Chapter02 ERP Development

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Chapter Two
The Development of Enterprise
Resource Planning Systems
Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
Identify the factors that led to the development of
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Describe the distinguishing modular characteristics
of ERP software
Discuss the pros and cons of implementing an ERP
system
Summarize ongoing developments in ERP
Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition
Introduction
Efficient, integrated information systems are very
important for companies to be competitive
An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
can help integrate a companys operations
Acts as a company-wide computing environment
Includes a database that is shared by all functional
areas
Can deliver consistent data across all business
functions in real time
The Evolution of Information Systems

Silos
Information systems configuration used until recently
Companies had unintegrated information systems
that supported only the activities of individual
business functional areas
Current ERP systems evolved as a result of:

Advancement of hardware and software technology
Development of a vision of integrated information
systems
Reengineering of companies to shift from a
functional focus to a business process focus
Computer Hardware and Software

Development
Computer hardware and software developed
rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s
First practical business computers were the
mainframe computers of the 1960s
Over time, computers got faster, smaller, and
cheaper
Moores Law
Number of transistors that could be built into a
computer chip doubled every 18 months
Computer Hardware and Software

Development (contd.)
Advancements in computer software
1970s: relational database software developed
Provide businesses the ability to store, retrieve, and
analyze large volumes of data
1980s: spreadsheet software became popular

Managers can easily perform complex business
analyses
Early Attempts to Share Resources

By the mid-1980s, telecommunications
developments allowed users to share data and
peripherals on local networks
Client-server architecture
By the end of the 1980s, the hardware needed to

support development of ERP systems was in place
By the mid-1980s, database management
system (DBMS) required to manage development
of complex ERP software existed
The Manufacturing Roots of ERP

Manufacturing software developed during the
1960s and 1970s
Evolved from simple inventory-tracking systems to
material requirements planning (MRP) software
Electronic data interchange (EDI)

Direct computer-to-computer exchange of standard
business documents
Allowed companies to handle the purchasing
process electronically
Managements Impetus to Adopt ERP

Hard economic times of the late 1980s and early
1990s caused many companies to downsize and
reorganize
Stimulus to ERP development
Inefficiencies caused by the functional model of

business organization
Silos of information
Limits the exchange of information between the
lower operating levels

(contd.)
Functional model led to top-heavy and overstaffed
organizations incapable of reacting quickly to
change
Process business model
Information flows between the operating levels
without top managements involvement
Further impetus for adopting ERP systems has

come from compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
Requires companies to substantiate internal controls
on all information
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(contd.)
Figure 2-3 Information and material flows in a process business model

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ERP Software Emerges: SAP and R/3

1972: five former IBM systems analysts in
Mannheim, Germany formed Systemanalyse und
Programmentwicklung (Systems Analysis and
Program Development, or SAP)
SAPs goals:
Develop a standard software product that could be
configured to meet the needs of each company
Data available in real time
Users working on computer screens, rather than with
voluminous printed output
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SAP Begins Developing Software

Modules
During their work for German chemical company
ICI, Plattner and Hopp had developed the idea of
modular software development
Software modules: individual programs that can be
purchased, installed, and run separately, but that
all extract data from the common database
1982: SAP released its R/2 mainframe ERP
software package
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SAP Begins Developing Software

Modules (contd.)
1980s: sales grew rapidly; SAP extended its
softwares capabilities and expanded into
international markets
By 1988, SAP had established subsidiaries in
numerous foreign countries
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SAP R/3
1988: SAP began development of its R/3 system to
take advantage of client-server technology
1992: first version of SAP R/3 released
SAP R/3 system was designed using an open
architecture approach
Open architecture: third-party software companies
encouraged to develop add-on software products
that can be integrated with existing software
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New Directions in ERP

Late 1990s: Year 2000 (or Y2K) problem motivated
many companies to move to ERP systems
By 2000, SAP AG had 22,000 employees in 50
countries and 10 million users at 30,000
installations around the world
By 2000, SAPs competition in the ERP market:
Oracle
PeopleSoft
Late 2004: Oracle succeeded in its bid to take over

PeopleSoft
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New Directions in ERP (contd.)

