Access the SAP article cited in the Sources line on the previous page, and read the description of the use of the business-process master list. The article, which was written on behalf of SAP as part of its marketing efforts, implies that the inventory of business processes was of substantial value when implementing SAP in the various facilities.

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Explain why such an inventory might be necessary.
In what ways do you think such an inventory would be valuable? How would it save costs?
Result in faster implementations? Create better systems?
In what ways would such an inventory be of limited value? Would knowledge of a process developed to interface with Toyota in Japan be of use when developing a process to interface with Ford in Detroit?
In what ways would the development of a business process concerning the ordering and delivery of auto components between Brose and Ford be more difficult than the development of a similar business process between two Brose facilities? LO.1