ERP Systems in Production Management
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What is the primary benefit of integrating activity-based costing with ERP systems?

  • To increase the availability and reliability of cost driver information (correct)
  • To eliminate the use of overhead costs
  • To reduce the need for nonfinancial data
  • To simplify production planning processes

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of traditional production systems?

  • Lack of integration within the organization
  • Limited material resource planning
  • Coordination with manufacturing operations (correct)
  • Poor communication along the supply chain

What does activity-based budgeting help organizations achieve?

  • Eliminate the need for direct materials
  • Control all nonfinancial measures
  • Standardize all overhead costs
  • Estimate practical capacities and anticipate demand (correct)

How does the SAP R/3 system enhance the link between production planning and materials management?

<p>By allowing calculation of direct costs based on specific activities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common challenge with nonfinancial measures in accounting systems?

<p>They lack process controls and reliability. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following activities is identified as an activity cost driver in the context of materials management?

<p>Number of pallet moves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of built-in controls in activity-based systems?

<p>To ensure the accuracy and reliability of data collected. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way do ERP systems contribute to e-Business opportunities?

<p>By facilitating enhanced communication along the supply chain. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a drawback of activity-based costing systems mentioned in the context?

<p>They often rely on unreliable, informal information sources. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of production planning often suffers under traditional systems?

<p>Coordination with manufacturing operations at the operational level (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the Just-in-Time (JIT) production system?

<p>To maintain only necessary inventory levels and reduce excess (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key process of Material Resource Planning (MRP)?

<p>Manage quality control of finished products (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the production planning system aim to achieve?

<p>Acquire raw materials and schedule resources effectively (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant advantage do ERP systems provide in materials management?

<p>Integrates multiple databases and eliminates paperwork (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following problems is associated with traditional production systems?

<p>Excess inventories impacting cash flow and profitability (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one primary function of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)?

<p>To provide real-time feedback on factory floor operations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does capacity planning evaluate in a production environment?

<p>Production capacity against established goals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the role of the Master Production Schedule (MPS)?

<p>To establish quantities and dates for finished products (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is a common cause of inconsistent levels of raw materials and finished products?

<p>Inadequate information from other divisions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a major benefit of using eBusiness strategies in supply chain management?

<p>Facilitating communication and improving purchasing power (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Activity-based costing systems rely primarily on numerical data from financial accounting for accurate cost drivers.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The SAP R/3 system enhances the relationship between production planning and materials management by allowing direct calculation of costs instead of using overhead.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

ERP systems do not integrate multiple internal processes, thus increasing the complexity of organizational operations.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Activity-based budgeting is primarily concerned with retrospective assessment rather than anticipating future demand.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Built-in controls in activity-based costing systems are implemented to enhance the reliability and integrity of data collection.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The traditional production systems are characteristically well-integrated within the organization and enable effective resource management.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Material resource planning systems are irrelevant to the efficiency of the supply chain in modern organizations.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Activity cost drivers are unrelated to specific processes within production planning.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Collecting nonfinancial measures through an organized process can lead to the formalization and reliability of activity-based costing.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Just-in-Time (JIT) systems are designed to create an overflow of inventory to avoid production stoppages.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Just-in-Time systems aim to maintain excess inventory levels to ensure production continuity.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The lack of integration between divisions in an organization can lead to accurate production forecasts.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Material Requirement Planning (MRP) uses sales forecasts to determine stock needed for production.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) provide real-time data regarding factory floor operations.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Excess inventories can negatively impact both cash flow and profitability in accounting.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Operational-level processes include activities such as marketing and sales forecasting.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Ultimate goal of capacity planning is to evaluate production capacity against managerial accounting standards.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

ERP systems eliminate the need for sales forecasts in production planning.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Automated data collection systems can gather real-time information using mobile devices.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Materials Management modules in ERP are designed to create excessive work orders to streamline production.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

ERP Production Management

ERP's production management system integrates planning, raw material acquisition, equipment scheduling, human resource allocation, and product design to achieve desired production quantities and quality.

Materials Management

ERP's materials management system ensures the timely and accurate acquisition of necessary raw materials, receiving inspection and quality control of deliveries, and inventory management to support production processes.

Traditional Production Problems

In traditional production systems, lack of integration between different departments (e.g., production and sales) leads to inaccurate forecasts, incorrect purchasing decisions, and excess or shortage of inventory affecting profits.