PeopleSoft
Founded by David Duffield, a former IBM employee
Today, PeopleSoft, under Oracle, is a popular
software choice for managing human resources and
financial activities at universities
Oracle
SAPs biggest competitor
Began in 1977 as Software Development
Laboratories (SDL)
Founders: Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates
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SAP ERP
Latest versions of ERP systems by SAP and other
companies allow:
All business areas to access the same database
Elimination of redundant data and communications
lags
Data to be entered once and then used throughout the
organization
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Current SAP ERP system: SAP ECC 6.0
(Enterprise Central Component 6.0)
Sales and Distribution (SD) module

Materials Management (MM) module
Production Planning (PP) module
Quality Management (QM) module
Plant Maintenance (PM) module
Asset Management (AM) module
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Current SAP ERP system: SAP ECC 6.0
(Enterprise Central Component 6.0) (contd.)
Human Resources (HR) module

Project System (PS) module
Financial Accounting (FI) module
Controlling (CO) module
Workflow (WF) module
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Figure 2-5 Modules within the SAP ERP integrated information systems
environment (Courtesy of SAP AG)
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SAP ERP Software Implementation

Not all companies that use SAP use all of the SAP
ERP modules
Companys level of data integration is highest when
it uses one vendor to supply all of its modules
Configuration options allow the company to
customize the modules it has chosen to fit the
companys needs
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(contd.)
Tolerance groups
Specific ranges that define transaction limits
SAP has defined the tolerance group methodology
as its method for placing limits on an employee
Configuration allows the company to further tailor
tolerance group methodology
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(contd.)
Figure 2-6 A customization example: tolerance groups to set transaction limits

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(contd.)
Features of SAP ERP
First software that could deliver real-time ERP
integration
Usability by large companies
High cost
Automation of data updates
Applicability of best practices
Best practices: SAPs software designers choose the
best, most efficient ways in which business processes
should be handled
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ERP for Midsized Companies

By 1998
Most of the Fortune 500 companies had already
installed ERP systems
ERP vendors refocused their marketing efforts on
midsized companies
SAP All-in-One
Single package containing specific, preconfigured
bundles of SAP ERP tailored for particular industries
Can be installed more quickly than the standard ERP
product
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ERP for Midsized Companies (contd.)

Application hosting
Third-party company provides the hardware and
software support
Makes ERP systems like SAP more appealing to
midsized companies
SAP and Oracle are facing competition from

smaller providers of ERP software
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Responses of the Software to the

Changing Market
In mid-1990s, many companies complained about
the difficulty of implementing SAP R/3 system
SAP responded by developing Accelerated SAP
(ASAP) implementation methodology
Eases the implementation process
SAP continues to extend capabilities of SAP ERP

with additional, separate products that run on
separate hardware and extract data from the SAP
ERP system
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Choosing Consultants and Vendors

One person cannot fully understand a single ERP
system
Before choosing a software vendor, most
companies:
Study their needs
Hire an external team of software consultants to help
choose the right software vendor(s) and the best
approach to implementing ERP
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The Significance and Benefits of ERP

Software and Systems
More efficient business processes that cost less
than those in unintegrated systems
Easier global integration
Integrates people and data while eliminating the
need to update and repair many separate computer
systems
Allows management to manage operations, not just
monitor them
Can dramatically reduce costs and improve
operational efficiency
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Questions About ERP
How much does an ERP system cost?

Should every business buy an ERP package?
Is ERP software inflexible?
What return can a company expect from its ERP
investment?
How long does it take to see a return on an ERP
investment?
Why do some companies have more success with
ERP than others?
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How Much Does an ERP System

Cost?
Size of the ERP software
Corresponds to the size of the company it serves
Need for new hardware that is capable of running

complex ERP software
Consultants and analysts fees
Time for implementation
Causes disruption of business
Training
Costs both time and money
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Should Every Business Buy an ERP

Package?
Some of a businesss operations, and some
segments of its operations, might not be a good
match with the constraints of ERP
Sometimes, a company is not ready for ERP
ERP implementation difficulties result when
management does not fully understand its current
business processes and cannot make
implementation decisions in a timely manner
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Is ERP Software Inflexible?

Many people claim that ERP systems, especially
the SAP ERP system, are rigid
Options for customization offered by SAP ERP
Numerous configuration options that help
businesses customize the software to fit their needs
Programmers can write specific routines using
Advanced Business Application Programming
(ABAP)
Once an ERP system is in place, trying to

reconfigure it while retaining data integrity is
expensive and time-consuming
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What Return Can a Company Expect

from Its ERP Investment?
ERP eliminates redundant efforts and duplicated
data; can generate savings in operations expense
ERP system can help produce goods and services
more quickly
Company that doesnt implement an ERP system
might be forced out of business by competitors that
have an ERP system
Smoothly running ERP system can save a
companys personnel, suppliers, distributors, and
customers much frustration
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What Return Can a Company Expect

from Its ERP Investment? (contd.)
Cost savings and increased revenues occur over
many years
Difficult to put an exact dollar figure to the amount
accrued from the original ERP investment
ERP implementations take time

Other business factors may be affecting the
companys costs and profitability
Difficult to isolate the impact of the ERP system
alone
ERP systems provide real-time data

Improve external customer communications
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How Long Does It Take to See a

