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14. ERP & MIS
The objective of the course is to provide the basic concepts of Enterprise Resource Planning and Management of Information System.
Induction to ERP: Overview of ERP, MRP, MRPII and Evolution of ERP, Integrated Management Systems, Reasons for the growth of ERP, Business Modeling, Integrated Data Model, Foundations of IS in Business, Obstacles of applying IT, ERP Market.
IS Models — Nolan Stage Hypothesis, IS Strategic Grid, Wards Model, Earl’s Multiple Methodology, Critical Success Factors, Soft Systems Methodology, Socio-Technical Systems Approach (Mumford), System Develop Life Cycle, Prototype and End User Computing, Application Packages, Outsourcing, Deciding Combination of Methods.
Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)— BPR Process, Clean Slate Re-engineering, Technology Enabled Re-engineering, Myths regarding BPR, Business Intelligence Systems-Data Mining, Data Warehousing, On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP), Supply Chain Management, Best Practices in ERP.
ERP Modules: Finance, Accounting Systems, Manufacturing and Production Systems, Sales and Distribution Systems, , Human Resource Systems, Plant Maintenance System, Materials Management System, Quality Management System, ERP System Options and Selection, ERP proposal Evaluation.
Types of Information Systems : Transaction Processing Systems, MIS, Decision Support Systems, Office Automation System, Communication Systems, , Knowledge Work Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS), Expert Systems, Executive Information Systems, Strategic Information Systems and Strategy Level Information Systems.
Benefits of ERP: Reduction of Lead Time, On-Time Shipment, Reduction in Cycle Time, Improved Resource Utilisation, Better Customer Satisfaction,