Question

Talk about ERP software systems from any vendor, such as SAP or Oracle etc, to answer the following question.

What is contained in the software modules of 'Customer Relationship Management' or 'Supply-Chain Management' or 'Product-Life Cycle Management', and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of that information system module.

Answer 1

The ERP system chosen is Oracle Fusion which is a Cloud based system.

Below is what is contained in the software modules of Supply-Chain-Management' -

1. Supply Chain Planning modules which include Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Sales and Operations Planning and Supply Chain Collaboration Planning.

2. Supply Chain Execution modules which include Inventory Management, Order Management and Shipping Execution, Manufacturing, Maintenance and Quality Management, Costing etc.

3. Procurement modules which include Purchasing, Receiving etc.

Below are the advantages and disadvantages of Supply Chain modules -

Advantages include - Covering 90% of the Supply Chain scope, providing indepth capabilities in supply chain, seamless integration between modules etc.

Disadvantages include - Modules like Transportation Management, Logistics etc. are provided as separate suites. dependencies on one module over other is not very obvious etc.