BISY2005-Enterprise Systems

Assessment Description:

This essay assesses a student’s ability to assess information, formulate arguments and critically evaluate different alternatives to issues or problems. In this individual assignment, students are required to write a 2,500 to 2,600-word essay on the following enterprise systems issues:

1. Discuss the principal advantages from Enterprise Systems.

2. Describe the role of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in system integration.

3. Contrast and compare three types of ERP architectures and analyse their strength and weakness respectively. 

Learning Outcomes

1.Show an understanding of the basic principles and issues associated with enterprise systems.

2.Explain and describe the scope of common enterprise systems (e.g. supply chain, HRM, procurement, etc.)

3.Identify and critically assess the challenges associated with implementing enterprise systems and their impact on business.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the enterprise system development life cycle, from selection, acquisition, implementation, and maintenance.

5.: Identify the factors that contribute to an organisation’s readiness to implement enterprise systems and how obstacles might be overcome.