Chapter 10: Information Systems with the Organization

You decide to purchase SAP (the leading ERP software vendor) but modify it to handle your specific business processes. This is an example of the ________ approach to ERP implementation.

best-of-breed

________ is part of the ________ process and involves sending goods that are in the warehouse to customers.

sell-from-stock ; fulfillment

With the ________ approach to on-premise ERP implementation, a company implements a standard ERP package using the package's built-in configuration options.

vanilla

________ is an advantage of cloud-based ERP systems.

Cost

ERP systems that include administrative, sales, marketing, and HR processes are referred to as _________.

ERP II

Most organizations design TPS to process transactions as soon as they occur. This is called _________.

OLTP (Online transaction processing)

Legacy systems were developed as _________.

Silos

________ is an approach that integrates various automated factory systems.

CIM (Computer-integrated manufacturing)

________ are designed to correct a lack of communication among _________.

ERP (enterprise resource management) ; FAIS (functional area information systems)

________ is the correct evolution of POM (production/operations management) planning.

MRP (material requirements planning) MRP II (Manufacture Resource Planning) ERP (enterprise resource planning)

________ is part of the ________ process and occurs when the company is trying to increase its inventory.

Make-to-stock ; production

________ is an extended ERP module.

Supply chain management

Your southern region is not doing very well. You want to know why, so you ask for a special report showing the numbers for the southern region compared to the northern, eastern, and western regions. This is a(n) ________ report.

comparative

A transaction is any business event that generates ________ worthy of being captured and stored in a database.

data

SCM systems are ________ systems.

interorganizational

A(n) ________ report summarizes the performance of critical activities.

key-indicator

Organizations typically invest in cloud-based ERP systems because they are _________.

less expensive

The ________ process originates in the warehouse department and ends in the accounting department.

procurement

The fulfillment process originates in the ________ department and ends in the ________ department.

sales ; accounting