Enterprise resource planning

- In general the presentation about ERP is very easy to understand and gives a good introduction into the extensive topic of enterprise resource planning systems. - The given information is presented by graphics or short bullet points in order to get the most important information at first sight.

This workbook contains a series of “tough” questions that should be asked of senior management, anticipated user groups, IT and project leaders prior to embarking on a challenging Enterprise Resource Planning path. These responses will not only assist the project leader assess their organizational readiness, it will also provide critical inputs into follow

All too often, companies find themselves hampered by existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions that are focused on ‘one-size-fits-all’ applications. The business processes that come as standard are hard to adopt across the enterprise because they don’t allow people to work the way their jobs and customers require. As companies strive to keep ahead of the competition by developing new service, sales or distribution channels, many ERP solutions lack the capabilities and flexibility needed to establish the necessary connections.

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING Enterprise Resource Planning is the latest high end solution, information technology has lent to business application. The ERP solutions seek to streamline and integrate operation processes and information flows in the company to synergies the resources of an organization namely men, material, money and machine through information. Initially implementation of an ERP package was possible only for very large Multi National Companies and Infrastructure Companies due to high cost involved.

Department Description The Enterprise Resource Planning Department was created to provide a support structure for the City’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The ERP system consolidates a wide range of financial, logistics, and human resource functions into a single integrated system. Operational use of the ERP system marks a new era in the City by replacing a collection of custom-built, non-integrated software applications with an enterprise-wide, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), integrated software solution which will be the foundation for the City's core business processes for many years to come.

10 of the 1990s new software systems known in the industry as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have surfaced in the market targeting mainly large complex business organizations. These complex, expensive, powerful, proprietary systems are off the- shelf solutions requiring consultants to tailor and implement them based on the company’s requirements. In many cases they force companies to reengineer their business processes to accommodate the logic of the software modules for streamlining data flow throughout the organization. These software solutions, unlike the old, traditional in-house-designed company specific systems, are integrated multi-module commercial packages suitable for tailoring and adding “add-ons” as and when required. The phenomenal growth of computing power and the Internet is bringing ever more challenges for the ERP vendors and the customers to redesign ERP products, breaking the barrier of proprietorship and customization, and embracing the collaborative business over the intranet, extranet and the Internet in a seamless manner. The vendors already promise many “add-on” modules, some of which are already in the market as a sign of acceptance of these challenges by the ERP vendors. It is a never-ending process of reengineering and development bringing new products and solutions to the ERP market. ERP vendors and customers have recognized the need for packages that follow open architecture, provide interchangeable modules and allow easy customization and user interfacing.

MDM brings together diverse information (e.g., customers, products, and suppliers) into a single view for business data for real-time applications. Although MDM is typically considered a significant financial and staffing investment to implement, the benefits when dealing with disparate environments may be worthwhile because it creates a data federation across multiple source systems. In the DoD enterprise resource planning environment, since there is no predefined DoD schema for logistic management, human capital management, and other business functions, the data inputs and outputs and the logical structures may vary from organization to organization making it difficult to take an output of one ERP system and easily migrate that data into another ERP system. In addition, each organization may have its own method of defining the data structures and terminology. By establishing a mapping schema through the use of MDM techniques, an organization like the Army can integrate its various ERPs into a consolidated environment. This does not remove the maintenance or upgrade burden of the current unconsolidated ERP modules below the MDM structure; it merely provides a mapping for communicating across the various Army ERP systems.

an ERP provider attempts to penetrate a new industry or develop functionality for challenging business processes. Usually, however, projects fail not because of an intrinsic software problem but because of mistakes in the implementation. Botched implementations result from deficient project management, as consulting firms fail to apply an appropriate implementation methodology. Project management lapses are reflected by, among other things, failure to assign an appropriately skilled and experienced team of consultants, failure to conduct ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING LITIGATION

I. What is an ERP? Enterprise resource planning systems are modular software packages designed to integrate the key processes in an organization so that a single system can serve the information needs of all functional areas. This is a big change from the early days of automation when individual functional areas develop ed free-standing systems for their o wn use. In those days, there was no data sharing and the individual areas owned their data. In addition to not sharing data, these systems usually d id no t com munic ate with e ach o ther. C ontra st Fig.

