Course OverviewCourse Overview

EGN 5621 Enterprise Systems Collaboration(Professional MSEM)

Fall, 2011

Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives To learn how the ERP system supports

business strategies. To develop technical skills of making

decisions using an enterprise software To acquire a hands-on understanding of

the concepts underlying enterprise systems operation

To appreciate first hand, the tangible benefits of enterprise integration

The Operations ScenarioThe Operations ScenarioYou (your team) will operate a company in

a simulated business environment to compete with several other competitors (i.e., other teams).

You (each team) will decide on business strategies and make business decisions toward maximum operation profit for your company, using an enterprise information system.

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Corporate Roles DesignationCorporate Roles Designation CEO (Team Leader)

◦ Watch financial statement◦ Price market report◦ Check summary sales report◦ Check sales and market data◦ Check inventory Report

Marketing Manager◦ Marketing Expense Planning◦ Price market report◦ Check sales and market data

Sales Manager◦ Change price◦ Check summary sales report◦ Check sales and market data

MM Manager◦ Forecast – create planned indep. Req.◦ MRP run◦ Automatic generation of POs◦ Purchase Order Tracking◦ Check inventory Report

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The Virtual Business EnvironmentThe Virtual Business Environment

Simulation of a market

Automation of administrative tasks

Simulation of the passing of time

The Integrated ERP EnvironmentThe Integrated ERP Environment

Sales

Automated

AutomatedPlanning

Automated

Procurement

Automated

The Simulated ERP The Simulated ERP EnvironmentEnvironment

Watch this video clip for more information about ERPsim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzqiRsuY4gg

Three Case StudiesThree Case Studies

The Distribution CaseThe Distribution Case

Covers the following processes and operations: Planning and Purchasing Sales and Marketing

The Manufacturing CaseThe Manufacturing Case

Covers the following processes and operations: Planning and Purchasing Production Sales and Marketing Master Data (BOM)

Advanced Options Automatic asset depreciation

posting* Interest, Bank Loans, Credit

Rating Management* Allows for the reversal of the

business cycle*deactivated by default

The Manufacturing Case ExtendedThe Manufacturing Case Extended

Covers the following processes and operations: Planning and Purchasing Production Sales and Marketing Master Data (BOM)

Advanced Options Warehousing Costs Production improvement Automatic asset

depreciation posting Interest, Bank Loans, and

Credit Rating Management

The Logistics CaseThe Logistics Case

The focus is set on data analysis Overstock, out of stocks

and wrong allocations of products can be costly to the team

Students must analyse data to understand the market and make better decisions

Covers the following processes and operations: Planning and Purchasing Transfers and logistics Sales