Event Based ERP

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION3

Background of the Study3

Research Aims and Objectives3

Ethical Considerations4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW5

ERP Concept6

ERP Sophistication Hierarchy8

Concepts of Accounting Information Systems13

The Accounting Information System and ERP System Relations14

Accounting Information System Changes in the ERP Environment14

ERP Accounting Information System Environment, Data Quality Control17

The Concept of Data Warehouse18

The Definition of Data Quality18

The Cause of the Data Problems19

Potential barriers to ERP exploitation20

Potential risks to ERP exploitation21

Potential correlations between ERP barriers and risks24

REFERENCES25

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The first step in implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is to understand the definition, purpose, and functionality of ERP. Unfortunately, that task is not as easy as it sounds. ERP systems represent different things to different organizations, vendors, and individuals. Defining ERP is difficult because there are many variations of the term within the manufacturing literature (Willis, 2002, pp 35). In addition, a wide variety of software companies advertise various versions of “ERP systems” with different modules and functionality configurations. To further complicate the matter, the concept of ERP is quickly merging with e-commerce, e-supply chain, and knowledge management. In spite of these difficulties, an understanding of the various components of an ERP system is necessary for comprehending how to best teach the ERP system to executives, managers, office workers, and shop floor personnel (Sherer, 2004, pp 69). Employees must understand the nuances of ERP to adopt it quickly and integrate it into the organization. Without an understanding of the ERP system by the people in the organization, a successful implementation is difficult, perhaps impossible. One place to start is to look at a traditional definition of an ERP system.

Research Aims and Objectives

To evaluate the importance of ERP systems in business

To evaluate how the event based ERP systems are effective for the accounting environment

Ethical Considerations

In addition to obtaining a signed consent form prior to conducting the survey; the researcher would take steps to make sure that “genuine informed consent” has been granted by the respondents. To accomplish this objective, information regarding the nature of the study would be presented prior to conducting the survey. Additionally, the respondents would be informed that a debriefing session would be held at the end of the survey to allow the participant to reflect on their answers and clarify anything that they believe might be inaccurate or incomplete. Ethical considerations are given a great level of importance when a research for a particular study is being conducted by the researcher.

The main focus of ethical considerations in a research is given to genuine information granted by the respondents of the study. This means, that whenever research questions are put before the respondents of the study, they should provide authentic and genuine information in order to make the research valid and authentic. To make the study more reliable, it is important that the introduction about the study is provided to the respondents so that they get to have an idea about the nature of the study. It is also important that after the study is conducted, there should be ...