title: Time out! When slowing down can be the quickest way.
abstract: Proxima, a leading manufacturer of desktop projection devices, formed a team to select and implement a new manufacturing resource planning II system. Although standard implementation methods were employed throughout the process, the implementation was plagued by software problems, systems operating problems, and team dysfunction and was halted after the first year. This article examines how and why the implementation effort failed, what the company learned from the experience, and what changes were made that allowed the company to succeed on its second attempt.
authors.affiliation: Proxima Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002140:California; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011357:Product Line Management; D013597:Systems Analysis