1. Enterprise Resource Planning - Presented by Rinkal Hirani

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Concepts of an ERP System Front office Back office Customers Suppliers

6. 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

7. Architecture of an ERP System

8. Modern ERP system vendors • SAP suite • Oracle Corporation • J.D.Edwards • The Baan Co. • Microsoft • Ramco systems • Infor Global Solutions