ISA 303 Final Exam Flashcards
types of enterprise systems
- enterprise resource planning (ERP)
- supplier relationship management (SRM)
- customer relationship management (CRM)
- supply chain management (SCM)
- product lifecycle management (PLM)
functional areas of operation
- marketing and sales
- supply chain management
- accounting and finance
- human resources
process orientation
cures the ills of functional orientation by cutting across functional boundaries
key process flows
- information flow
- data and document flow
- physical flow
paper-based process
caused delays in creating/updating paperwork and sending paperwork
consequences of delays
- delays
- excess inventory
- lack of visibility across the process
functional systems
each functional area had its own database to create/update information but there was still a delay in sending paperwork to other areas
role of ERP in organizations
- execute the process
- capture and store process data
- monitor performance (instance and process level)
Stages of ERP evolution
- stand-alone mainframe systems
- client-server architecture
- service-oriented architecture (SOA)
SAP ERP modules
•production planning, materials management, sales and distribution, plant maintenance, project systems, quality management, financial accounting, management accounting/controlling, human resources, and business intelligence
types of data
- organizational
- master
- transactional
organizational data
defines the organizational structure (ex. client, company code, plant, storage locations, sales and purchasing organizations)
master data
long-term data that typically represents entities associated with various processes (ex. financial data,plant data, sales organization data, purchasing info, material master)
transaction data
data generated during execution of process steps (ex. data, time, person)
material types
- raw materials
- semi-finished goods
- finished goods
- trading goods
key financial accounting processes
- general ledger accounting
- accounts receivable accounting
- accounts payable accounting
organizational levels
- client
- company code
- business area
financial master data
charts of accounts, general ledger accounts, subsidiary ledgers
types of charts of accounts
operative, country-specific, and group
general ledger accounts
record all relevant business transactions and are segmented by organizational level
general ledger segmentation
- chart of account segment
- company code segment
- general ledger (COA + company code data)
balance sheet accounts
assets=liabilities+equities
profit and loss accounts
income=revenue-expenses
subsidiary or sub-ledgers
- not part of the general ledger
- used to separate accounting for customers, vendors, and assets
reconciliation accounts
- general ledger accounts used to consolidate data in sub-ledger accounts
- cannot be posted to directly
- maintain the sum of corresponding sub-ledgers
posting keys
two-digit code specifying the account type for posting and if it is a debit or credit