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What is ERP? ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. It is a system used to integrate the data and processes of an organization into one single system. Usually ERP systems will have many components covering various units and functions of an organisation. The term ERP originally referred to how a large organization planned to use organizational wide resources. In the past, ERP systems were used in larger more industrial types of companies. The use of ERP has changed and is extremely comprehensive. Today the term can refer to any type of company, no matter what industry it falls in. In fact, ERP systems are used in almost any type of organization.

Another term: ERP (enterprise resource planning) is an industry term for the broad set of activities that helps a business manage the important parts of its business. The information made available through an ERP system provides visibility for key performance indicators (KPIs) required for meeting corporate objectives. ERP software applications can be used to manage product planning, parts purchasing, inventories, interacting with suppliers, providing customer service, and tracking orders. ERP can also include application modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business. Typically, an ERP system uses or is integrated with a relational database system.

Resource Management Time Management Global Business Management FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT: This document includes descriptions of product functionality that is not presently available and thus constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding expected functionality, product release dates, competitive advantage and other statements that are not historical fact. These forward-looking statements are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data together with management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to changes in the demand for enterprise resource planning products, particularly in light of competitive offerings; the timely availability and market acceptance of new products and upgrades; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the discovery of undetected software errors; changes in the financial condition of Epicor's major commercial customers and Epicor's future ability to continue to develop and expand its product and service offerings to address emerging business demand and technological trends and other factors discussed in Epicor's annual report on Form 10K for the year ended September 30, 2013. As a result of these factors the functionality or prospects expected by the Company as part of this announcement may not occur. Epicor undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements.

The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) revolution enabled many major businesses to start integrating their various specialised applications, and use single-platform software to underpin their business processes for the first time. But what comes next? Substituting big software for big mainframe hardware may have been step 1, but in the highly competitive 21st century economy businesses need more, much more. They need lean, flexible, intelligent solutions that can effortlessly take on the unique form of their business, automate every process and get an entire enterprise running as one entity, from end to end and beyond.

The other approach to obtain integrated information systems is obviously to start developing them from scratch. In such a situation, information structures can be modelled and designed on the drawing board in an enterprise-wide manner, at least in theory. Practical experiences have shown that developing comprehensive information systems for all areas of a business is a giant task. That is why such systems have rarely been developed as individual solutions. Not only is the investment needed very high, but also manpower and know-how to develop such systems are often beyond the means of a single company. Therefore, comprehensive integrated information systems have mostly been developed by dedicated software and consulting companies. In the 1970s and 1980s, those systems were named with rather general terms, like standard packages or integrated business information systems, until the terms “enterprise resource planning” and “ERP system” emerged in the 1990s. In fact, the term “enterprise resource planning” has been coined by the software industry and not by academia.

MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING (MRP II)— A method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufac- turing company. Ideally, it addresses operational planning in units, financial planning in dollars, and has a simulation capabil- ity to answer “what-if ” questions. It is made up of a variety of functions, each linked together: business planning, sales and op- erations planning, production planning, master scheduling, mate- rial requirements planning, capacity requirements planning, and the execution support systems for capacity and material. Output from these systems is integrated with financial reports such as the business plan, purchase commitment report, shipping budget, and inventory projections in dollars. Manufacturing resource plan- ning is a direct outgrowth and extension of closed-loop MRP. iii Step Four—Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

The modern enterprise resource planning system can integrate all departments and business pro- cesses across a company into a single information system that provides a combined functionality with a single shared information database. This allows each department to work with software tools designed for their purposes while sharing the same information items. This provides consistent information, a major benefit of integrated systems. One example is the human resource module that provides identical employment applications and benefits information for all employees of a business unit or across the com- pany. Another is the use of the purchasing module to establish and monitor limits that might be placed on vendors or buyers. Gaining consistency across business operations was one of the original benefits of enterprise resource planning systems as most companies with MRP II had many of the same system com- ponents, but they were not integrated or broadly based.

A survey on the application of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in the textile and apparel industry was conducted. The survey identifies software packages that are used and linkages to applications such as e-commerce. The barriers to system implementation and factors considered in selection of software are described.

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING APPLICATION Vienna, Janurary 2014 Abstract The conceptual characteristic of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is the transactional recording of business information that relates to the execution of the different business processes with- in the enterprise value chain. The REA ontology introduced by McCarthy (1982) and extended by Geerts and McCarthy (2002) provides a solid theoretical foundation for ERP systems. In this article the REA-based ERP application named “ERP-Control” is presented to demonstrate how the REA ontology can be used for the semantic design of an ERP system and its implementation in a web-based information technology.

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