Course Information

09CS431: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING(4-0-0-4)

Name of the Faculty: Mr. Ashoka M
Class
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Chapter Title
/Reference

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6.

% of portion covered

Topics to be Covered

UNIT: I
ERP Overview,
Business case &
implementation
Chapter 1, 2, 3

Pg 3 63

ERP Overview: Definition of ERP, Need for an ERP, History

of ERP Application, Benefits from and ERP System
ERP and enterprise applications emerging trends, ERP as
a subset of Enterprise applications
ERP Implementation: ERP Lifecycle
Methodology for Implementation

8.
9.

Building business case Case study

10.

<REVISION>

Business Process Reengineering:BPR,

11.

13.

BPR and ERP, Benchmarking, Best Practices

UNIT: II

20.
21.

ERP Functional Modules: Overview

/Production Planning and Execution:

17.

Chapter :9, 10, 17,

18

Pg 126-161, 217-239

18.
19.

UNIT: III
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.

20

38

24

62

Business Process Modelling and Business Modelling:

BPM Introduction, Business Process Hierarchy
Standards for Business Processes and modelling, Process
Modelling maturity and multi-dimensional modelling
Process Modelling software, Business Modelling, Integrated
Data Modelling
Change Management: Change management for the ERP
project team, Change team and change management roles
Activities during Lifecycle of a project, Change Management
methodology, Six Key processes of ASAP
Success or failure of ERP implementation:Reasons for
failures of an ERP Implementation, Reasons for success of
ERP implementation
<REVISION>

16.

18

pros and cons of

Reengineering phases, Role of IT in BPR and Business

Engineering

15.

18

BPR, Process Redesign

12.

14.

Cumulative

Challenges in implementation and maintenance of ERP

Business Case and ROI Analysis for ERP: Cost of ERP
Implementation
Benefits of ERP implementation

7.

Unit

ERP Subject and Course overview

1.
2.

# of Hours: 52

ERP functional
modules
Chapter 20, 21, 22,
24, 25, 31

Pg 279- 329, 350-379,

468-483

Understanding MRP
II Concepts, How ERP PP module supports MRP II Processes
Critical master Data
Production Scenarios

Elements,

Managing

different

Supply Chain Planning:Supply

chain planning, Supply

chain planning modules, collaborative planning
Product Lifecycle Management: Introduction, What is PLM
Business Drivers and Value proposition
Product Safety and Environmental Compliances

Procurement and Inventory management:

Procurement,
Inventory Management
Different phases of PLM, Difference of PLM with ERP, PLM
functionalities

Human Capital Management:Introduction,

Human Capital
Management Systems, Leading HR Solutions from ERP
Vendors
Strategic Vs. operational HR processes and HR
Outsourcing, Employee Health and Safety

28.
29.
30.

Financial
Application

31.

Financial Modules in Detail

32.

<REVISION>

33.

Computing
Architecture
Systems:Introduction,
Client

34.
35.
36.
37.

UNIT: IV
Computing
Architecture for
ERP
Chapter3, 5, 3(T2),
4(T2)

Management:Introduction,

of

ERP

Financial

ERP-Enterprise

Server
Architecture, Evolution of Business Process,
Organizational Structure and IT Architecture

Computing

Guest Lecture by SAP

42.

<REVISION>

43.

ERP Mini Lab hands-on using SAP-ByDesign- Product

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45.
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47.
48.
49.
50.
51.

Min-Lab

UNIT: V

100

Selecting ERP Consulting Partner:Things to be considered

for partner selection, Request for proposal method,

41.

Pg 65 86
T2 Pg 79 - 121

20

ERP
Market, SAP, SSA Global/Baan, IFS,
ERP Product Life Cycle, The Magic quadrant, Functional and
Technical Features Comparison.

40.

39.

80

Comparative Analysis of ERP Software:Introduction,

In-house implementation Vs. External consultants, ERP

Consulting companies.
ERP Package Selection:Introduction, ERP Selection a
two step process
Guest Lecture by SAP

38.

18

Mini-Lab

Mini-Lab,
Enterprise
Applications,
emerging trends.
Chapter 34, Case
Studies

+Class material

T1 - Pg 524 542,
587 - 594

52.

Mini-Lab

ERP and Enterprise applications

Emerging trends: New

models of deploying ERP and Enterprise Applications,New
technology for more effective ERP deployment
ERP and application Integration -1
ERP Dashboards

Assignment/Seminar
Case Studies : mySAP

Business at ITC, Nestle GLOBE

project
Oracle ERP for Maruti Suzuki, Siebel CRM at BhartiAirtel, i2
Supply chain solution at Asian Paints
<Review and Wrap-up>

Textbooks:
T1 - Rajesh Ray, Enterprise Resource Planning- Text & Cases, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2011.
T2 MahadeoJaiswal, Ganesh Vanapillai Text book of Enterprise Resource Planning, Macmillan India Pvt
Ltd, 2005
Additional reference book - S Jaya Prakash - "ERP - New Insights" First edition, ICFAI press, 2004
Syllabus for test:
Test #

Syllabus

T1

Unit 1-2

T2

Unit 3 4(part)

MT

Unit 4(part) Unit 5

Lecture Planfor 08CS 436 ERP (4-0-04)

Aug 2012 Dec 2012
Class
#
1.

