PLS21 Midterm 2: Reading Ch. 10

________ is an approach that integrates various automated factory systems. TPS MRP CIM CRM

CIM

________ is an advantage of cloud-based ERP systems. Recovery Control Cost Security

Cost

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

ERP II

________ are designed to correct a lack of communication among _________. FAIS; TPS ERP; FAIS FAIS; ERP ERP; TPS

ERP; FAIS

________ is the correct evolution of POM planning. ERP ARP MRP MRP ARP ERP ERP MRP MRP II MRP MRP II ERP

MRP MRP II ERP

________ is part of the ________ process and occurs when the company is trying to increase its inventory. Make-to-order; procurement Make-to-stock; procurement Make-to-order; production Make-to-stock; production

Make-to-stock; production

Most organizations design TPS to process transactions as soon as they occur. This is called _________. source data processing OLTP OLAP batch processing

OLTP

________ is part of the ________ process and involves sending goods that are in the warehouse to customers. Configure-to-order; procurement Sell-from-stock; procurement Sell-from-stock; fulfillment Configure-to-order; fulfillment

Sell-from-stock; fulfillment

Legacy systems were developed as _________. Integrating systems Silos DSS ERP

Silos

________ is an extended ERP module. Supply chain management HR management Operations management Financial management

Supply chain management

You decide to purchase SAP but modify it to handle your specific business processes. This is an example of the ________ approach to ERP implementation. custom as-is vanilla best-of-breed

best-of-breed

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. drill-down comparative exception routine

comparative

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

data

SCM systems are ________ systems. intraorganizational interorganizational extraorganizational exterorganizational

interorganizational

A(n) ________ report summarizes the performance of critical activities. ad hoc key indicator comparative drill-down

key indicator

Organizations typically invest in cloud-based ERP systems because they are _________. less error-prone less expensive more secure more accessible

less expensive

The ________ process originates in the warehouse department and ends in the accounting department. production procurement marketing fulfillment

procurement

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

sales; accounting

With the ________ approach to on-premise ERP implementation, a company implements a standard ERP package using the package's built-in configuration options. best-of-breed custom vanilla as-is

vanilla