Title: Enterprise Resource Planning ERP
1Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Integrating the Organization from End to End
- Dr. Malloy
- MIS 200 Spring 2007
- March 29, 2007
2Learning Objectives
- Describe the role information plays in enterprise
resource planning systems - Identify the primary forces driving the explosive
growth of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
systems - Explain the business value of integrating supply
chain management, customer relationship
management, and enterprise resource planning
systems
3Overview
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems serve
as the organization's backbone in providing
fundamental decision-making support - Today, we will discuss
- ERPs explosive growth
- Using ERP to connect corporations
- Integrating SCM, CRM, and ERP
4Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- At the heart of an ERP system is a database, when
a user enters or updates information in one
module, it is immediately and automatically
updated throughout the entire system
5Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- ERP systems automate business processes
6Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- ERP systems must integrate various organization
processes and be - Flexible
- Modular and open
- Comprehensive
- Beyond the company
7ERP Growth
- There are an estimated 70,000 ERP installations
worldwide with over 35 million users. - SAP boasts 20,000 installations and 10 million
users worldwide. - ERP solutions are growing because
- ERP is a logical solution to the mess of
incompatible applications that had sprung up in
most businesses - ERP addresses the need for global information
sharing and reporting - ERP is used to avoid the pain and expense of
fixing legacy systems
8Top ERP vendors their major components
9The Connected Corporation
- SCM, CRM, and ERP are the backbone of e-business
- Integration of these applications is the key to
success for many companies - Integration allows the unlocking of information
to make it available to any user, anywhere,
anytime
10The Connected Corporation
- SCM and CRM market overviews
11Integrating SCM, CRM, ERP
- Many companies purchase modules from an ERP
vendor, an SCM vendor, and a CRM vendor and must
integrate the different modules together - Middleware several different types of software
which sit in the middle of and provide
connectivity between two or more software
applications - Enterprise application integration (EAI)
middleware packaging together commonly used
functionality, such as providing pre-built links
to popular enterprise applications, which reduced
the time necessary to develop solutions that
integrate applications from multiple vendors
12Integrating SCM, CRM, and ERP
- General audience purpose of SCM, CRM ERP
13Integrating SCM, CRM, and ERP
- Data points where SCM, CRM, and ERP integrate
14Gearing Up At REI Case Questions
- Explain how an ERP system can help REI gain
business intelligence in its operations - Assess the business benefit for REI in
integrating its CRM, SCM, and ERP systems
15Hilton Purchases New Suite
- Hilton deployed a new ERP that cost 4 million
- The ERP system has increased processing
efficiency by a factor of six (6) - The ERP system is saving the company between 4.5
and 5 million annually
16Hilton Case Questions
- Summarize why the merger of two separate
corporations can cause significant issues for the
integration of information - Which component would you recommend if Hilton
Hotels wanted to add an additional Oracle
component? Evaluate the business benefit of this
additional component - Analyze why it is critical for an organization
like Hilton Hotels to have an enterprisewide
system - Assess the benefits Hilton Hotels could receive
from implementing an integrated SCM, CRM, and ERP
solution
17Dells Famous Supply Chain Case Qs
- Identify a few key metrics a Dell marketing
executive might want to monitor on a digital
dashboard - Determine how Dell can benefit from using
decision support systems and executive
information systems in its business - Describe how Dell has influenced visibility,
consumer behavior, competition, and speed though
the use of IT in its supply chain
18Dells Famous Supply Chain Case Qs
- Explain the seven principles of SCM in reference
to Dells business model - Identify how Dell can use CRM to improve its
business operations - Explain how an ERP system could help Dell gain
business intelligence
19Revving Up Sales at Harley Davidson Case Qs
- Explain how Talon helps Harley-Davidson employees
improve their decision-making capabilities - Identify a few key metrics a Harley-Davidson
marketing executive might want to monitor on a
digital dashboard - Determine how Harley-Davidson can benefit from
using decision support systems and executive
information systems in its business - How would Harley-Davidsons business be affected
if it decided to sell accessories directly to its
online customers? Include a brief discussion of
the ethics involved with this decision
20Revving Up Sales at Harley Davidson Case Qs
- Evaluate the HOG CRM strategy and recommend an
additional benefit Harley-Davidson could provide
to its HOG members to increase customer
satisfaction - How could Harley-Davidsons SCM system,
Manugistics, improve its business operations? - Provide a potential illustration of
Harley-Davidsons SCM system including all
upstream and downstream participants - Explain how an ERP system could help
Harley-Davidson gain business intelligence in its
operations