Enterprise Resource Planning Essay Assignment

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Answer only one part from all of the questions below:
Question 1
Discuss the need for evaluating business intelligence in large organizations and discuss any TWO (2) strategies for conducting business analytics.
OR
Explain the difference between data mining and data analytics and their role in the configuration of the ERP system.
Question 2
Discuss in detail the integration function of ERP with the help of a specific ERP module used in your own organization. Also, explain the role and limitations of a shared database accessible by many ERP modules.
OR
Discuss the role of ERP in supply chain management, suggest and explain the best ERP for global supply chain management and critically analyze key supply chain processes that should be automated with an ERP.
Question 3
Discuss in detail how process management contributes to the overall value of an organization by detailing the specific role of different types of Process management.
OR
You are working for a manufacturing organization that sources its material from international suppliers and process material in three factories across three different continents. The finished products are distributed globally. Discuss the different types of ERP modules this organization will require for its smooth operations and explain how those modules will be integrated together with a single accessible database.
Question 4
Materials requirements planning (MRP) is an element of enterprise resource planning (ERP). List the five (5) core components of MRP and discuss the Significance of any THREE (3) of these.
OR
Discuss how manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) extends the underlying Idea presented in materials requirements planning (MRP).