Unit 1 Assignment: ERP
Due Date: 11:59 pm EST, Sunday Unit 1 Points: 100 Overview: SAP is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) manufacturing software that offers industry-specific functionalities designed to help midsize companies boost operational efficiency, strengthen customer relationships, and enhance business agility. The use of ERP encourages an integrated view of business processes to better manage financials, inventory, human resources, product development, sales, and marketing. Instructions: Imagine a manufacturing company that is using a centralized system based on ERP, for example SAP. Based on what you know from your own company or from the materials, write a short paper focusing on the following points:
• The advantages of a centralized system. • The supply chain management (SCM) and its interaction with the strategic
information system (SIS). • The company’s customer relationship management (CRM) and how they are
managing their relationship with their vendors.
Requirements:
• This assignment is a paper consisting of 2-3-pages, using APA formatting and citations.
• Include at least two resources.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.
CIS312 – End-User Computing
The Use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in a Manufacturing Company
Evaluation Rubric for Enterprise Resource Planning Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary
(0-14 Points) (15-19 Points) (20-22 Points) (23-25 points) Advantages of a Centralized System
Does not properly describe the advantages and use course materials.
Is missing key points in describing the advantages.
Provides a detailed description of the advantages.
Provides a full detailed description of the advantages using personal experiences.
Description of SCM and interaction with SIS
Description is inaccurate and not complete.
Description is missing details highlighting the interaction.
Description is detailed and provides adequate information about the interaction.
Description is fully detailed and provides necessary information about the interaction with support using own experiences.
Explanation of Customer Relationship Management
Explanation is inaccurate and not complete.
Explanation is missing details about how relationships are being managed.
Explanation is detailed and specifically uses examples of how relationships are being managed effectively.
Explanation is complete with specific examples of how relationships are being managed by using own examples.
(0-2 points) (3 points) (4 points) (5 points) Resources Does not
include resources from course materials or is not relevant to the topic.
Includes at least one resource from course materials.
Includes at least two resources from course materials.
Includes more than two resources from course materials or an outside source.
Paper Length More than three pages.
One page. Two pages. Three pages.
(0-5 points) (6-7 points) (8-9 points) (10 points) Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format
Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.
Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant,
and error free.