Production Planning Objectives

Production planning aims to create a plan for production, acquire raw materials, schedule resources, potentially design products, and manage quantities/quality.

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Material Resource Planning (MRP)

MRP is a process of identifying needed stock, calculating lead times, determining safety stock levels, finding cost-effective order quantities and creating purchase orders based on forecasts.

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Just-in-Time Systems

A production method that aims to minimize inventory by only maintaining necessary levels and getting supplies as needed. This streamlines to reduce excess inventory and costs.

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Capacity Planning

Capacity planning involves assessing production capacity against goals, creating time-phased plans for products/production areas, and scheduling production. This includes estimating human resources.

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ERP Materials Management Modules

ERP integrates materials management modules to support MRP, inventory management, and capacity planning. This eliminates inefficiencies and manual processes to improve productivity.

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Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

MES systems are factory floor information and communication systems that provide real-time feedback and can be combined with back-end applications.

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eBusiness Strategies

ERP facilitates better communication along the supply chain through B2B interactions, eMarketplaces and other strategies that use the internet to improve purchasing, planning and forecasts. This also reduces costs and increases transparency.

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ERP Systems and Activity-Based Costing

ERP systems enhance activity-based costing (ABC) by providing readily available, reliable activity cost driver information, facilitating integration across multiple systems.

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Activity Cost Drivers

Quantifiable factors that measure the use of specific activities, crucial for accurate cost allocation in activity-based costing.

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Activity-Based Budgeting

A budgeting method that anticipates process demand, estimates practical capacity, and gauges material and direct costs to improve operational processes and adapt accordingly.

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ERP System Integration

ERP systems integrate production planning, materials management, and potentially supply chain processes, allowing better coordination amongst different operational levels within an organization.

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Nonfinancial Measures

Metrics like "number of pallet moves" that are used with ABC to understand activity costs, but may be absent from traditional accounting systems.

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Traditional Production Systems

Production methods with a lack of internal coordination and communication, deficient at the operational level.

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Material Resource Planning

A type of planning that manages materials to meet production needs effectively.

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Just-In-Time Systems

Methods focused on delivering materials to production precisely as needed.

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Capacity Planning

Planning for the needed productive capacity based on production demands and resource availability.

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ERP's Impact on Cost Control

ERP systems help manage costs by streamlining operations, improving process efficiency, and providing reliable data for decision making.

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ERP & Productivity

ERP systems boost productivity by facilitating better resource allocation, integrating different processes, and enabling real-time tracking.

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ERP & Operational Streamlining

ERP integration simplifies operations by connecting different departments and providing a unified view of the entire process.

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Activity-Based Costing & ERP

ERP systems enhance activity-based costing by improving data reliability and availability, aiding in accurate cost allocation.

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Activity Cost Drivers

Quantifiable factors that measure the use of specific activities in an organization.

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Activity-Based Budgeting

A budgeting method focusing on process demand, capacity estimates, and material/direct cost estimations to enable process efficiency and adjustments as needed.

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ERP & Managerial Decisions

ERP systems provide integrated data which improves managerial decision-making by supplying real-time and comprehensive information.

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Traditional Production Systems

Production methods lacking integration and coordination among different departments, particularly at the operational level.

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ERP Production Management

ERP production management integrates planning, resource allocation, and product design to meet production goals.

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Materials Management

Manages acquiring, inspecting, and controlling raw materials to support production.

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Traditional Production Problems

Lack of integration between departments, inaccurate forecasts, and excessive or insufficient inventory hinder production efficiency.

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Production Planning Objectives

Create a detailed production plan, acquire materials, schedule resources, and manage product quantities and quality.

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Material Resource Planning (MRP)

A process determining needed materials, lead times, safety stocks, and order quantities based on forecasts.

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Just-in-Time Systems

Minimizing inventory by having materials delivered precisely when needed to meet production schedules.

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Capacity Planning

Assessing available production capacity against goals, creating time-phased production plans, and estimating resource needs.

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ERP Materials Management Modules

ERP modules supporting MRP, inventory, and capacity planning to integrate materials management with other processes.

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Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Factory floor information systems providing real-time feedback on production processes.

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eBusiness Strategies

Leveraging the internet for improved communication and collaboration along the supply chain, enabling B2B interactions and e-marketplaces.

