects and that these methods can incorporate the intangible benefits, e.g., user satisfaction. Detailed information on the business case utilized by a large computer manufacturer in their decision to implement the SAP system R/3 is presented. We illustrate how this organization utilized techniques to include intangibles in the implementation project’s cost benefit analysis. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the state of valuing ERP projects and questions to be answered in the future.

scholarly journals Does Price Matter in Charitable Giving? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 1774-1793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Karlan ◽  
John A List
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Charitable Giving ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Natural Field ◽  
Natural Field Experiment ◽  
Matching Grant

We conducted a natural field experiment to further our understanding of the economics of charity. Using direct mail solicitations to over 50,000 prior donors of a nonprofit organization, we tested the effectiveness of a matching grant on charitable giving. We find that the match offer increases both the revenue per solicitation and the response rate. Larger match ratios (i.e., $3:$1 and $2:$1) relative to a smaller match ratio ($1:$1) had no additional impact, however. The results provide avenues for future empirical and theoretical work on charitable giving, cost-benefit analysis, and the private provision of public goods. (JEL D64, L31)

scholarly journals How does a nature-based solution for flood control compare to a technical solution? Case study evidence from Belgium

AMBIO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Turkelboom ◽  
Rolinde Demeyer ◽  
Liesbet Vranken ◽  
Piet De Becker ◽  
Filip Raymaekers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flood Control ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Technical Solution ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Flood Water ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Sufficient Space

AbstractThe strategy of reconnecting rivers with their floodplains currently gains popularity because it not only harnesses natural capacities of floodplains but also increases social co-benefits and biodiversity. In this paper, we present an example of a successfully implemented nature-based solution (NBS) in the Dijle valley in the centre of Belgium. The research objective is to retrospectively assess cost and benefit differences between a technical solution (storm basins) and an alternative NBS, here the restoration of the alluvial floodplain. The method is a comparative social cost–benefit analysis. The case study analysis reveals similar flood security, lower costs, more ecosystem services benefits and higher biodiversity values associated with the NBS option in comparison to the technical alternative. However, the business case for working with NBS depends substantially on the spatial and socio-ecological context. Chances for successful NBS implementation increase in conditions of sufficient space to retain flood water, when flood water is of sufficient quality, and when economic activity and housing in the floodplain is limited.

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