2. What is ERP?
Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP is actually a process or approach which
attempts to consolidate all of a company’s departments and functions into a
single computer system that services each departments specific needs. It is, in a
sense, a convergence of people, hardware and software into an efficient
production, service and delivery system that creates profit for the company.
ERP software is made up of many software modules. Each ERP software module
mimics a major functional area of an organization. Common ERP modules
include modules for product planning, parts and material purchasing, inventory
control, product distribution, order tracking, finance, accounting, marketing,
and HR.
3. What functional
areas does ERP
system cover
Production Planning
Manufacturing
Distribution and Transportation
Finance
Human Resource
Project
4. Production Planning
Process definition with inputs, outputs, by-products and overheads
Definition of Bill of Material for all products up to any number of levels
Planning based on customer wise production advice and sales forecast
Material requirement planning: MRP based on machine capacity and availability, machine efficiency, raw
material availability
Production plan for machines with optimum utilization of all available resources like raw materials and
machines
Option to revoke production plan to change input parameters/ production priority/ quantity using fresh
production advice
Generation of production schedule for machines detailing inputs and outputs
Analysis of machine efficiency and utilization
Automatic generation of MRS and purchase requisitions on finalization
of plan
Generation of process requisition for processes that have to be subcontracted
Reserving quantity for production
Automatic generation of job orders for production
Option to make daily plans for production
5. Manufacturing
Sub-modules in Manufacturing:
Product structures
Routings/Work centers
Formula/Process
Work orders
Shop floor control
Repetitive module
Quality management
6. Distribution and
Transportation
Distribution Requirements
Planning
Invoicing
Lot Control
Packing Control
Public Warehousing
Purchase Control
Sales contracts
Sales Control
Transportation Fuel Control
Transportation order Control
Transportation Order Planning
11. Upfront Costs
Licensing fees: free.
Customization, training, data migration, and configuration.
Ongoing costs
Paying the provider for as long as your contract lasts.
Ease/Speed of Implementation
Implemented in just a few hours; customizations, training, and data migration can take weeks
or months.
Customization
Single tenant allows a customer to gain access to the source code.
Support
Customer pays for support
New Features and Updates
Without a schedule of upgrades or bug fixes.
Security
Needs to be managed carefully to ensure proper security access and process management.
TENDENCIES : Open Source ERP
14. TENDENCIES : Mobile ERP
Manufacturing professionals view the mobile interface as an important
consideration in enterprise software selection.
Few respondents currently rate access to enterprise software from their mobile
device highly, and many have no access today.
As expected, the mobile interface is more important to respondents who
regularly work during personal time or away from an office location than to
those who work primarily during business hours in an office setting.
A sizable majority of respondents said that the mobile interface is either as
important as other considerations or the most important consideration in ERP
selection.
More detailed information:
http://www.technologyevaluation.com/research/article/Dont-Forget-to-Factor-In-Mobile-ERP-When-
Selecting-a-New-ERP-System.html
http://ko.com.ua/mobilnye_erp-resheniya_moda_ili_neobhodimost_72167
15. References:
VINOD KUMAR GARG,N. K ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING:
CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
http://www.norbit.ru/
Best regards,
Irina Pokrovskaya
