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Enterprise Computer Applications
Peter Ping Liu, Ph D, PE, CQE, OCP and CSITProfessor and Coordinator of Graduate Programs
School of TechnologyEastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
Enterprise application is based upon the actual process.
A Typical Manufacturing Organization Is Engaged in:
• Designing the System
• Operating and Controlling the System
Source: W. J. Stevenson, Production/Operations Management
System Design
• Product and service design
• Process and strategy selection
• Capacity planning
• Facility planning
• Work system design
• Location planning
Source: W. J. Stevenson, Production/Operations Management
System Controlling
• Forecasting• Inventory/materials management• Material requirement planning• Just-in-time system• Quality assurance• Sourcing• Scheduling• Maintenance• Project management
Source: W. J. Stevenson, Production/Operations Management
Customers Needs Are the Reasons for the Existence of the Organization.
A Manufacturing Enterprise Needs People and Teamwork in the Organization to Meet the Needs of Customers.
People and Process Need Support with Shared Knowledge and Systems.
Any Manufacturing Organization Has Three Major Categories of Activities (Processes):
Product/Process Definition, Manufacturing, and Customer Support.
Every Organization Has to Manage Its Resources and Responsibilities Effectively.
A Manufacturing Company Requires Support and Collaboration from Other
Organizations.
Put Them All Together to Form a World Class Manufacturer
Enterprise Started with Islands of Applications
Evolution of Manufacturing
The Future of Enterprise Application Is Integration.
Technical Issues
• Enterprise architecture• Application server and middleware• Component-based development• Database servers• Data warehousing• Enterprise resource planning• Enterprise networking• Enterprise messaging and communication• Internet commerce and collaboration• Project and system management
Source: Enterprise System Integration, J. M. Myerson (ed)
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) Is Emerging.
ERP Potential Functions: Financial
• Account receivable (AR)• Account payable (AP)• Asset accounting• Cash financing• Cost accounting• Executive information system• Financial consolidation• General ledger• Profitability analysis• Standard costing
ERP Potential Functions: Human Resources
• Time accounting
• Payroll
• Personnel planning
• Travel expenses
• Training
• Human resource development
ERP Potential Functions: Operations and Logistics
• Inventory management• Materials requirement planning (MRP)• Plant maintenance• Production planning• Project management• Purchasing• Quality management• Shipping• Vendor evaluation
ERP Potential Functions:Sales and Marketing
• Order management
• Pricing
• Sales management
• Sales planning
Major Players of ERP
Vendor Origin Salient Features
BAAN Holland An early ERP vendor
Oracle United States A relative newcomer, but quickly gaining share
PeopleSoft United States Originally focused on human resource management
SAP Germany The pioneer and the largest firm
JD Edwards United States Internet emphasis
Source: T. H. Davenport, “Putting the Enterprise into the Enterprise System,” Harvard Business Review, July-August, 1998
An Example of Enterprise Resource Planning: Made2Manage
For small and medium size companies asmake-to-ordermake-to-stockengineer-to-orderassemble-to-ordermixed-mode manufacturers
Made2Manage Enterprise Resource Planning Has Four Modules
• Customer order management—Generate quotes, sales orders, custom-configure products, and more.
• Materials management—Automate shop floor and inventory data collection and track material lots to seamlessly manage your material resources and inventory transactions.
• Production management—Create job orders, capture costs and monitor production so you can build your products more profitably.
• Financial management—Manage cash flow, key accounting tasks, budget forecasting, payroll, HR, and more.
Made2Manage ERP
Customer Order Management
• Processing Sales Orders—Quickly enter sales orders into your system and jumpstart the fulfillment process.
• Quoting and Estimating—Create reliable quotes by linking to bills of material, routings, the M2M Product Configurator, or the price summary worksheet.
Made2Manage ERP
Materials Management• Inventory Control—Identify and track information on each standard
part so you can make the best possible inventory management decisions.
• Tracking Material Lots—Automatically track raw materials, sub-assemblies and final assemblies to their origins.
• Shop Floor Data Collection—Automate the entry and enhance the accuracy of your daily labor, inventory transactions, and shipping and receiving with wireless bar coding technologies.
• Multi-Dimensional Inventory—Measure inventory in multiple dimensions and capture inventory transactions in alternative units of measure.
• Physical Inventory—Collect, reconcile and post count quantities against on-hand inventory balances and generate general ledger transactions.
Made2Manage ERP
Production Management (1)• Job Orders—Quickly and easily create and track job orders, drive
material requirements, and examine costs throughout the production process.
• Order Costing—Accumulate and report costs as they flow through your system and post them to the general ledger.
• Monitoring Production—View job order costs in real time and compare accumulated costs to projected job order costs.
• Creating Routings—Track the path a part follows through production, including the work centers and operations needed to produce the part, create standard or non-standard routings, and monitor costs.
• Bills of Material—Keep up-to-date information on the components and sub-contractors used to produce your product, better balance lead times, reduce inventories, and improve cash flow.
Made2Manage ERP
Production Management (2)• Shipping and Receiving—Manage all aspects of
receiving materials, returning goods, shipping finished goods, and executing subcontract work.
• Notifying Employees—Automatically send messages to customers, suppliers and employees when key events occur.
• Managing Engineering Change—Audit critical documents and create multiple revisions for the item master, standard BOMs, and routings.
• Quality Management—Streamline quality compliance efforts by automating your business's paper-intensive processes.
Made2Manage ERP
Financial Management (1)
• Budgeting/Cash Flow—Develop budget forecasts based on different sources and plan ahead for your future cash needs.
• Accounts Payable/Receivable—Pay your suppliers at just the right time and automate the billing process for better tracking and analysis of your revenue streams.
• General Ledger—Link all monetary functions, such as receivables, payables, payroll, and order costing, for greater visibility and control over your financial activities.
• Advanced Reports—Create advanced financial reports and drill down into source data for further analysis.
Made2Manage ERP
Financial Management (2)
• Payroll—Integrate your M2M ERP accounting functions with third-party payroll providers such as ADP and Abra Suite Payroll.
• Human Resources—Manage employee relations, government mandates, and ever-changing benefit options with the integrated Abra Suite HR.
• Progress Billing—Divide your bill into separate increments and still track the whole process to generate needed cash flow.
Made2Manage ERP
Financial Management (3)• Bank Reconciliation—Monitor all your checking
account transactions and streamline your cash management operations.
• Compusoft Drill Down Tools—Drill down into supporting financial data directly from the trial balance and generate financial reports to meet your specific requirements.
• FRx Forecaster—Reduce the time you spend on collecting and sorting through spreadsheets and other information from different departments.