第1章ERP緒論

1、ERP管理管理 指導(dǎo)性選修課 Z6104X21MOOC ？ 大型開(kāi)放式網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程，即MOOC（massive open online courses，慕課慕課）。2012年，美國(guó)的頂尖大學(xué)陸續(xù)設(shè)立網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)習(xí)平臺(tái)，在網(wǎng)上提供免費(fèi)課程，Coursera、Udacity、edX三大課程提供商的興起，給更多學(xué)生提供了系統(tǒng)學(xué)習(xí)的可能。2013年2月，新加坡國(guó)立大學(xué)與美國(guó)公司Coursera合作，加入大型開(kāi)放式網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程平臺(tái)。新國(guó)大是第一所與Coursera達(dá)成合作協(xié)議的新加坡大學(xué)，它2014年會(huì)先通過(guò)該公司平臺(tái)推出量子物理學(xué)和古典音樂(lè)創(chuàng)作的課程。MOOCERP5Who needs an ERP ? Every

2、 business, every government, every non-profit organisation needs an ERP. Usually, most people believe that they need an ERP in order to track what is going on from a financial point of view. This is what usually happens in large companies which use the ERP mostly as a large accounting software capab

3、le of consolidating accountings from various branches and subsidiaries. However, this is a very partial view.Businesses, NGOs and governments need an ERP because they need to manage staff, materials, purchases and sales, and it can become a nightmare to relate all of these pieces of information if t

4、hey are handled by using paper or using separate applications.Of course, companies which are small and issue just a few invoices with big amounts can live without an ERP. In such case, the ERP is probably the brain of the CEO. Some people do not need an ERP. Families probably do not need, right? Ind

5、ividual businesses who do not need to share information with partners probably do not need an ERP, as long as the number of business documents they handle remains small. For example, a consultant who sells alone 5 contracts per year with 3 clients does not really need an ERP. His own brain is faster

6、. Small businesses which can be organised using simple tools such as a cash register and a physical inventory can live without an ERP. Very often, physical tools are more efficient than software, as long as people trust each other. The Kanban system which was introduced in Japan is a perfect example

7、 of a management system based on tangible tools which beats an approach based on software and mathematics. Having these examples in mind is essential when considering the implementation of an ERP. Not everything needs to be put into the ERP. Some parts of a business can be kept outside the ERP, using paper, binders, drawers or, simply, human brain. The more features an ERP configuration has, the more time it takes to teach it and to make users adopt it. Keeping an ERP configu