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Study Notes

ERP Systems: Production and Materials Management

  • ERP systems encompass production management and materials management.
  • Objectives include examining production management and materials management systems in ERP, and understanding the interplay of business processes supporting these systems.
  • A case study, Atlantic Manufacturing, illustrates challenges like inconsistent raw materials and finished products, delayed change specifications, long lead times, and inadequate information sharing resulting in lost purchasing requisitions.
  • Manufacturing systems evolved from re-order inventory systems to high-volume production (60s-80s), then mainframe-based databases enabling flexible production to meet customer needs (late 80s), and finally, integration of processes and data for operational efficiency and total supply chain integration in the 90s.
  • Traditional production systems lack integration between divisions, with production decoupled from sales potentially leading to inaccurate inventory levels and purchasing decisions, causing either raw material shortages or excess, and surplus or shortages of finished products leading to excess inventory.

Production Systems Objectives

  • Objectives for production systems include creating a production plan, acquiring raw materials, scheduling equipment, facilities, and human resources, designing products, and producing appropriate quantities with expected quality levels.

Production Planning and Manufacturing Processes

  • Operational-level processes include daily activities, purchasing, receiving, inspection and processing of deliveries, quality control (monitoring and managing deliveries and product quality), and maintaining appropriate inventory levels.

Information Systems Support

  • Information systems support production planning and manufacturing processes through data collection systems, material management, bill of materials (BOM), inventory management, and cost accounting systems.

Material Resource Planning (MRP)

  • Key MRP processes include identifying stock needs, calculating lead times for stock, determining safety stock levels, assigning effective order quantities, and producing accurate purchase orders.
  • MRP relies on inputs from the master production schedule (MPS).
  • MPS utilizes sales forecasts to identify needed products.

MRP Vocabulary

  • MRP: Amount and timing of raw materials orders needed to support the master production schedule (MPS).
  • BOM: Recipe of materials needed to make a product.
  • Lead times: Time for suppliers to receive and process orders, and ship to manufacturers.
  • Lot sizing: Production quantities.
  • MPS: Master production schedule.
  • Gross requirements: Raw materials needed for production.
  • Planned orders: Sufficient raw materials for production.

Just-in-Time (JIT) Systems

  • Ideal for production and manufacturing, maintaining only necessary inventory levels.
  • Materials delivered only as needed to meet production schedules.
  • Uses EDI or internet for placing orders.
  • Continuous replenishments of raw materials help reduce storage costs.
  • Improves supply chain and value chain management.

Capacity Planning

  • Evaluation of production capacity against production goals through specific information, time-phased plans for products and production areas.
  • Includes production scheduling, allocation of specific facilities, estimations of needed human resources, and integrating product design and development with cost information supporting comparisons of alternatives and reducing expenses.

Production Planning and Materials Management Modules

  • ERP extends information distribution, supporting materials requirement planning, inventory management, and capacity planning through merging multiple databases.
  • Eliminates paperwork, bottlenecks, decreasing design costs, lead times and personnel costs, and increasing productivity.
  • Sales forecasts are utilized in creating production plans and master production schedules (MPS), determining quantities and dates for finished products, enabling an efficient and detailed material plan while determining when orders are needed and creating work orders sent for production, with ERP systems providing integration.

Materials Management Modules

  • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES): Factory floor information and communication systems providing real-time feedback, which can also be integrated with back-end applications.
  • Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems: Business analysis and support leveraging real-time data for effective decision support.
  • Data Collection which leverages real-time data gathered using mobile phones or internet-enabled devices while allowing automated data collection.

eBusiness Strategies

  • Facilitates communication through supply chains while integrating B2B communications.
  • Availability of many suppliers, fast and easy information exchange facilitated by internet.
  • eMarketplaces enable aggregation of buyers, which helps in purchasing power enhancement while minimizing costs.
  • Eliminating traditional supply chains and issues, with more efficient management of RFPs.

Featured Article: What ERP Can Offer ABC

  • Focuses on using manufacturing data in managerial accounting modules within ERP systems to control costs, enhance productivity, and streamline operations. Data integration in ERP systems strengthens managerial decision-making.
  • Further focuses on using ABC data within and activity-based costing system and the advantages of using ERP systems.

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This quiz explores ERP systems focusing on production and materials management. It examines the objectives, challenges, and historical evolution of these systems within manufacturing, illustrated through a case study of Atlantic Manufacturing. Understand how integrated processes enhance operational efficiency and address common pitfalls in traditional production systems.

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