Tag: ERP

What are the challenges of implementing such a system? Who are the key vendors in the chosen system?

Week 4 Discussion
 Respond to the following in a substantive post (3–4 paragraphs):

In your own words, describe the key drivers of information systems infrastructure evolution. Choose one current information systems trend and describe the value it is providing to the enterprise.

Identify two challenges in managing the infrastructure and how the industry is providing solutions for those challenges. Feel free to choose readily available solutions.

Have you heard the acronyms: ERP, SCM, CRM? They are enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, and customer relationship management respectively. Choose one of the three systems and describe its value to the organization. What are the challenges of implementing such a system? Who are the key vendors in the chosen system?

How does the Clark-Fisher hypothesis offer an explanation for the dramatic shifts in the US labor market since 1800; from agriculture and mining to manufacturing, and from manufacturing to services?

Business process management

Question 1 (Systems)
Consider the following system diagram of a simple heating system:

a. Name two (2) feedbacks contained in this system. Explain your answer.

b. List the black boxes in this system. Explain your answer.

c. In this system, the thermostat is modeled as a subsystem. Must the thermostat be considered an open or a closed subsystem? Explain your answer.
Question 2 (Services)

a. What is the Clark-Fisher hypothesis.

b. How does the Clark-Fisher hypothesis offer an explanation for the dramatic shifts in the US labor market since 1800; from agriculture and mining to manufacturing, and from manufacturing to services?

Question 3 (Quality)
Consider three (3) production processes; A, B, and C and their quality performance relative to the lower and upper specification limits. We assume that the lower specification limit (LSL) is set at 25.0 and the upper specification limit (USL) is set at 75.0.

a. Which of these processes has the highest Cp? Explain your answer.

b. Which of these processes has the highest Cpk? Explain your answer.

c. If we ignore process A and we assume that the LSL is 60 and the USL is 70, which of the following strategies should we apply?

Strategy 1: Try shifting both processes B and C so that they become centered on 60; then try reducing their variance.

Strategy 2: First try reducing the variance of processes B and C; then try shifting them so that they become centered over 60.

Explain your answer.

Question 4 (Quality)
Consider the following graph representing one of the schools of thought on process quality management:

a. Which of the two schools of quality management does this graph represent?

b. Explain the ‘message’ of this graph? What does it tell us? Explain your answer.

c. Explain why in modern thinking about process quality, this graph is no longer considered correct.

Question 5 (Blockchain)

a. Explain why a blockchain is considered ‘immutable’; meaning that transactions stored on it cannot be undone, removed or changed.

b. Explain why blockchains have the potential to eliminate the need for trust agencies.

c. Why is blockchain a promising technique for tracking supply chains?

Question 6 (Productivity & ERP)

a. Explain the difference between the productivity and the efficiency of a process. Provide an example of both.

b. Public companies must periodically report their finances. In order to do this they must make sure that all their bookkeeping is consistent and matches up. When companies use ERP systems, this ‘closing of the books’ is typically done much(!) faster than without ERP. Why is that?

c. Why do companies spend so much money switching their information systems over to ERP? And why does it cost so much?

Question 7 (Bonus question)
According to the website airlines.com, in 2019 US airlines experienced 0.01 fatal accidents per 100,000 flights.
At how many sigmas was the US airline industry operating that year? Explain your answer.

Explain considerations staffing levels and training. Ensure you provide justifications for why these considerations are important.

Final Project MIS300 CT4

Review the requirements for this Portfolio Project in the Module 8 folder, then proceed with Milestone 2.

For this milestone, you are required to submit a system diagram of the ERP system. The design should contain the databases, software application areas, and the business user groups which will use their respective software applications. ERP software applications normally are categorized by business function, e.g.

Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Sales and Marketing (which includes Customer Relationship Management). Your deliverable should also contain a discussion of the rationale behind inclusion of each of the components in your system diagram.

The second part of this assignment is an analysis of considerations for information systems personnel regarding the implementation of this new system. Examples of considerations are staffing levels and training. Ensure you provide justifications for why these considerations are important.

Describe what a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is.List and explain what a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) can do.

Operations and Supply Chain Management Assignment

In addition to Material Requirement Planning (MRP) and its related areas, our text also focuses on CRM

(Customer Relationship Management), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and PLM (Product Life-Cycle
Management).

Kindly watch the following 6-minute video-clip below that would help you in tackling
forthcoming questions.

Describe what a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is.

List and explain what a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) can do.

Describe what an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is.

List and explain what an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) can do.

Clearly explain the differences between a CRM and an ERP.

 What are the impacts of implementing ERP in a business venture? Which challenges come with the implementation of ERP and what are their modern-day solutions?

Impact of ERP Systems on Management Behavior

Purpose of Research
There has been extensive research on the programming of ERP. With my research, aim at not only giving clarity to the already existing research but also to touch on issues that have before not been extensively researched. This is especially on the implementation procedure of ERP and the challenges that come with it.

Research Questions

Which strategies are most efficient in the implementation of ERP?

What are the impacts of implementing ERP in a business venture?

Which challenges come with the implementation of ERP and what are their modern-day solutions?