3. Why We Need ERP Systems?
1 You Have Lots of Different Software for Different Modules
You Don't Have Easy Access to Information About Your
2 Business
3 Accounting Takes Longer and Is More Difficult
4 Sales and the Customer Experience Are Suffering
5 Your IT Is Too Complex and Time-Consuming
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5. Enterprise Resource Planning
The Definition
• ERP System Provides an integrated
information system for all departments and
functions across a company that can serve
all those different department’s particular
needs.
6. Components Of ERP
1. Module based ERP software is the
core of an ERP system. Each
1.ERP 2.Business module automates business
activities of a functional area.
Software Processes 2. Business process within an
organization falls into three levels-
Strategic planning, Management
Control and operational control.
3. The users of ERP systems are
employees of the organization at all
levels, from
4.Hardware & workers, supervisors, mid-level
3.ERP
Operating managers to executives.
USER 4. Many large ERP systems are UNIX
System
based, Windows and Linux are
other popular operating systems to
run ERP software.
7. Benefits Of ERP
Foremost advantage of an ERP System is bring down the costs and saving the valuable time which would have
1 otherwise been wasted in procedural maneuvers and unwanted delays
2 Reduce paper documents by providing on-line formats for quickly entering and retrieving information.
ERP provides great accuracy of information with detailed content, better presentation, fully satisfactory for the
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auditors.
4 Company can track the orders and get detailed information on their customers.
Accounting application can integrate the cost, profit, and revenue information of sales that are made, and it can be
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presented in a granular way.
It helps in tracking the 3-way match between purchase orders, inventory receipts and costing(What the vendor
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invoiced).
7 Helps to achieve competitive advantage by improving its business process.
8. Role Of Consultants
1 Providing an overview of ERP to the top management in the organization.
Training the project team members in the ERP system
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Ensuring that vendor supplied training material, along with company-specific data, is extensively used for the
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training.
4 Providing a fresh, unbiased perspective on the way of doing business.
All the procedures which have undergone changes after implementation are documented in detail along with their
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impact on the overall functioning of the business in this report.
Conducting a post-implementation review after the system is fully implemented and the entire staff is familiar with
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the system.
9. Role Of Hardware Vendors
1 Responsible for installing all the computer hardware and related peripherals like printers and networking equipment.
Set up Local Area Network(LAN) , Wide Area Network (WAN).
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Responsible for maintenance of the computer systems throughout the course of the project or beyond.
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10. Role Of Software Vendors
1 Responsible for installing ERP software.
Provide regular updates for bug fixation or feature enhancements.
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Develop new programs to accommodate the functionalities not supported by the system.
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