Class purpose Cover and learn

Method

5.

Brief idea of the ERP domain, relevance of course from

profession and career point of view, what is the course
outcome, benefits. Should help students to decide elective
Understand the beginnings of ERP, its initial forms. What are
the typical and extended benefits.
Know ERPs position in enterprise application, difficulties in
adopting and new directions
Understand the critical aspects in the entire ERP lifecycle,
specially implementation difficulties; Introduce methodology
concept. Cover different implementation strategies
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6.

,,

,,

7.

<PPT, Lecture, guest lecture, a

video myERP.com>

8.

Understand multi-faceted benefits of ERP in the in integrated /

holistic way. Kind of business advantages one can look for.
Economics of ERP implementation; difficulties in modeling the
benefits; ways of reviewing and justifying ERP investment
,,

9.

Building business case Case study

2.
3.
4.

PPT, Lecture, VideoWhat is ERP,

6mins, Q&A
PPT, Lecture
PPT, Lecture
PPT, Lecture, Case study of failure,
sample methodology template
,,

10. <REVISION>

<REVISION>

11. Ideas and structure of business process, Business reengineering approach, linkage of BPR with ERP/IT, business
measurements/ bench marking
12. ,,

<PPT, Lecture>

13. ,,
14. BP modelling, standards and automation tools for BPM;
Interface with ERP, integration of process and information,
business data modeling.

<PPT, Lecture>

15. ,,
16. ,,
17. Understand aspects of change, Difficulties in orgn change,
methods of handling change, how mature implmnmethods such
as ASAP facilitate change mgmt.
18. ,,

<PPT,
study?>

19. Close look at critical success factors and the means to achieve
successful implementations.
20. <REVISION>

<PPT, Lecture,
study>
<REVISION>

Review

21.

<PPT,
later>

Video,

Mini-lab

22.
23.
24.

Understanding the core functionalities of ERP in detail;

Functional architecture of ERP and its legacy beginnings; Cover
various modules; Also understand modular packaging of ERP.
Start with production planning linked with MRPII and create a
logical sequencing of modules
Look at different aspects of production data and interlinkages
with other functions.
SCM, a key ERP module in the logistics domain. Brief on leading
SC ERP-sage
Dynamics of product lifecycle management; Levergaing ERP for
better managing it. Understand compliance aspects in the
current day world and ERPs support for it.

Lecture,

Lecture,

case

PPT with Material from internet

PPT, Lecture

25. ,,
26. Cover material inbound processes, linkage with inventory; Stock
management; Advantage of using ERP for better material
management & measurements.
27.

Video/case

PPT, Lecture

28. Importance of HR in business and how ERP models various

people processes; Hire-to-retire, talent management, benefits
mgmt etc. Linkage to ERP access & structure
29. ,,

<PPT, Lecture, Mini-lab linkage>

30. Various financial processes, hierarchy of modules, criticality,

CFO centric business information, Closer look at complexities of
financial information. Budget planning, cost controls
Linkage of module with all business processes and how it acts
as a lever to run the business; Understand many of the common
terms such as GL- General ledger, Accounts payable/receivable,
etc.
Brief review of two annual reports of 2 companies.

PPT, annual report of

more

L&T, one

31.
32. <REVISION>

<REVISION>

33.

Look at the computing requirements for ERP, configuration and

deployment architectures, How it should be in line with
organization computing systems. Also understand legacy
aspects.
,,

<PPT, Lecture>

Variations in computing models across different ERP products;

Different deployment strategies; Touch upon cloud/on-premise
hosting.
ERP product maturity cycle and implication of both selling and
consuming ERP; Influences ERP product selection
Learn the critical importance of partner and expertise required
for implementation; Models of internal versus external
implementations;

<PPT, Lecture>

Package selection parameters and the process for it.

<PPT, Lecture, Template? >

34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.

40. Guest Lecture by SAP

<PPT, Lecture>

Guest Lecture by SAP

41.
42. <REVISION>
< Distribute the assignment topics and the plan>
43. Hands-On on an ERP product; To get an idea of the depth and
breadth of features and configurations; How functionalities are
structured based on organization roles
Create accounts for access

44.
45.

Understand customizations and dashboards

<REVISION>
Use the Lab machines, Use the
corp account, Configure SAP-ByDesign access to students, create
simple configuration, workflow;
Instruction note to be provided
Describe scenarios and cases to
execute, look at exceptions

46.
47.

Understand the co-existance of ERP with other enterprise

applications; newer directions towards higher level of
integration
48. Cover different techniques of integration of applications and
specifically ERP; Standards of integration; Leveraging ERP for
decision making through dashboard summary views
49. <Assignment submission, lecture, Q&A>

<PPT, Lecture,
minilab>

50.

Case studies of actual implementation, Based on book

<PPT,
Lecture,
Lecture/Video>

51.
52.

,,
<Review and Wrap-up>

also

part

of

<PPT, Lecture, quick Q&A>

Guest