REUBEN CHABANGU

ACTIVITY 6

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DELOITTE GRADUATE ACADEMY

(DGA 20)

LEARNER ACTIVITY MANUAL 115400

CONFIGURATION FUNDAMENTALS

08 JANUARY 2015
CHABANGU R.S
Rchabangu@aspenpharma.com
078 702 3931

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TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT

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Introduction______________________________________________________3
Purpose_________________________________________________________3
Findings_________________________________________________________3
Recommendations________________________________________________3
Fundamentals of ERP configuration__________________________________4
The fundamental components of ERP_________________________________4
Financial management_____________________________________________4
Supply chain management__________________________________________4
Human resource management_______________________________________4
Manufacturing operations___________________________________________4
Reference_______________________________________________________5

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Introduction
The enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the software that used by the large companies as
a computing activity. The acronym does not give an idea of what the software does. What it
does is to integrate the information used in department within the organisation into a unified
computing system.
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the understanding of the fundamental
techniques of configuring an ERP module.
Findings
I have the detailed information about an ERP system and the latest news of the ERP as a
whole. SAP ERP allows employees in different departments within an organisation to look at
the same information. It can also increase the speed of running the organisation and there
would be few errors as well as the complete access to information.
Recommendations
In terms of making the better decisions for an organisation, the organisation needs an ERP
system. Employees and managers can gain a better understanding of whats going on in the
business.

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Fundamentals of ERP configuration

The team in the organisation need to understand the fundamentals of the system before any
changes can be made (Anon, 2012). The focus of the ERP for the businesses is to increase
the productivity through information management (Hart, 2007).
The fundamental components of ERP
Financial management
This it includes general ledger, account receivable, account payable, billing and fixed asset
management. If the organisation is migrating to a new ERP it has to make sure multiple
currencies and languages are supported (Anon, 2012).
Supply chain management
It refers to logistics and improves the flow of materials through an organisation. The sub
models

often

include

production

scheduling,

demand

management,

distribution

management, inventory management, warehouse management and order management

(Anon, 2012).
Human resource management
It enhances the employees experience from initial recruitment to time tracking. The sub
models can include payroll, performance management, time tracking and benefits (Anon,
2012).
Manufacturing operations
It enables the manufacturing more efficient through product configuration, job costing and bill
of

materials

management.

ERP

manufacturing

modules

often

include

Capacity

Requirements Planning, Materials Requirements Planning, forecasting, Master Production

Scheduling, work-order management and shop-floor control (Anon, 2012).

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Reference
Getman, G. 2008. Enterprise Resource Planning Principles. [ONLINE] Available at:
https://www.etszone.com/blog/define-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-principles-strategypractices-technology. [Accessed 22 December 15].
Arabian company. 2015. Some fundamentals of ERP. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.accwll.com/articles/some-fundamentals-erp. [Accessed 22 December 15].
Synergy Team. 2014. Fundamentals of ERP. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://synergyresources.net/fundamentals-erp/. [Accessed 22 December 15].
Columbus, L. 2009. Fundamentals of ERP systems Part:1. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://erp.cincom.com/2009/05/fundamentals-of-enterprise-resource-planning-systems-parti/. [Accessed 22 December 15].
Hart, J. 2007. Fundamentals of Enterprise Resource Planning ERP. [ONLINE] Available
at:http://ezinearticles.com/?Fundamentals-of-Enterprise-Resource-PlanningERP&id=787263. [Accessed 22 December 15].
Anon.. 2014. Systems ERP. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.systems-erp.com/?
id_razdel=1108. [Accessed 22 December 15].

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