ERP and SAP

Question 1

ERP

Answer 1

Enterprise Resource Planning.
• Central nervous system for a business
• Facilitates all business process while incorporating all departments

Question 2

The Silo Effect

Answer 2

o Purchasing
o Production
o Accounting
o Finance

Question 3

work duplication

Answer 3

inventory tracking in purchasing, production, accounting, finance.

Question 4

Considerations for ERP

Answer 4

o	Cost
o	Time
o	Fit
o	Flexibility
o	Support

Question 5

SAP

Answer 5

Systems Applications and Products
•	German
•	Menu Paths- A text desciprtion of how to navigate to a transaction on the easy access menu
•	BOM Bill of Materials
o	Finished Goods (FERT)
o	Semi Finished Goods (HALB)
o	Raw Materials (ROH)
•	Routing- Order of operations to manufacture a semi-finished good or finished good.