ERP Assignment

Note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Answer the question in detail. Maximum word limit - approx 1000-1500 words. Use the font - Times New Roman, 12, Alignment- justify, Margins Normal (Top=Bottom=Left=Right=1) Include references at the end of the document. Answer/s will be accessed for its originality, relevance and completeness of information.

Group 1 Group 7 Assume you run an internet business with a couple of friends from college. Your company sells tickets to concerts and sporting events. Describe all the flows of information between Marketing and Sales and Accounting and Finance.

Group 2 Group 8 Imagine that you have been appointed the chief information officer of a start-up company that rents out DVDs via internet. An integrated information system is critical to your business. Write a proposal to the CEO highlighting the reasons why you need an ERP system. Use example, gleaned from the internet, of other companies systems to augment your proposal.

Group 3 Group 10 Much has been written about ERP, both in the news media and on the internet. Using library resources or internet, report on (1) One companys positive experience with implementing ERP, and (2) One companys disappointing experience.

Group 4 Group 20 Visit the online magazine CIO.com and conduct a search on ERP. Choose an example of an ERP implementation and write memo to your instructor describing the procedure. Make comments as to areas in which the company could have improved its implementation. Group 5 Group 19 Whirlpool is moving beyond the traditional ERP system into Web services for its Web site and phone support system. Using SAPs NetWeavers service oriented architecture; Whirlpool can be more flexible and responsive. Whirlpool can outsource its Web page portal design because with service-oriented architecture, the Web page is separated from the underlying order-processing system. In fact, Whirlpool has been able to change its Web page in two to three days with this new flexibility, which extends to nonstandard devices such as PDAs. In Whirlpools phone support, three different areas are linked-the phone system, the product tracking system, and the production system-which results in more efficiency. Note that these three areas originate from one in-house system and two different software systems. Question: Research Service-Oriented Architecture. Write a detailed definition with example. Explain - how service oriented architecture would help a financial services company in running the business.

Group 6 Group 18 On the Internet, visit Salesforce.com and report on the various products the company offers. Assume you are running a small Internet business that sells tickets to concerts and sporting events. Would you be able to use Salesforce software? Why, or why not? Group 14 Group 17 Using an Internet search engine or the library, research a manufacturing company that has successfully implemented SCM. Did the company have an ERP system prior to the SCM implementation? Can the company qualify the benefits of having SCM? How does the company measure success?

Group 13 Group 16 There have been many changes to the field of accounting with the advent of ERP systems and other factors, such as the influence of Sarbanes-Oxley. Research the field of accounting and report on these changes over the last 20 years. (refer: Enron collapse)

Group 9 Group 11 Answer the following:a. RFID technology is changing rapidly. Assume you have landed a summer job in the production department at an organization FS. One of your job is to brief the entire team on the status of RFIDs. Create a Powerpoint presentation that brings the FS crew up to speed on this emerging technology. b. Using the library or internet sources, write an update on the status of FDA legislation surrounding RFID packaging on drugs. Are there any privacy concerns?

Group 12 Group 15 Suppose you are responsible for implementing new supply chain planning software for a large organization, say Nike. How would you plan the project to make sure that the system would deliver reliable plans? Whom would you put on the implementation team? How would you test the system? What training would you provide for employees, and when?