Describes the process of decision-making Harley-Davidson for the identification and selection of corporate purchasing a software package and institutional changes made as part of this process. Tells the story of Harley-Davidson approach in the development of complex business processes and information systems to meet the needs of the procurement strategy visionary. Central to this work was the evaluation and selection of enterprise software package and the implementation partner to support the strategy. Describes the management thinking and tactics to make significant organizational changes in the environment where team-based culture of responsibility and autonomy are prominent. "Hide
by Robert D. Austin, Deborah Sole, All Cotteleer Source: HBS Premier Case Collection 23 pages. Publication Date: July 23, 1999. Prod. #: 600006-PDF-ENG
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