IME 431 - Process Integration with SAP ERP

Credits: 3

This online course provides an overview of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP systems), which provide means for the holistic, real-time integration of the key business processes (e.g. materials management, production planning and control, quality management, transportation and logistics, warehouse management, and sales and distribution) of manufacturing companies. Students learn how ERP systems facilitate process integration using the SAP ERP software and production data from a fictitious company that manufacturers bikes. To assure learning, students are required to work, using the SAP ERP software, on a variety of hands-on exercises related to the fictitious bike manufacturer in which they create transactions (e.g. generate a production or purchase order or execute a production plan) that generate an effective and timely flow of information and transactional data across the involved functional areas of the company, which enables the real-time integration of business processes. With the idea of enhancing learning, some of the hands-on exercises involve the company’s Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Master Production Scheduling System (MPS) systems. Instructional materials, including the SAP ERP software, and multiple learning activities allow students to: 1) Learn about the fundamentals, importance, and benefits of the holistic integration of business processes using enterprise software, 2) Understand the principles and logic of operation of ERP systems, and 3) Develop an appreciation of the capabilities and functionality of the application modules of the SAP ERP software.

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing

Term(s) Offered: Summer

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