Q. Your firm, an auto parts manufacturer, has just merged with an automobile engine manufacturer; also two companies have different SCM systems. Which of subsequent strategies would be most likely course to help to reduce TCO of merged firms' technology investments?
a. Use Web services to join two systems
b. Move one firm into using other's system in order to centralize management also support services
c. Develop a single ERP system which encompasses information needs also business processes of both firms
d. Purchase a hosted, on-demand ERAP system which encompasses needs also processes of both firms