IEN–554, Enterprise Systems I

2001 Catalog Data: IEN–554, Enterprise Systems I: Enterprise Resource Planning

Credits: (4-0-4)

Course Description:  This course provides an understanding of the integrated approach to enterprise planning and its evolution from MRP I and MRP II.  It describes the core structure of ERP systems and highlights the characteristics of emerging ERP based organizations.  Various ERP tools and techniques are described and compared.  The fundamental success factors in moving from traditional business functions to an integrated process based ERP environment are introduced.

Pre-requisite: Senior I standing

Corequisites: None

Textbook: Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp): The Dynamics of Operations Management by Avraham Shtub – Subject to change.

 

References: Enterprise Resource Planning: Integrating Applications and Business Processes across the Enterprise by Erin Callaway; Class handouts.

Course Learning Objectives:  Upon completion of this course, the students will have the ability to:

• Recall the concepts of Material Requirements Planning, Manufacturing Resource Planning and Enterprise Reengineering (IEPEOs3,4).

• Explain the characteristics of integrated systems through process thinking as opposed to functional/ departmental thinking (IE PEOs 1,3,4).

• Explain the concept of Enterprise Resource Planning and its growth due to technological advances in computer technology (IE PEOs 2,4,5).

• Explain the concept of business transactions and workflow modeling (IE PEOs 3,4,5).

• Capture the seamless flow of goods and information throughout an organization (IE PEOs1,3,4).

• Differentiate between the integration requirements of small enterprises versus larger enterprises (IEPEOs 1,4,5).

• Recognize popular ERP systems currently used in today’s market (IE PEOs 2,5).

• Apply their knowledge of business process modeling (IE PEOs 1,2,3,4,5).

• Evaluate impacts and return on investment of enterprise integration technologies (IE PEOs 1,2,3,5).

Prerequisites by Topics:

• Familiarity with basic production system components and processes.

• Basic production planning concepts.

• Fundamental manufacturing resource planning concepts.

• Familiarity with basic, Window’s based applications

Topics Covered:

• Materials Requirements Planning (MRP I) and Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)

• Business Transactions and Workflow Management

• Business Process Modeling

• Design and Modeling of Flow of Goods and Information in an Enterprise

• Process Integration and Enterprise Modeling

• Enterprise Reengineering and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• ERP Applications and Implementations

• Case Studies on ERP Implementations

• Business/process Intelligence Centers

• Extending ERP through Internet Technologies

Class Schedule: 240 Minutes per Week

Computer Usage: Midrange ERP Software Packages (e.g., Visual Manufacturing) and Large Organization ERP Software Packages (e.g., Baan)

Laboratory Projects: One term project will be assigned.

Relationship to Professional Component:  Engineering Design: One credit hour and Engineering Science: Three credit hours

Prepared by: Sanju Patro                                                                      Date: February 12, 2001