> By using Target’s existing technology, employees in > Canada could draw on the large amount of expertise in the U.S. That plan had shortcomings as well.

> By using Target’s existing technology, employees in > Canada could draw on the large amount of expertise in the U.S. That plan had shortcomings as well. The technology was not set up to deal with a foreign country, and it would have to be customized to take into account the Canadian dollar and even French- language characters. Those changes would take time which Target did not have. Given Target's original system didn't have a multi-currency approach or use UTF8, my guess is the implementer (in this case Target) is also part of the problem. It is hard to disrupt this type of software as migration involves migrating data, which is hard, in addition to changing a lot of employee workflows. Potentially, if something like 3D printing of metal parts took off, it could mean a new type of ERP system would be necessary, allowing for a new player to come in.