PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS
INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIES
Learning Module 04: ERP Systems and Processes
MIDTERM
LEARNING MODULE 4
ERP SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
IS 412
SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE & INTEGRATION
Prepared by:
DR. GLENN C. CARO
Associate Professor
PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS
INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIES
Learning Module 04: ERP Systems and Processes
ERP Systems and Processes
Source: Next Generation Application Integration
Introduction
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) programs: Core software used by companies to coordinate
information in every area of business
Help manage companywide business processes
Use common database and shared management reporting tools
Business process: Collection of activities that takes some input and creates an output that is of
value to the customer
Functional Areas and Business Processes
The key role of an ERP system is to provide support for business functions
To understand ERP, you must understand how a business works
Functional areas of operation
Business processes
Functional Areas of Operation
Marketing and Sales (M/S) – Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Accounting and Finance (A/F)
Human Resources (HR)
Business functions: Activities specific to a functional area of operation
ERP Modules
ERP vendors, including SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, etc. provide modules that support the major
functional areas of a business.
The ERP software embeds best business practices that implement the organization’s policy and
procedure via business rules.