Enterprise Resource Planning

Paper Code: 
MCA 524D
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

·       To get an exposure on the various aspects of business processes.

·       To understand the steps to be followed in implementing the business processes in an integrated business organization.

To make use of advanced information technology tools for creating integrated systems.

12.00
Unit I: 

Introduction to ERP

Enterprise wide information system, Custom built and packaged approaches, Needs and Evolution of ERP Systems, ERP and Related Technologies: Business Process Reengineering and Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Relevance to Data Warehousing, Data Mining and OLAP, ERP Drivers, Decision support system.

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Market  & Life Cycle

ERP Domain, ERP Benefits, Classification, Present global and Indian market scenario, pitfalls, Forecast, Market players and profiles, Evaluation criterion for ERP product, ERP Life Cycle: Adoption decision, Acquisition, Implementation, Use & Maintenance, Evolution and Retirement phases, ERP Modules.

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Evaluation

Framework for evaluating ERP acquisition, Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP), Applications of AHP in evaluating ERP, Role of consultants, vendors and users in ERP implementation, Vendors Evaluation Criterion, ERP Implementation approaches and methodology, ERP implementation strategies, ERP Customization, ERP-A manufacturing Perspective.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Critical success and failure factors for implementation

ROI of ERP implementation, Hidden costs, ERP success inhibitors and accelerators, Management concern for ERP success, Useful guidelines for ERP Implementations.

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 

ERP Technology

ERP Software, Functionality of ERP Packages, Multimedia, Virtual Reality, Persuasive Computing and Internet in ERP, ERP and Ecommerce.

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  • Textbook of Enterprise Resource Planning, Mahadeo Jaiswal, Ganesh Vanapalli, Macmillan Publishers India, 2005.

·ERP: A Managerial Perspective Book Description, Sadagopan S, Tata McGraw Hill,

 

REFERENCES: 
·   ERP tools techniques and applications for integrating the supply chain by Carol A. Ptak, Eli Schragenheim.
·   ERP A-Z Implementer's Guide for success by Travis Anderegg, Resource Publishing, 2000.
·   Enterprise Resource Planning Systems System, Lifecycle, Electronic Commerce and Risk by Daniel E.O. Leary.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): The Dynamics of Operations Management by Avraham Shtub.

Academic Year: 
2016-17
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