Chapter 10
Most organizations design TPS to process transactions as soon as they occur. This is called _________.
OLTP
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
________ is an approach that integrates various automated factory systems.
CIM
________ is an advantage of cloud-based ERP systems.
Cost
________ are designed to correct a lack of communication among _________.
ERP; FAIS
________ is the correct evolution of POM planning.
MRP MRP II ERP
________ is part of the ________ process and involves sending goods that are in the warehouse to customers.
Sell-from-stock; fulfillment
Legacy systems were developed as _________.
Silos
You decide to purchase SAP but modify it to handle your specific business processes. This is an example of the ________ approach to ERP implementation.
best-of-breed
A(n) ________ report summarizes the performance of critical activities.
key indicator
The ________ process originates in the warehouse department and ends in the accounting department.
procurement
With the ________ approach to on-premise ERP implementation, a company implements a standard ERP package using the package's built-in configuration options.
vanilla
ERP systems that include administrative, sales, marketing, and HR processes are referred to as _________.
ERP II
________ 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
A transaction is any business event that generates ________ worthy of being captured and stored in a database.
data
SCM systems are ________ systems.
interorganizational
Organizations typically invest in cloud-based ERP systems because they are _________.
less expensive
The fulfillment process originates in the ________ department and ends in the ________ department.
sales; accounting