OPM632 Pop Quiz 1

Firms may discover that rather than adapting ERP to the way they do business, they have to adapt the way they do business to accommodate the ERP software.

• True

• False

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• seldom requires software upgrade or enhancement

• does not integrate well with functional areas other than operations

• is inexpensive to implement

• automates and integrates the majority of business processes

• all of these

An ERP system is packaged business software that automates and integrates the majority of business processes, shares common data and practices across the entire enterprise, and produces information in a real-time environment.

• True

• False

The disadvantages of ERP include:

• Is very expensive to purchase and costly to customize

• It provides integration of the functional areas

• Has a common database

• Increases collaboration between functions and locations

Which of the following is FALSE concerning ERP?

• It attempts to automate and integrate the majority of business processes

• It shares a common data and practices across the enterprise

• It is inexpensive to implement

• It provides and accesses information in a real-time environment

• ERP software promises reduced transaction costs