finalsss Flashcards

1
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BPR emerged when?

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early 1990s

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2
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A process employed to greatly improve organizational performance by radically redesigning business processes.

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BPR

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3
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This aim is to dramatically improve organizational performance by improving an organization’s efficiency and effectiveness of processes.

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BPR

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4
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it is also involves redesigning associated systems and organizational structures.

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BPR

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5
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who are the key contributors in the field of Business Process Re-engineering.

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Michael Hammer and James Champy

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6
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7 Principles of BPR

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  • organize around outcomes, not task
  • Have those who use the output perform the process
  • Integrate information-processing work into the real work that produces the information
  • Treat geographically dispersed resources as though they were centralized:
  • Link parallel activities instead of integrating their results:
  • Put decision point where the work is performed and build control into the process:
  • Capture information once and at the source:
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7
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what are the Shortcomings of BPR

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  • All-or-nothing
  • Negative results
  • Gradual and innovative approaches are usually chosen over BPR.
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8
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involves a meticulous reassessment and redesign of every step, including logistics, inventory management and procurement.

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supply chain optimization

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9
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it might involve rethinking procurement strategies, implementing just-in-time inventory systems, optimizing production schedules or redesigning transportation and distribution networks.

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supply chain

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10
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Streamlining supply chain management benefits

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  • Improved efficiency
  • Reduced cost
  • Enhanced transparency
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11
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include integrating customer data from disparate sources, using advanced analytics for insights, and optimizing service workflows to provide personalized experiences and shorter wait times.

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Customer relationship management

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12
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it is used to centralize customer data and enable real-time insights

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CRM software

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13
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it can establish a comprehensive view of each customer, enabling anticipation of their needs, personalization of interactions and prompt issue resolution.

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BPR under CRM

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14
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Benefit of using CRM software

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360-degree customer view
Increased sales and retention
Faster problem resolution

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15
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are used in all the daily operations of manufacturing.

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ERP (Enterprise resource planning) systems

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16
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is software meant to organize all business functions into one central system, making the data gathered easier to use and helping the business run more efficiently.

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Enterprise Resource Planning

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17
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Types of ERP Modules

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a) Finance
b) Manufacturing & Production Planning
c) Sales & Distribution
d) Plant Maintenance
e) Quality Management
f) Material Management

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18
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A set of processes are required so that they can provide the financial information in the form that is required by the user, such financial solution

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Finance Module

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19
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under of financial module

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Financial Accounting
Investment Management
Treasury Module
Enterprise Controlling

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20
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under of financial accounting

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General Ledger
Accounts Receivable / Payable
Asset Accounting
Legal Consolidation

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21
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it is essential to both financial accounting system and to strategic decision making.

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general ledger

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22
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it supports all the functions which are required in financial accounting system.

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general ledger

23
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general ledger contains ____

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sub-ledgers

24
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It provides the summary information from the other components at the user defined level of detail.

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general ledger

25
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it is the data summary that can be used in planning, distribution and reporting.

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general ledger

26
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It uses the standard business rules for the data entry and reporting to processing payments and bank transactions.

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Accounts Receivable / Payable

27
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The accounts receivable and payable functions include:

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Internet Integration
Document Management
EDI processing
Automatic Integration with Cash Management

28
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it provides, enterprise-wide credit management with workflow integration, payment automation with EFT and check processing etc.

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Accounts Receivable / Payable

29
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This module manages the company’s fixed asset. It provides the detailed information on asset related transactions

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Asset Accounting

30
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The asset module functions performed are:

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Provides with depreciation charge.
Support throughout the complete lifecycle of the asset.
Management of capital assets.
Integration with Plant Maintenance for management of machinery and equipment.

31
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It does not change. E.g.: Land & Building.

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Fixed Assets

32
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It keeps on changing. E.g.: Cash

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Current Assets

33
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helps in the direct data transfer from individual statements into the consolidated report.

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Legal Consolidation

34
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helps to create multiple views of consolidated data and thus we can generate separate reports for the different functions of an organization.

A

Legal Consolidation

35
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it process starts from the planning of an organization till the settlement of an organization.

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Investment management

36
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are carried out in each and every department and it also tells us the up-to-date information about funds, plant cost and actual cost from external and internal activities.

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investment programs

37
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allows distributing budgets which helps to monitor the budget and avoid over run.

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investment programs

38
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it helps in management and control of cash flow.

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Treasury Module

39
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treasury component provides us with the following subcomponents:

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oCash Management
oTreasury Management
oMarket Risk Management
oFunds Management

40
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comprises of those functions that will optimize share-holder value, while meeting internal objectives for growth and investment.

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Enterprise controlling

41
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Enterprise controlling includes:

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oExecutive Information Systems
oBusiness Planning and Budgeting.
oProfit Centre Accounting

42
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it provides an integrated solution for supporting the operational needs of an enterprise-wide system.

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Preventive Maintenance module

43
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includes an entire family of product covering all aspects of plant/ equipment maintenance and becomes, integral to the achievement of process improvement.

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Plant maintenance module

44
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major subsystems of a maintenance module are

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oPreventive Maintenance Control.
oEquipment Tracking.
oComponent Tracking.
oPlant Maintenance Calibration Tracking.
oPlant Maintenance Warranty Claims Tracking.

45
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defines the functions of quality management and the elements of a quality management system.

A

ISO9000 series of standards

46
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it require that quality management systems penetrate all processes within an organization.

A

ISO standards

47
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it support the essential elements of such a system.

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Quality Management module

48
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The quality Management module fulfils the following functions

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Quality Planning
Quality Inspection
Quality Control

49
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Management of basic data for quality planning and inspection planning, Material specifications, Inspection planning.

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Quality Planning

50
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Trigger inspections, Inspection processing with inspection plan selection and sample calculation, print shop papers for sampling and inspection, Record results and defects, Make the usage decision and trigger follow-up actions.

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Quality Inspection

51
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Dynamic sample determination on the basis of the quality level history, Application of statistical process control techniques using quality control charts

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Quality Control

52
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it optimizes all purchasing processes with workflow-driven processing functions, enables automated supplier evaluation, lowers procurement and ware housing costs with accurate inventory and warehouse management and integrates invoice verification.

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material management module

53
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The main modules of material management are as follows:

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Pre-Purchasing Activity.
Purchasing.
Vendor Evaluation.
Inventory management.
Invoice verification and material inspection