...Summary ABCO Consulting thanks the Riordan organization for allowing us to do this upgrade analysis. A review of the existing infrastructure at Riordan has been completed and the findings are contained in this document. There will be a listing of what was found followed by a proposed upgrade system layout. The scope of this project is to cover the following systems and subsystems and to explain how they all interact one with another. Finance & Accounting Identify and describe existing system: Riordan’s Manufacturing’s Accounting Services division is responsible for overseeing all financial processes within the company. Everything from AR, AP, payroll, General Ledger, purchasing, inventory controls, metrics, and employee payroll processing has been managed by team of well-qualified members who have demonstrated utmost professionalism for many years. In addition to these many time-consuming tasks, strict quarterly audits are also conducted throughout the company on a regular basis, most of which have met or exceeded industry standards. Therefore, the issue here the company faces is not one of quality, but rather one of efficiency. To date, many of the systems and procedures in place, while affective, are not as streamline or as consistent as they could be. Still others (e.g. audits), although effective, are taking weeks to complete when most similar operations today can finalize internal audits in a matter of days. Also, it should be noted that...
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...Introduction Riordan Manufacturing has placed a service request for all manufacturing locations to gain an overview about all existing software applications in Finance & Accounting, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Operations, Legal and Information Technology. All the listed areas within the organization are using various business systems of which each of them represents challenges. The organization is in an urgent need to identify what is needed to improve effectiveness in those areas. This summary is going to serve as a platform to implement systems in the various departments. Finance and Accounting Sales and Marketing The Sales and Marketing team at Riordan Manufacturing has both hard copy and electronic copies of paperwork from various ages. They also have many databases as well. The plan is to consolidate everything into a more convenient electronic storage system. The systems that the company plans to consolidate and track are: Historic Sales Files of Past Marketing Research, Marketing Plans and design awards Sales Database Production Records Profit and Loss Statements by Item and Group Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Anticipated Results Riordan also has a 2-year plan setup to reach the $50 Million in revenue mark. This is slated to occur by the 2006 year. This program is setup in three parts: Strategic sales objectives with corresponding financial goals and roll-out schedules Tactics by marketing mix, timing, and relationship to strategic sales objectives Customer...
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...SAP FICO: SAP FICO Stands for FI (Financial Accounting) and CO (Controlling). SAP FICO is the important module of ERP and both FI and CO modules stores the financial transactions data. ◾SAP FI is the important module of all SAP implementations ◾SAP FI (Financial Accounting) is used for external reporting i.e. Balance sheet, Profit and Loss statements ◾SAP FICO Module integrates with various other SAP Modules such as MM (Materials Management), SD (Sales and Distribution), PP (Production Planning), PM (Plant Maintenance), and PS (Project Systems). ◾SAP FI (Financial Accounting) Module receives postings from various other modules such as Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Human Resource) through integration. ◾All accounting-relevant transactions which are made in Logistics (LO) are posted real-time to Financial Accounting by automatic account determination. This data can also be passed on to Controlling (CO). SAP FI Modules contains the following sub-modules ◾General Ledger accounting ◾Accounts Receivables ◾Accounts Payable ◾Asset Accounting ◾Bank Accounting ◾Consolidation ◾Special Purpose Ledger ◾Travel Management General Ledger Accounting: - The general ledger accounting is to provide a complete report for external and internal accounting i.e. Accounts, Journals, Monthly debits and Credit, Balance sheet and Recording all business transactions. Accounts Payable: - The Accounts Payable records and manages all accounting data related to vendors Accounts...
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...FUNCTIONS OF IT: 1. Technical support in SAP, RAMCO, DOTNET, JAVA, SQL 2. Functional support in SAP, RAMCO Before 2002, we have stand alones for supporting modules and in the year 2002, we came with RAMCO.RAMCO is an integrated software, and we have integration among each and every modules. This is the main reason, we came from stand alones to RAMCO. Upto 2009, we worked with RAMCO and later move on to SAP.The SAP ERP application is an integrated EnterpriseResourcePlanning (ERP) software manufactured by SAP AG that targets business software requirements of midsize and large organizations in all industries and sectors. It allows for open communication within and between all company functions. In today’s competitive market, individuals who possess essential business and technological skill enjoy a significant advantage over their peers. This is particularly true if your expertise includes SAP software. The SAP Certification provides that competitive edge. When you are sap certified, you join a distinguished community of experts recognized globally. Today more than 14,000 consultants and users worldwide are part of this exclusive community.In SAP we have the following modules: * Sales and Distribution (SD) * Production and Planning (PP) * Plant Maintenance (PM) * Material Management (MM) * Finance & Costing (FI CO) * Human Resources (HR) * Sap Basis * SALES AND DISTRIBUTION SAP SD refers to the sales and distribution module which is aimed...
