PRESENTED BY: GROUP # 05

01. AAMIR IQBAL ROLL# 01

02. UMAIR ROLL# 65

03. NAREESH ROLL# 47

04. RABEEL SOHAIL ROLL# 41

05. MUSTAQ MEMON ROLL#31

06. MAAZ SHAMIM ROLL# 30

M.Com Final – GROUP MEMBER’S

SUBJECT : MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Course No.612

TEACHER: SIR,WAQAR AZEEM

UNIVERSITY O F KARACHI

ERP is an abbreviation for (Enterprise Resource Planning).

In Laymen terms, ERP is when a business Integrate its management practice with modern Information & Technology.

ERP is an important enterprise application that integrate all the individual departments/ functions in a single software application.

Integrate Data

Efficient Work Flow

Automate Internal Processes

Bridge Organizational Gap

Visibility

It affects most major business enterprises and many small and medium businesses◦ 60% + of very large corporations use SAP (an ERP vendor)

◦ Increasingly, smaller organizations are adopting

It changes behavior of competitors and partners◦ Competitors: adopt to survive?

◦ Partners/Suppliers: adopt to keep business

It facilitates communication inside and outside the enterprise

It provides a foundation for e Business.

It can improve financial performance, employee morale, and shareholder’s expectations.

Consumer demands are met by faster order of shipping.

Tracking information on order is available to consumer.

Consumer san easily view inventory sales price and delivery dates from the company web.

Painless electronic transactions.

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Consolidation is currently taking place in the ERP software business

◦ PeopleSoft purchased ERP vendor J.D. Edwards in 2003

◦ Oracle, after a long battle, acquired PeopleSoft in 2005

◦ SAP and Oracle are now the two largest ERP vendors

◦ Microsoft is challenging SAP and Oracle to sell ERP systems to small- and medium-sized businesses

SAP is an ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) system.

SAP(Systems, Applications and products)in data base processing.

German based company.

One of the larger independent software vender in the world.

ERP market leader ( SAP 2/3).

80% fortune 500 companies used SAP.

Over 18500 consumer in 120+ countries.

Over 12 millions users.

Financial accounting – collect all the data of the company relevant to accounting.

Asset management – manage and supervise individual aspect of fixed Assets.

Controlling – coordinating, the content and procedure of a company internal processes.

Production planning – plan and control of production activities.

Materials management – support the procurement and inventory function.

Quality management – monitor and manage all processes relevant to quality assurance.

Project system – design to support planning, control and monitoring long term high project.

Sales and distribution – optimize all the activities carried out in sales and distribution.

Human resources management – planning and managing company’

Supply chains encompass the companies and the

business activities needed to design, make, deliver, and use a product or

service. Businesses depend on their supply chains to provide

them with what they need to survive and thrive. Every business fits

into one or more supply chains and has a role to play in each of

them.

Supply chain must make decision individual and collection according to the five areas given below

PRODUCTION

INVENTORY

LOCATION

TRANSPORTATION

INFORMATION

Cycle I

Cycle III

Customer

Distributor

ManufacturerSupplier

Retailer

Integration

Enhanced Flexibility

Improved Quality/Efficiency

Efficient Use of Resources

Reduced Operating Cost

Modular Software

Centralized Storage

Start Up Cost

Time

Customization

External Security

Possible Instability

External High Cost

Software that is Difficult to Change

Blurring of Boundaries

Lack of Top Management Commitment.

Inadequate Requirements Definition.

Poor ERP Package Selection.

Inadequate Resources.

Resistance to Change/Lack of Buy-in.

Miscalculation of Time and Effort.

Misfit of Application Software with Business Processes.

Unrealistic Expectation of Benefits and ROI.

Inadequate Training and Education.

Poor Project Design and Management.

Poor Communications.

Ill-advised Cost Cutting.