Course Overview

Has it ever happened in your organisation that every department submits reports which are different?

Do you find it difficult to understand the challenges of your business due to the data mismatch?

ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning is the answer to most of the business needs. It is a software used by the businesses to manage the routine activities of all the departments of an organisation. Once the day-to-day activities are streamlined, it helps in boosting revenue and productivity of the company.

This course on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) by ZOE Talent Solutions will help you to drive business productivity. This will also help you address the tasks and challenges at any stage or module of your business strategy timely and thus ensure the success of your organisation’s blueprint.

Course Objectives

This Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) course will empower you to:

• Understand the strategic impact of ERP on Business
• Understand the importance of ERP and its relationship with the functions in the organisation
• Understanding issues and decisions made before selecting and implementing ERP
• Understand ERP as an enabler of the business

Training Methodology

We at ZOE Talent Solutions, offer a highly interactive presentation with emphasis on related theory. Practical examples, current trends and case studies of the success and failure of ERP will give an opportunity to share your ideas with other industry participants as well.

ZOE Talent Solutions follows the methodology of Do-Review-Learn-Apply.

Organisational Benefits

The organisation will benefit as follows by implementing ERP:

• Increased rate of accuracy for the organisation
• Accurate control on Inventory
• Better human capital management
• Customer relationship management
• Tracking of orders
• Timely decision-making due to the availability of accurate data
• Lower cost of operations
• Better data integrity and financial controls
• Eliminates wastage
• Better inter-personal relationships

Personal Benefits

The Personal Benefits for the participants who will undertake this course are:

• Improved productivity
• Accuracy leads to NO interdepartmental conflicts
• Informed decision-making
• Become a strategic partner to the organisation
• Opportunities of promotion

Who Should Attend?

Zoe Talent Solutions suggests this course for:

• Business owners
• Stakeholders
• Senior Management Team
• HOD’s/ Team Leaders
• Team Members
• Anyone who wishes to work on ERP for better career opportunities

Course Outline

This training program would include the following modules for better learning:

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION AND GROWTH OF ERP

• Introduction to ERP
• Why ERP?
• Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)
• Data Storage and Warehousing
• Data Mining
• Management of the Supply Chain
• Understanding the reasons for the growth of ERP
• ERP – Advantages and Challenges
• Is your organisation ready for ERP?
• ERP Evaluation
• Modules of ERP

MODULE 2: UNDERSTANDING AND MAPPING ERP FOR BUSINESSES

• Understanding an Enterprise or business, its functions, and departments
• Understand how to Integrate Management Information
• Business Modelling
• ERP for Businesses
• Business Process Mapping
• The process of implementing ERP
• Hardware and Software for ERP Implementation.

MODULE 3: ERP IMPLEMENTATION

• Precautions in ERP Implementation
• ERP- Post Implementation
• Guidelines for ERP Implementation.

MODULE 4: ERP AND ITS RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

• ERP and its related technologies – Part I
  • Business Process Re-engineering
  • Management Information System
  • Executive Information System (EIS)
• ERP and its related technologies – Part II
• Decision Support Systems (DSS)
• Supply Chain Management

MODULE 5: ERP MODULES

• ERP Modules – I
  • Production Module
  • Plant Maintenance Module
  • Quality Management
  • Materials Management Module
  • Supply Chain Management Module
• ERP Module – II
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Sales and Marketing
  • ERP Finance and Accounting Module
  • Human Resource

MODULE 6: ERP IMPLEMENTATION

• ERP Implementation – I
  • Re-evaluation Screening
  • Package Evaluation
  • Project Planning Phase
• ERP Implementation – II
• Gap Analysis
• Hidden Cost
• Vendors, Consultants, Human Resource

MODULE 7: POST IMPLEMENTATION PHASES

• Re-Engineering, Configuration
• Implementation
• Team Training
• Testing
• End-User Training
• Post-Implementation and support

MODULE 8: ERP AND E-COMMERCE

• Future Directives in ERP
• ERP and Internet
• Critical Factors Guiding Selection
• Evaluation of ERP
• Strategies for Successful ERP Implementation
• Critical Success Factors in ERP Implementation
• Failure Factors in ERP Implementation
• Integrating ERP into an Organisation