Do we ever realize that today…

 How all companies are connected ?

- Internally
- And with other companies
 How the Information can seamlessly
flow throughout the firm ?
 How the discrete business processes
gets integrated ?
 Now think as a MANAGER….
 What will be the impact of following
events on your business ??

1. When a customer places a large order &

sales personnel unable to tell whether
items ordered are in inventory.
2. Customers cannot track their orders as
shipment from a supplier is delayed.
3. Manufacturing cannot communicate with
Finance to plan for new production.
And we all might have a hard time
assembling date needed for the
overall picture of Organization’s
operations….

But it was past…

Today its ENTERPRISE SYSTEM

that is needed…
 What is Enterprise system ?
It is a system that :-
 Provides a single information system for

organization-wide co-ordination
 Collects & feed data that can support an

organization’s internal business activities

 Helps management obtain information at

any point about how the business is

running
 Integrates different processes like Sales,

Finance, Production, HR etc

 Uses of Enterprise system
• Designed for even small businesses
• Provides link to the system of other
companies through web
• Capable of communicating with
Customers, Suppliers & other
organizations
• Precise & timely information for
coordinating daily operations of the
business
 Enterprise System Architecture
Finance &
Accounting

Sales & Centralized Human

Marketing Database Resources

Manufacturing &
Production
Business Processes supported by
Enterprise system
Financial & Accounting Processes
• General Ledger

• Accounts Payable/Receivable

• Cash management & Forecasting

• Tax Accounting

• Financial Reporting

• Credit Management

• Product-Cost Accounting
Business Processes supported by
Enterprise system(contd..)
Human Resource Processes
 Payroll

 Workforce Planning

 Performance management

 Time Management

 Compensation
 Business Processes supported by
Enterprise system(contd..)
Manufacturing & Production processes
 Inventory Management

 Purchasing

 Production Planning & Scheduling

 Quality Control

 Material Requirement Planning

 Distribution

 Transportation

 Plant & Equipment Maintenance

Business Processes supported by
Enterprise system(contd..)
Sales & Marketing Processes
 Contracts

 Product Configuration

 Pricing & Billing

 Sales Planning

 Incentive & Commission

Management
 Quotations
How Enterprise System works ?
 Enterprise software enables data to
be used by multiple functions
 Feature a set of integrated software
modules used by different business
processes within an organization
 Enterprice software also provides
configuration tables to tailor a
particular aspect of business
 Enterprice Software Vendors
 SAP (leading with more than 3,000
configuration tables)
 Oracle
 PeopleSoft
 Baan

 Versions are available over the Web

also
 Business Value
More disciplined organizational
structure
Create the foundation for a more
customer-driven organization
Efficient Operations
Improved reporting & decision-
making