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School of Engineering and Information Technology
Week 1
Introduction to Enterprise Systems (ES)
ITECH 5402
Enterprise Systems
Agenda
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
ERP Evolution
ERP business process
ERP Architecture and Components
ERP Software
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2. In SAP HCM, an organizational structure consists of three different levels to which
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1. Log on to the system
Choose the system used for this course in your SAPGui. Use the client, user name, initial
password, and logon language given by your instructor. When you log on for the first time, a
dialog box appears in which you enter your new i
1. The economist, Adam Smith, says in his treatise The Wealth of Nations, "If a foreign country
can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, it is better to buy it
of them." Outsourcing as we know it today is merely a progression
ANS:
1. An ERP system is different in that it brings all departments within an organization together. It
seeks to unite all departments, open communication and consolidate all databases into one
accessible database. Previous information system models did
1. The big bang implementation strategy converts from the old to new system within a
relatively shorter period of time than if the project were phased or parallel. The benefits are
simplicity and lower implementation costs. It also condenses the pain and
ANS:
1. Functional silos categorize an organizations tasks and activities into groups to improve
efficiency and responsibility of work in the organization. They are generally respected as such
departments as accounting or HR, each having its own goals and
1. The need to have a strong rational for moving from a legacy system to an integrated ERP
system is very important. The success and failure of ERP implementation depends on how
the organization handles it.
Often a result of using business process reengin
1. The readiness process is important to an ERP implementation because it assesses all tasks
and activities and shows what areas need to be addressed prior to the Go-Live date and
should ensure that the Go-Live will proceed smoothly with no threat of back
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Transaction Processing
System (TPS)
A transaction is a business event that
generates or modifies data stored in an
information system.
A TPS collects and stores data about
transactions and sometimes controls
decisions made as part of a transaction.
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Week 9 Tutorial
Question 1
What is the difference between data warehouse and data mining?
Data mining is a heuristics data exploratory technique.
It extracts the hidden information from the data.
It does not explicitly require you to know which interestin
1Briefly explain the three types of data in an enterprise system and how they
are related.
Organisation Data (Levels and Elements; Client, Company Code,
Organisational divisions)
An organizational unit responsible for the sale of certain products or servi
TUTORIAL WEEK 3
SAP ERP FULLFILLMENT PROCESSES
Discussion Question (40 mins)
1. Briefly discuss the organizational levels relevant to the fulfillment process. Be sure
to explain the relationships among the various levels.
2. What is a distribution chain?
TUTORIAL WEEK 4
SAP ERP PROCUREMENT PROCESS
Task 1: Discussion Question (40 mins)
1. Briefly discuss the organizational levels relevant to the purchasing process. Be sure to
explain the relationships among the various levels.
2. What are the stock type or
TUTORIAL WEEK 3
BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINNERNG AND ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE
1. Discuss the need to have a strong rationale for moving from a legacy system to an
integrated ERP system.
Answer: The need to have a strong rational for moving from a legacy system
TUTORIAL WEEK 2
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
1. What are functional silos and how did they evolve in organizations?
Answer: Functional silos evolved when organizations became larger and complex structures.
This happens when companies have separations of responsibi
TUTORIAL WEEK 4: ERP DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
1. Discuss the risks and benefits of going for a big-bang conversion versus using the phased or
parallel approaches?
The big bang implementation strategy converts from the old to new system within a
relatively s
TUTORIAL WEEK 6
Global, Ethics and Security Management
Task 1 : Discussion Questions (30 mins)
1. Outsourcing is becoming more and more popular in companies today. Discuss why a company
would want to outsource and how should they outsource ERP implementat
Week 8 Tutorial
Question 1
Given the following data cube about the sales performance of an online multinational
electronic whole-seller (figures are in million), please answer the following questions.
a. What are the Q1 sales of computer product in Vancou
Week 11 Tutorial
Question 1
Assume that you have a widget factory and you want to understand which kinds of customers are
buying your widgets. On the left side below, you see a very simple example of a data set. There are
columns for the attributes Name,
Week 12 Tutorial
Explanation about Boolean Representation:
In the boolean representation, an object (say, a document) is represented as a set which contains the
features that the object has (the terms in the document), but without frequency information: i
Week 12 Tutorial
Explanation about Boolean Representation:
In the boolean representation, an object (say, a document) is represented as a set which contains the
features that the object has (the terms in the document), but without frequency information: i
1. How is the role of an ERP System different from traditional TPS, MIS, DSS and
others? Can an ERP System support all levels of management?
Answer: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can be defined as collection of
management software that integra
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