Master of Business Administration in Information System

MBA- Semester IV
MI0029- Enterprise Resource Planning – 2 Credits
(Book ID: B0899)
Assignment Set- 1 (30 Marks)
Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

Q1. What do you mean by Enterprise Resource Planning? Also Discuss the advantages of
ERP? [10 Marks]

Answer: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): It covers the techniques and concepts
employed for the integrated management of businesses as a whole, from the viewpoint of
the effective use of management resources, to improve the efficiency of an enterprise. ERP
packages are integrated (covering all business functions) software packages that support
the above ERP concepts.

Originally, ERP packages were targeted at the manufacturing industry, and consisted
mainly of functions for planning and managing core businesses such as management,
production management, accounting and financial affairs, etc. However, in recent years,
adaption not only to the manufacturing industry, but also to diverse types of industry has
become possible and expansion of implementation and use has been progressing on a global
level.
ERP software is a mirror image of the major business processes of an organization,
such as customer order fulfillment and manufacturing. Its success depends upon reach- a
circumscribed ERP system isn’t much better than the legacy system it replaces. ERP
systems’ set of generic processes, produce the dramatic improvements that they are
capable of only, when used to connect parts of an organization and integrate its various
processes seamlessly.

Advantages of ERP: Installing an ERP system has many advantages - both direct and
indirect. The direct advantages include improved efficiency, information integration for
better decision making, faster response time to customer queries, etc. The indirect benefits
include better corporate image, improved customer goodwill, customer satisfaction, and so
on. Some of the direct benefits of an ERP system are as follows:

a) Business Integration: The first and most important advantage lies in the promotion
of integration. The reason why ERP packages are considered to be integrated is the
automatic data updating (automatic data exchange among applications) that is
possible among the related business components. In the case of ERP packages, the
data of the related business functions is also automatically updated at the time a
transaction occurs. For this reason, one is able to grasp business details in real time,
and carry put various types of management decisions in a timely manner, based on
that information.
b) Flexibility: The second advantage of ERP packages is their flexibility. Different
languages, currencies, accounting standards and so on can be covered in one system
and functions that comprehensively manage multiple locations of a company can be
packaged and implemented automatically. To cope with company globalization and
system unification, this flexibility is essential, and one can say that it has major
advantages, not simply for development and maintenance, but also in terms of
management.
 c) Better Analysis and Panning Capabilities: Yet another advantage is the boost to the
planning functions. By enabling the comprehensive and unified management of
related business and its the data, it becomes possible to fully utilize many types of
decision support systems and simulation functions. Furthermore, since it becomes
possible to carry out, flexibly and in real time, the filing and analysis of data from a
variety of dimensions, one is able to give the decision-makers the information they
want; thus enabling them to make better and informed decisions.
d) Use of Latest Technology: The fourth advantage is utilization of the latest
developments in Information Technology (IT). The ERP vendors were quick to realize
that in order to grow and to sustain that growth; they had to embrace the latest
developments in the field of IT. Therefore, they quickly adapted their systems to
take advantage of the latest technologies like open systems, client/server
technology, Internet/Intranet, CALS (Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistics
Support), electronic-commerce, etc.

Q.2 Discuss the Concept of Quality Management in concept with Module Function ? [10 Marks]

Answer:
Q.3 Explain SAP’s ERP Packages in detail? [10 Marks]
Master of Business Administration in Information System
MBA- Semester IV
MI0029- Enterprise Resource Planning – 2 Credits
(Book ID: B0899)
Assignment Set- 2 (30 Marks)

Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions.

Q1. What are the different phases of ERP implementation lifecycle? [10 Marks]

Answer: The different phases of the ERP implementation lifecycle are as follows:

a) Pre-evaluation Screening: Once the company has decided to go in for the ERP system,
the search for the perfect package starts. But there are hundreds of ERP vendors – of all
sizes and shapes – all claiming to have the solution that is ideal for you. Analyzing all the
packages before reaching a decision is not a viable solution. It is also a very time
consuming process. So it is better to limit the number of packages that are evaluated to
less that five. It is always better to do a thorough and detailed evaluation of a small
number of packages, than doing a superficial analysis of dozens of packages. Hence,
the company should do a pre-evaluation screening to limit the number of packages that
are to be evaluated by the committee.

b)
Q.2 what is CAD/CAM and what are its advantages? [10 Marks]
Q.3 what are the major steps towards total quality Management? [10 Marks]