Skills Enhancement for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Course Overview:

ERPs are an essential tool for any fast-growing business that needs to optimize its systems, keep up with consumer demands, and scale its operations. With an ERP system, an organization can speed up customer response, eliminate repetitive tasks, consolidate data, and improve team dynamics. It is software used by businesses to manage the routine activities of all the departments of an organization. Once the day-to-day activities are streamlined, it helps in boosting the 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 organization’s blueprint.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

Understand the strategic impact of ERP on business.
Understand the importance of ERP and its relationship with the functions in the organization.
Understanding issues and decisions made before selecting and implementing ERP.
Understand ERP as an enabler of the business.
Increased rate of accuracy for the organization.
Accurate control of 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 interpersonal relationships.
Improved productivity.
Accuracy leads to NO interdepartmental conflicts.
Informed decision-making.
Become a strategic partner to the organization.
Opportunities for promotion.

Course Content:

Topic 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 organization ready for ERP?
ERP Evaluation
Modules of ERP

Topic 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

Topic 3: ERP Implementation:

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

Topic 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

Topic 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

Topic 6: ERP Implementation:

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

Topic 7: Post-Implementation Phases:

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

Topic 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 Organization

Targeted Groups:

Business owners.
Stakeholders.
Senior Management Team.
HODs/ Team Leaders.
Team Members.
Anyone who wishes to work in ERP for better career opportunities.