Unit-1
Introduction to ERP: Evolution, What is ERP? Reasons for the growth of ERP market, the advantages of ERP;
Enterprise – An overview: Integrated Management Information, Business Modeling, Integrated Data Model.
Unit-2
ERP & Related Technologies: BPR, MIS, DSS, EIS, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, OLAP, SCM;
ERP – A Manufacturing Perspective: MRP, BOM, MRP- II, DRP, JIT and Kanban , CAD/CAM, PDM , MTO, MTS, ATO, ETO, CTO
Unit-3
ERP Modules: Finance, Plant Maintenance, Quality Management, Materials Management; Benefits of ERP.
ERP Markets: SAP AG, Baan Company, Oracle Corporation, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, SSA , QAD.
Unit-4
ERP Implementation Lifecycle: Pre-evaluation screening, Package evaluation, Project planning phase, Gap Analysis, Reengineering, Configuration, Training, Testing, Going Live, Post implementation; Vendors, Consultants and Users.
Unit-5
Future Directions in ERP: New Markets, New channels, Faster implementation methodologies, Business models and BAPIs, convergence on windows NT, Application platforms, New Business Segments, Web Enabling, Market Snapshots.
ERP case studies