The company determined the need for

The company determined the need for dramatic changes in its technological infrastructure and its end-to-end business processes, in order to achieve these business goals. Starting in 1996, TI underwent a company-wide reengineering effort that led to the implementation of a 4-year, $250 million ERP system using Sun Microsystems’ hardware platform, SAP AG’s ERP software, i2’s advanced planning tools and Andersen Consulting’s implementation process (see Figure 1 for a summarized time line).