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Introduction of ERP

The main objective of ERP is to provide smooth flow of activities that helps business decisions to be data-driven.

This software suites are built to collect and organize data from several levels of organization to ensure the management with inside edge of providing key performance (KPI) in real time.

ERP modules provides assists to organization’s administrators to monitor and manage supply-chain, procurement, inventory, finance, product lifecycle, project, and human resource and business through the interconnected executive dashboards.

Features OF ERP

Functionalities of ERP

Sales and Distribution Module.

Supplier and purchase order management.

Inventory and material Management Module.

Human Resource Management.

Total Quality Management

Processes involved in ERP Discovery and Planning

Design

Development

Testing

Deployment

Ongoing Support

Real time application ERP

Estimating / Sales and Scheduling – the ability to accurately estimate delivery time, even identify potential bottlenecks before the order is even taken

Production Planning, Scheduling and Inventory – Ensuring inventory is being used in the most efficient manner, and is only pulled at the appropriate time

Purchasing and Production Planning – Is the company buying the right material with a single lookup that accounts for all jobs for a material Scheduling,

Real time application ERP continue

Front Office and the Shop Floor – Have the flexibility to quickly change priority and communicate those change electronically, in real time, out to the operator stations – no paper dispatch lists to walk out to the floor. Work reported complete reflect in front office tracking instantly, while estimating can do what-if promising based on up to the second status.

Shop Floor and Sales / Expediting – Find the position of any job on the floor instantaneously (International, 2015)

Sensitivity of ERP

Data will be centralized.

Chances of data leakage

Sensitive data will be stolen.

Protection of data in the hands of user.

Secure data to end user

Challenges involved in cloud implementation Cloud Transparency and Data Privacy Data Security Vendor Lock-in Integration with other IS applications Typical organizational challenges.

Challenges involved in cloud Implementation

Risk Factor Traditional ERP

Cloud ERP

1. Difficulty in Extraction of Information

Low High

2. Data security and confidence issues

Low High

3. Legal and Liable issues Low High4. Customization Issues Low High5. Unknown risk Profile Low High6. Data Availability issues Low High

Public Cloud

Renting space Low predicable monthly payments Less IT cost and Infrastructure Any time, any where, any device access Disadvantages - Low control of data - Less customization - Less Functionality

Private Cloud

One can Customize Easy upgrades and updates Maximum uptime Higher backup and security

Disadvantages

- Expensive model

Hybrid cloud is a mix of Public and private cloud.

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

Using Infrastructure as a resource is called IaaS IaaS can be offered in both Public and Private clouds In IaaS the users can customize the servers, install virtual machine

software's. In public IaaS the infrastructure is shared among the many users. Examples : Amazon EC2, Joyent, GoGrid etc.

SaaS (Software as a Service)

Service Provider is responsible for Creating, Updating and Maintenance of the Software application.

With SaaS the user can access the Prebuilt application with rich Functionality.

Users access the service through the internet. Customers with the license can get access to the software.

Examples – Saleforce.com (CRM)

PaaS (Platform as a Service)

In PaaS the Service Provider provides an platform for the user to cerate and run the applications.

User is responsible for Creating, Updating and Maintenance of the application.

PaaS also provides Development , Testing platforms, Source code Management.

Example: Google App Engine.

Implementation of ERP in Cloud

We will use Private Cloud Implements in SaaS (salesforce.com provides SaaS service

for ERP CRM) Easy implementation and less upfront cost. Faster Implementation Monthly subscription Fee

Conclusion

In conclusion, real-time capability is an integral part of an effective ERP system. Although the term is used in varying contexts, true real-time capability means your system updates information throughout the entire enterprise instantaneously. Benefits include greater flexibility, control, and visibility for manufacturers, and it can greatly reduce wasted time and resources. The specific functions of real-time provided above will offer points of reference as you search for a system that includes real-time.

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