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...LEADING CONSUMER GOODS COMPANY FULFILS BUSINESS OPTIMISATION GOALS WITH SAP QUICK FACTS “With SAP NetWeaver PI, we have finally streamlined, advanced and integrated our process capability. This goes a long way in enhancing HUL’s ability to meet the demands of the modern trade.” KS Arunkumar, IT Group Manager, Hindustan Unilever Limited Summary Name: Hindustan Unilever Limited Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Industry: Consumer Products Employees: 15,000 Website www.hll.com Key Challenges Arrival of modern trade in India Legacy systems and business infrastructure were unable to meet transaction and process capability requirements of the modern trade Project Objectives Optimise business operation and simplify IT management Achieve process consolidation internally and across the value chain Preserve investment of legacy inventory and cash-to-order management system for business partners Integrate with business partners’ IT infrastructure quickly and seamlessly Solutions and Services Phase 1: SAP ERP Central Component 5.0, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI), SAP NetWeaver Portal, SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM), SAP Solution Manager, SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI), SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE) Phase 2: SAP Customer Relationship Management, SAP Advanced Planning & Optimisation Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling, SAP Transportation Planning and Vehicle Scheduling Implementation Highlights...
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...Vodafone, they were able to identify the shortcomings within the infrastructure and rectify the situation before it really started to negatively affect business. 9-15 My understanding of the amount of time needed to effectively make the transformation involves the size of the company, the span with which they cover the globe, and to piggyback on the previous point, the different cultures involved within the company. The adjustment and ability to adapt is going to vary greatly from country to country. 9-16 As stated in the book (MIS, Pg.325), “Vodafone was a network of individual businesses, but it wanted to function more like a single global firm”. In order to do that, they needed to implement an ERP. Also stated, (MIS, Pg.325), “A common SAP ERP system would provide the technology platform for...
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...” Multiple versions of the Fitter Snacker Company have been configured in SAP ERP system Depending on which class you are in, you will be assigned to a particular client in an SAP system. In SAP, the term ”client” has a different meaning than the typical usage of client in the computer world. In the beginning, while not technically correct, the easiest way to understand the SAP usage of client is to think of a client as a separate database. Information in one client, say client 503, is not accessible from other clients. When you log into the SAP system, you have to choose which System/Server you are logging into, then when you log in to that particular server, you have to specify which client you are using. Within each client in the system, there are 100 copies of the Fitter Snacker data. You have been assigned to one of these sets of data. On your SAP System User ID sheet, you have been given the system and client your account is on. You have also been given a Data Set Number, which tells you which set of data you should be using within your client. IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU USE ONLY YOUR DATA SET. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL CAUSE YOU PROBLEMS AS WELL AS OTHERS IN YOUR CLASS. All of the data in the Fitter Snacker database begins with a Data Set Number. For example, the NRG-A bars are entered as 00 NRG-A, 01 NRG-A, 02 NRG-A, etc. This will allow you to use the search function in SAP to find your particular snack bar. In the instructions that follow, the pound...
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...excellent database management skills and high understanding on | | |query languages and most Object oriented programming languages. Excellent communication skills, Demonstrated | | |effective project planning skills. Exceptional problem solving skills with a strong sense of customer and management | | |focus and commitment to meeting deadlines. Confident, team focused and an effective relationship builder, indebt | | |knowledge of RDBMS developer tool such as oracle developer tools, SAP R/3. Adequate knowledge of office automation | | |software such as Microsoft office etc. Adequate knowledge of package implementation of integrated system. | |PROFESSIONAL SKILLS |Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT,XP,2003 | | |TECHNICAL SKILLS: | | |Experience with SQL Server ,MS/SQL Server,...
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...Find the best person for the job, Find more economical resources, implement spatial and temporal flexibility. 5. Managing information systems in a modern organization is challenging because: Both of the following are correct: the systems are very expensive to acquire, operate, and maintain; and the systems are critical to the organization’s operations. 6. Process and procedures are important but not critical to the effective use of computer based information systems. False 7. HR information systems, POM information systems, CRM information systems, and marketing information systems are usually classified as: Functional area information systems 8. One impact of IT will be to decrease the numbers of managers employed in organizations. True 9. While information systems, such as transaction processing systems, generate more information for managers to process, other information systems, such as BI___, help them analyze this information to make better-informed decisions. 10. Telepresence systems can help make Global outsourcing a more popular choice for small and medium enterprises. 11. Which of the following is a useful, cost-effective, hands-on, and safe teaching tool in the medical field? Simulation environments. 12. Integrating its SAP ERP system with FlexNet has enabled L’Oreal to: Create a global, central IT system that supports all of the company’s factory processes, Bring factories online much more quickly, Maintain...
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...KAPIL SHARMA AND ASHUTOSH MUTSADDI Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® SERIOUS SKILLS. Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® Kapil Sharma Ashutosh Mutsaddi Acquisitions Editor: Agatha Kim Development Editor: Laurene Sorensen Technical Editor: Dheeraj Oswal Production Editor: Liz Britten Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Pete Gaughan Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Book Designer: Franz Baumhackl Compositor: Craig Johnson, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Proofreader: Word One, New York Indexer: Ted Laux Project Coordinator, Cover: Lynsey Stanford Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-40473-7 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken,...
