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The key takeaways from the document are that the course aims to introduce students to ERP systems, their implementation challenges and developing organizational and analytical skills. It covers various topics related to ERP including different modules, BPR, supply chain management, ERP markets and implementation approaches.

The objectives of the ERP course are to introduce students to ERP systems and their rationale, understand challenges of ERP implementation with emphasis on leadership and managerial implications, develop organizational and analytical skills through case studies and teamwork, and learn principles of large change initiatives focusing on rational and emotional aspects of organizational transformation.

The different modules covered in the course are ERP introduction and structure, BPR, data warehousing, supply chain management, ERP marketplace and functional modules, ERP implementation basics and life cycle, and practical modules on ERP and e-commerce, future trends.

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Global Program)


Year II (Semester IV) (W.E.F. January 2014)
ELECTIVE SUBJECT
Subject Name: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Subject Code: 2840004
1. Course Objective:
a. T o introduce the student to the rationale for acquiring and implementing ERP
systems, selection of ERP software, and integration of processes and transactions
in the ERP system.
b. To enable the student to understand the challenges associated with the successful
c. Implementation of global Supply Chain ERP software with an emphasis on
leadership and managerial implications/actions.
d. To develop the students organizational and analytical skills through the use of
business cases studies, articles and working in teams.
e. To learn principles of leading very large change initiatives by focusing on the
rational and emotional aspects of organizational transformation. Enable the student
to practice critical leadership thinking, tolerance of ambiguity, communication and
interpersonal skills, creativity and general business instincts.
2. Teaching Methods:
Case discussion
Discussion on concepts and implementation issues on ERP, SCM and CRM
Case discussion covering a cross section of gaining strategic advantage by applying
BPR
and ERP.
Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc
Projects will require working in the organizations to study ERP
implementation (or different modules) in a group of 4-6 students. Groups are
responsible for identifying the organization that they wish to study for ERP
applications. Groups that do not identify an organization on their own will have an
organization assigned to them.
Compulsory class presentation with live experiences of ERP modules or BPR.
3. Course Duration: The course duration is of 36 sessions of 75 minutes each, i.e. 45 hours.
4. Course Content:

Module
No:
I

II

III

IV

Module
Content

No.
of
Session
s
ERP Introduction, Benefits, Origin, Evolution and
Structure: Conceptual Model of ERP, Scenario
7
and Justification of ERP in India, Various Modules of
ERP, Advantage of ERP.
Business Process Re engineering, Data ware
Housing,
Data Mining, Online Analytic Processing (OLAP),
Product Life Cycle
*ERP Management(PLM),LAP,
Marketplace and MarketplaceSupply
Dynamics:
chain
Management.
Market Overview,
Marketplace Dynamics, and The
changing ERP Market.
*ERP- Functional Modules: Introduction, Functional
Modules of ERP Software, Integration of ERP,
Supply chain and Customer Relationship Applications.
ERP Implementation Basics, ERP Implementation
Life
Cycle, Role of SDLC/SSAD, Object Oriented
Architecture,
Consultants, Vendors and Employees.
Practical Module:
ERP & E-Commerce, Future Directives- in ERP,
ERP and Internet, Critical success and failure factors,
Integrating ERP into organizational culture. Using ERP
tool: either SAP or ORACLE format for a case study.

Marks (70
External
exam)
18

17

18

17

(20 Marks of
CEC Internal
Evaluation)

Note:
*ERP marketplace , Introduction, SAP AG, Baan Company, Oracle Corporation, People
Soft, JD Edwards World Solutions Company, System Software Associates, Inc. (SSA)
QAD, A Comparative Assessment and Selection of ERP Packages and Modules.
* ERP functional Modules, Introduction, Finance, Plant Maintenance, Quality
Management, Materials Management, Human Resource Management
5. Evaluation:
A

Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Individual or group


Presentation/ Class participation/ Case studies etc

Mid-Semester Examination

Weightage 50 marks
(Internal Assessment)
Weightage 30 marks
(Internal Assessment)

End Semester Examination

Weightage 70 marks
(External Assessment)

6. Text Books:
Sr.
No.
T1

Author
Alexis Leon

T2

David L. Olson

T3

Jill O'Sullivan and


Gene Caiola

Name of the Book


ERP
Managerial Issues of
Enterprise Resource
Planning Systems
Enterprise Resource
Planning

Publisher
Tata McGraw
Hill

Edition
ISBN:
9780070656802

McGraw-Hill
Latest Edition
Higher Education
Tata McGraw
Hill

Latest Edition

7. Reference Books:
Sr.
No.

Author

R1

S. Sadagopan

R2
R3
R4
R5

F. Robert Jacobs
and
D.
Clay
Whybark
Mahadeo Jaiswal,
Ganesh Vanapalli
Jyotindra Zaveri
Mr. C.S.V. Murthy

Name of the Book


ERPA
Perspective

Publisher

Managerial Tata McGraw


Hill
McGraw-Hill
Why ERP? A primer on
Higher
SAP Implementation
Education
Macmillan India
ERP
Ltd
Enterprise
Resource Himalaya
Planning
Publication
Enterprise
Resource Himalaya
Planning
(ERP)
Text Publication
and Case Studies

Edition
Latest Edition
Latest Edition
Latest Edition
Latest edition
Latest edition

8. List of Journals/Periodicals/Magazines/Newspapers, etc.:


Journals relating to ERP, ERP Software for SMEs, Tally ERP software, SAP etc may be used.

9. Session Plan:
Session
no.
1-2
3-4
5-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
26-28

29-36

Topic
Introduction to ERP - Benefit, Evolution and Structure, Common Myths and
Evolving realities, ERP related technologies.
Conceptual Model of ERP, Scenario and Justification of ERP in India,
Advantages
of
ERP, Various
of ERP Introduction to BPR, Need of BPR, ERP
Business
ProcessModules
Re-engineering
and
BPR Chain Management, Relevance to Data Warehousing, Data Mining and
Supply
OLAP, ERP Drivers, Decision support system.
ERP Market, ERP implementation life cycle, Options of various paradigms
Evaluation criterion for ERP product, ERP Life Cycle: Adoption
decision,
Acquisition, Implementation, Use & Maintenance, Evolution and Retirement
phases,
ERP for
Modules.
Framework
evaluating ERP acquisition, Analytical Hierarchy Processes
(AHP),Applications of AHP in evaluating ERP
Selection of Weights, Role of consultants, vendors and users in
ERP
implementation; approaches
Implementation
vendors evaluation
criterion,
Implementation
and methodology,
ERP implementation
strategies,
ERP Customization
Critical success and failure factors for implementation, Model for improving
ERP effectiveness, ROI of ERP implementation, Hidden costs
ERP success inhibitors and accelerators, Management concern for ERP success,
Strategic Grid: Useful guidelines for ERP Implementations.
ERP and Internet, Critical Factors guiding selection and evaluation, Integrating
ERP into organizational culture
ERP & E-Commerce, Future Directives- in ERP, Technologies in ERP Systems
and
Extended ERP, SCM and CRM
Practical
Module:
Case Studies Development and Analysis of ERP Implementations in focusing the
various issues discussed in above units through Soft System approaches or
qualitative Analysis tools, Learning and Emerging Issues

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