Deck 14: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Question 1

Just-in-time or kanban practices can not be supported by SAP.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

SAP modules are updated twice each year.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Because of the high Level of control that ERP software brings to business processes,cost over-runs are rare when implementing ERP.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

According to a survey done by the Harvard Business School,most executives had very positive feelings about ERP software.

Question 5

Orders taken over the internet pose a threat to data integrity in an ERP system.

Question 6

Corporate Governance is one area that SAP does not support.

Question 7

"Drilling down",in the context of the information warehouse,means getting an increasingly detailed and focused view of aggregated data.

Question 8

SAP's R/3 product is the only viable framework for implementing ERP.

Question 9

HYPERLINK "http://mysap.com/" is an internet interface that allows users to have the full functionality of the SAP software without requiring the deployment of any special software.

Question 10

One of SAP's ERP modules is the global alliance module

Question 11

The "data warehouse" is an archive of records that must be retained for legal reasons.

Question 12

SAP AG sells an ERP product called R/2D-2.

Question 13

The technical aspects of SAP software are a closely guarded secret.

Question 14

Enterprise resource planning is a once-per-year activity usually involving a management retreat.

Question 15

An enterprise resource planning system,when implemented correctly,links most of the areas of a business together.

Question 16

SAP AG is a major vendor of ERP software.

Question 17

Implementing ERP may require major changes in the way a company is run.

Question 18

SAP's Corporate Services segment includes the ability to manage all types of corporate assets including "human capital".

Question 19

Using the SAP Financials segment requires that a firm adopt Activity-Based Costing (ABC).

Question 20

"Slice and dice",in the context of the information warehouse,means getting an increasingly detailed and focused view of aggregated data.

Question 21

SAP Business One is a special version of SAP software designed for small and medium-sized firms.According to the text,SAP Business One modules do not include which of the following?

A)Procurement monitoring
B)Inventory and warehouse management
C)Financial reporting
D)Manufacturing reporting
E)Order fulfillment analysis

Question 22

The SAP human resources modules do not include which of the following?

A)Retirement plan funds administration
B)Travel expense accounting
C)Workforce planning
D)Payroll
E)Time management

Question 23

Which of the following firms is not listed as a major developer of ERP software?

A)SCLogicx
B)Microsoft Corporation
C)I2Technologies
D)JDA
E)Oracle

Question 24

Name the six components of the SAP AG's R/3 operations module?

Question 25

The SAP financial accounting modules do not include which of the following?

A)Accounts payable
B)General ledger
C)Capital investments
D)Accounts receivable
E)Payroll

Question 26

If SAP users wanted to build their own Internet applications on top of those provided by SAP they could use a product known as what?

Question 27

The SAP sales and distribution modules do not include which of the following?

A)Export controls
B)Rebate processing
C)Transportation management
D)Advertising placement
E)Billing

Question 28

Why does one have to thoroughly understand conventional approaches to problems when they can be solved by ERP computer programs?

Question 29

Name the four major modules in SAP AG's R/3 software?

Question 30

Name the three major areas into which the SAP R3 financials segment is divided?

Question 31

The core of the three-tier client/server configuration required to run SAP is the R3 Application Server.

Question 32

The mySAP Supply Chain Management (SCM)product organizes its software into three planning scenarios that represent the basic planning needs of the organization.What are these three planning scenarios?

Question 33

What are the four major "procurement and logistics" functions handled by the operations segment of SAP AG's R/3 ERP software?

Question 34

What are the three tiers in the SAP Client/Server configuration?

Question 35

Which of the following areas is not addressed by an SAP module?

A)Financial accounting
B)Marketing
C)Human resources
D)Manufacturing and logistics
E)Sales and distribution