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...Introduction SAP is a German multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations globally. The company has been wildly successful in this business, such that they are considered to be the world’s largest business software company and the third-biggest independent software provider by revenue and have expanded business operations and productivity over the past 43 years. In this analysis, I intend to highlight a couple of problems with the company, as it pertains to innovation, apply Porter’s five forces and the concept of competitive advantage, and provide a couple of projections related to SAP by industry analysts for present and future indications. Primary Problems Related to Innovation with SAP 2008 - 2010 Early signals of turbulence began to appear at SAP in the years 2008 to 2010. Failures of the companies SaaS strategies were to blame. Primary problems with the innovation included adding too many features too soon, not really understanding how customers would use the technology together with their platform, and a cultural bias of SAP’s salesforce to sell on premise software only. This also caused a disruptive innovation, by disrupting an existing market and value network, displacing established market leaders and alliances. Additionally, causing frustration with middle management whose responsibility was to engage at the customer level. SAP competitor Oracle Corp, filed a lawsuit against SAP for malpractice...
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...MBA 5401 Management Information Systems Lisa Thomas Case Study 111-5 Columbia Southern University With wanting to ‘Go Live” on December 30, 1997 NIBCO, Inc. had to put in a lot of hard work and man hours in order for this date to take off. NIBCO is a plant that produces valves and Pipes fittings and is located in Elkhart, Indiana. In 1996 NIBCO, had an annual estimated revenue of $461 million and 3000 on payroll. (Brown, DeHayes, Hoffer, Martin, & Perkins, 2012, p. 468). With a 15 month time frame for the project and a princely$ 17 million budget, NIBCO wanted to change to SAP R/3 at all of their plants including the four new North American distribution centers while endorsing the big bang approach (Brown et al., p. 468). NIBCOs decision to kick start an enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems where mainly contributed to an old outdated system the company could not move forward. The departments all had different systems, many that were alike and repeated some of the same functions, which was a waste of time and money. With the systems not communicating with one another it resulted in the distribution not seeing what the manufacturing was doing and manufacturing could not see what sales and distribution was doing (Brown, et al., p. 470). It was very timely to correct the issues from disconnects and building custom interfaces which would not meet the deadline to improve productivity. The system required a lot of maintenance and required a lot of preparation and...
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...under the “people first” commitment. This has helped the company to 150 supermarkets, 3 distribution centers and 13,000 employees. They have basically out grown the system they have. To support the growth the legacy system need to retire and new business process and data software needs to be pursued. They chose SAP ERP Human Capital Management software to improve their HR processes. The legacy software was not integrated to the company’s payroll so everything had to be rekeyed concerning employee’s time information. Reports were also time consuming, which required IT to compile information from spread sheets across the entire company. Payroll tied up the software for a day and benefits were just as difficult. Employee enrollment was on index cards at each location. Information was everywhere, with no way to track audit trails or processes. They had to change the whole management program through training and ongoing communication. They also had to get a dedicated team that would support the business needs, to make decisions and were also named as point of contact after going live. The reason SAP was selected because it was unified software that would integrate all of the business processes. Which this enhanced business intelligence functionality. SAP was a great commitment to the retail industry. SAP was developed due to the fact it required no additional customization. Finally it had the easiest enhanced business functionality. They also felt that the reduced level...
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...Christian Bernal MGMT 473 Fitter Snacker Case Question 1 Assignment As we all know, a common database means data is consistent between functional areas. If this is not considered, there will be incorrect data that leads to one module will carry over to other modules. Snacker has two types of products NRGA which is an advanced energy bar and NRGB type which is for body building proteins. Now Fitter Snackers has two sales divisions which are a wholesale division and a direct division. The company faces a serious problem with its information system because it’s not integrated, so it’s causing the functional departments to not communicate leading to serious problems to reach process efficiency. The company is more a functional process than being a business process. Because of this functional process, employees in the accounting department and Sales department are sharing their information based on paper printed. The consequences for sharing information on paper based leads to many data errors, credit data may not be updated after printout payment received or multiple orders places, leading to arithmetic errors or incorrect discount coupons, and faxed copy may not be legible. All these issues described before will lead for management to make incorrect decisions plus they will make more time to make decisions which will affect in a negative way their manufacturing and other departments. Other major problems for Fitter was the fact that there were inaccurate invoice payments...
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...instance, Real Fruit juices covers about 58% of market share in India. Experience and Technologies Dabur is one of the leading FMCG companies in India with wide range of products and experience of 131 years. With its quality products that targeted the needs of the customers, it became most trusted brand in India. Dabur India manufactures around 250 herbal/ayurvedic products making it a world leader in Ayurveda. Dabur products are also available in over 60 countries and it accounts for over 30% of the turnover. Dabur manages operations in a way that it causes minimum adverse effect on the environment. Dabur India uses latest technologies to maintain the business. Dabur uses centralized SAP ERP system for all business units. It has countrywide WAN (Wide Area Network) which runs centralized ERP system connecting all the business units in India. It also looks forward to introduce newer technologies in future to achiever higher level of the excellency. International Sales Analysis Following is the comparison of the international sales...
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