Part 1: Answer the module review questions listed below. These questions were chosen to demonstrate your understanding and help you assess your progress.
- What is ERP system architecture? And what is necessary for the ERP implementation to be successful?
- List five of the major functional modules of ERP and explain why it is important to have good enterprise system architecture?
- Discuss the different types of ERP architectures and list some of their benefits and limitations.
- What is Service Oriented Architecture and how is it different from Web Services Architecture?
Part 2: Locate a company that you know or search the internet or any other resources pertaining to any organization and find out the following:
- What ERP or enterprise architecture do they have in their company
- How has the architecture helped them in the ERP implementation?
- Does their ERP implementation support Web integration and SOA?
Write a one page summary and include a diagram of the architecture.
Which ERP module(s) have you used in the past? Were there any associated benefits to the organization? Were there any drawbacks? Share your experience.
