ERPsim Overview EGN 5621 Enterprise Systems Collaboration MSEM, Professional Fall, 2013

Course Objectives  To learn the practice of formulation, implementation, and adaptation of operations strategies in business sectors  To learn how an ERP system can support the execution of business and operation strategies.  To develop technical skills of making decisions using an enterprise software  To acquire a hands-on understanding of the concepts underlying enterprise operations  To appreciate first hand, the tangible benefits of enterprise systems integration

The Operations Scenario You (your team) will operate a company in a simulated business environment to compete with several other competitors (i.e., other teams). You (each team) will decide on business strategies and make business decisions toward maximum operation profit for your company, using an enterprise operations and information system. 3

Corporate Roles Designation CEO (Team Leader) ◦Watch financial statement ◦Price market report ◦Check summary sales report ◦Check sales and market data ◦Check inventory Report Marketing Manager ◦Marketing Expense Planning ◦Price market report ◦Check sales and market data Sales Manager ◦Change price ◦Check summary sales report ◦Check sales and market data MM/PO Manager ◦Forecast – create planned indep. Req. ◦MRP run ◦Automatic generation of POs ◦Purchase Order Tracking ◦Check inventory Report 4

The Virtual Business Environment Simulation of a market Automation of administrative tasks Simulation of the passing of time

The Integrated ERP Environment

Sales Automated Planning Automated Procurement Automated The Simulated ERP Environment Watch this video clip for more information about ERPsim:

Three Case Studies

The Distribution Case  Covers the following processes and operations:  Planning and Purchasing  Sales and Marketing

The Logistics Case  The focus is set on data analysis  Overstock, out of stocks and wrong allocations of products can be costly to the team  Students must analyse data to understand the market and make better decisions  Covers the following processes and operations:  Planning and Purchasing  Transfers and logistics  Sales

The Manufacturing Case  Covers the following processes and operations:  Planning and Purchasing  Production  Sales and Marketing  Master Data (BOM)

The Manufacturing Case Extended  Covers the following processes and operations:  Planning and Purchasing  Production  Sales and Marketing  Master Data (BOM)  Advanced Options  Warehousing Costs  Fixed overhead  New products  Production capacity improvement  Reduce setup time  Automatic asset depreciation posting  Interest, Bank Loans, and Credit Rating Management