PART 1: Questions about Enterprise Resource Planning 1. Identify the main functional areas of a typical manufacturing company and briefly describe the main activities in each area. [10 marks] 2....

PART 1: Questions about Enterprise Resource Planning


1.    Identify the main functional areas of a typical manufacturing company and briefly describe the main activities in each area.
[10 marks]


2.    Briefly explain how and why an ERP system improves efficiencies and productivity in a company that previously did not have an ERP system.
[10 marks]


3.    Explain how SAP captures and (internally) represents nearly all aspects of a company’s functional areas. Note that this is a question about the static aspects of a company and so your answer must focus on organisational structures and company data.


[10 marks]


4.    Explain what is meant by the term “Master Data” and how does it differ from transactional data.
[10 marks]


5.    Explain how a SAP Master Data Record is structured using organisational levels and views (screens). Why are Master Data Records structured in this way? Use the example of a Customer Master to support your explanation.


[10 marks]


6.    Outline the difference between a Customer Master and a Material Master Data Record and explain why a Material Master is more complex than a Customer Master?


[10 marks]


Diagrams, graphs or charts can be added and are often useful but only if they are used to support your explanations and are fully explained. Inserting inappropriate or irrelevant diagrams will result in a loss of marks. Do not forget to references your figures appropriately. Your answer for each questions should be around ½ page using font size 11.