erp session1

							- Presented by Rinkal Hirani
Session 1
 What are ERP Systems?

 Why Enterprise Resource Planning?

 Concepts of an ERP System

 How does ERP create value?

 Architecture of an ERP System

 Modern ERP system vendors
What are ERP Systems?
 Enterprise resource planning systems or enterprise systems
  are software systems for business management,
  encompassing modules supporting functional areas such as
  planning, manufacturing, sales, marketing, distribution,
  accounting, financial, human resource management, project
  management, inventory management, service and
  maintenance, transportation and e-business.

 The architecture of the software facilitates transparent
  integration of modules, providing flow of information
  between all functions within the enterprise in a consistently
  visible manner.
Why Enterprise Resource Planning?
 Disparate Information Systems across enterprise

 Complex nature of today’s business environment
 Improve competitiveness by cost reduction and better
  logistics
 Right information at the right time brings timely rewards
 Business process are complex and mapping the
  functional processes has become vital so as to improve
  the business performance
Concepts of an ERP System
              Front office                                          Back office
                                        Corporate
                                        Reporting


                                                     Financial
                                                    Applications
                         Sales and
                        Distribution
  Customers




                                                                                  Suppliers
                                                            Manufacturing
                                        Central              Applications
                                       Database


                       Service
                     Applications
                                                      Inventory
                                                     Applications


                                        Human
                                        Resource
                                         Mgmt.
How does ERP create Value
 Integrate organizations activities
 Force the use of best practices
 Enable organizational standardizations
 Eliminate information asymmetries
 Provide on-line and real-time information
 Centralized database for reporting, planning and
  control
 Facilitate intra-organization communication
 Enable inter-organization collaboration
Architecture of an ERP System
Modern ERP system vendors
 SAP suite

 Oracle Corporation

 J.D.Edwards

 The Baan Co.

 Microsoft

 Ramco systems

 Infor Global Solutions