Return on an ERP Investment?
Return on investment (ROI): assessment of an
investment projects value
Calculated by dividing the value of the projects
benefits by the projects cost
ERP systems ROI can be difficult to calculate

Peerstone Research study
63 percent of companies that performed the
calculation reported a positive ROI for ERP
Most companies felt that nonfinancial goals were the
reason behind their ERP installations
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Why Do Some Companies Have More

Success with ERP Than Others?
Usually, a bumpy rollout and low ROI are caused
by people problems and misguided expectations,
not computer malfunctions
Executives blindly hoping that new software will cure
fundamental business problems that are not curable
by any software
Executives and IT managers not taking enough time
for a proper analysis during planning and
implementation phase
Executives and IT managers skimping on employee
education and training
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(contd.)
Usually, a bumpy rollout and low ROI are caused
by people problems and misguided expectations,
not computer malfunctions (contd.)
Companies not placing ownership or accountability
for the implementation project on the personnel who
will operate the system
Unless a large project such as an ERP installation is
promoted from the top down, it is doomed to fail
ERP implementation brings a tremendous amount of
change for users
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(contd.)
For many users, it takes years before they can take
advantage of many of an ERP systems capabilities
Most ERP installations do generate returns
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The Continuing Evolution of ERP

Understanding the social and business implications
of new technologies is not easy
ERP systems have been in common use only since
the mid-1990s
ERP vendors are working to solve adaptability
problems that plague customers
Demand for new ERP installations is still going
strong
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Additional Capabilities within ERP

Sales production
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
applications
Increase the efficiency of the sales force
Data analysis
Data mining: statistical and logical analysis of large
sets of transaction data, looking for patterns that can
aid decision making
Internet connectivity
Web services
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The Internet
Now, users often need to access that central
database directly from the Internet
ERP developers have been incorporating Webbased systems with their ERP products
Electronic commerce (or e-commerce)
Conduct business over the Internet
Another activity that ERP systems can help manage
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The Internet (contd.)

Web services, or service-oriented architecture
(SOA)
Web services: software that enables systems to
exchange data without complicated software links
Web services make ERP systems easier to manage,
especially when interfacing with other applications
and the Web
Shift from traditional ERP client-server system to
service-oriented architecture is gaining momentum
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Summary
Speed and power of computing hardware
increased exponentially, while cost and size
decreased
Early client-server architecture provided the
conceptual framework for multiple users sharing
common data
Increasingly sophisticated software facilitated
integration, especially in two areas: A/F and
manufacturing resource planning
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Summary (contd.)
Growth of business size, complexity, and
competition made business managers demand
more efficient and competitive information systems
SAP AG produced a complex, modular ERP
program called R/3
Could integrate a companys entire business by
using a common database that linked all operations
SAP R/3, now called SAP ERP, is modular software

offering modules for Sales and Distribution,
Materials Management, Production Planning,
Quality Management, and other areas
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Summary (contd.)
ERP software is expensive to purchase and timeconsuming to implement, and it requires significant
employee trainingbut the payoffs can be
spectacular
For some companies, ROI may not be immediate or
even calculable
Experts anticipate that ERPs future focus will be

on managing customer relationships, improving
planning and decision making, and linking
operations to the Internet and other applications
through service-oriented architecture
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Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

The Evolution of Information Systems

Current ERP systems evolved as a result of:

Computer Hardware and Software

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Computer Hardware and Software

1980s: spreadsheet software became popular

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Early Attempts to Share Resources

By the end of the 1980s, the hardware needed to

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

The Manufacturing Roots of ERP

Electronic data interchange (EDI)

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Managements Impetus to Adopt ERP

Inefficiencies caused by the functional model of

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Managements Impetus to Adopt ERP

Further impetus for adopting ERP systems has

Managements Impetus to Adopt ERP

Figure 2-3 Information and material flows in a process business model

ERP Software Emerges: SAP and R/3

SAP Begins Developing Software

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

SAP Begins Developing Software

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

New Directions in ERP

Late 2004: Oracle succeeded in its bid to take over

New Directions in ERP (contd.)

New Directions in ERP (contd.)

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

New Directions in ERP (contd.)

Sales and Distribution (SD) module

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

New Directions in ERP (contd.)

Human Resources (HR) module

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

New Directions in ERP (contd.)

SAP ERP Software Implementation

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

SAP ERP Software Implementation

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

SAP ERP Software Implementation

Figure 2-6 A customization example: tolerance groups to set transaction limits

SAP ERP Software Implementation

ERP for Midsized Companies

ERP for Midsized Companies (contd.)

SAP and Oracle are facing competition from

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Responses of the Software to the

SAP continues to extend capabilities of SAP ERP

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

Choosing Consultants and Vendors

Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning, Third Edition

The Significance and Benefits of ERP

Questions About ERP