BCO2000 Business Process Modelling
Instructions:
Students are required to answer the following questions. Each question is worth 5 marks.
Student need to use their lecture notes, reference books and scholarly articles when preparing answers for the assignment questions. The answers need to be paraphrased effectively and use Harvard referencing format to provide in-text reference and full citation.
Students need to submit their assignment in the drop box in the VU Collaborate on or before the due date and time.
Students are required to answer the following questions. Each question is worth 5 marks:
- What is the most common Organizational Structure? How did the structure evolve? List at least 3 benefits and 3 drawbacks associated with the implementation of such a structure? (1+1+3 = 5 Marks)
- Define Functional information system and an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)? What value does each system provide to an Organization? List 2 advantages and 2 drawbacks of each system? 2 + 1 +2 = 5 marks)
- Define business process. List the 3 major business processes give an example of a company using all these 3 business processes and discuss (2 +1.5+1.5 = 5 marks)
- Explain the difference between the functional view and process view of Organizations. Why is the process view important today? (1+1+3 = 5 marks)
- What is meant by silo effect? Given an example. How this silo effect can be eliminated by implementing an ERP System? Give an example. (2.5 + 2.5 = 5 marks)
- What mechanism is used by a company to verify that the validity of an invoice sent to them for payment? Explain what is involved in the process. (1+4 = 5 marks)
- Explain the difference between a Bill of Material and Product Routing with a suitable example (1.5 + 1.5+2) = 5 marks)
- Explain the difference between a Made to Order and Made to Stock. What are the perceived advantages and disadvantages of each approach in relation to the customer and the organization? (1+1+3)
- What impact has globalization had on an organization? How have organizations responded? (2.5 + 2.5 = 5 marks)
- In SAP functional view have restricted view of the master data. What does it mean when it is said that a product may have several views? What is a view and how are they used? (2+1+2 = 5 marks)
- In the SAP environment, explain the difference between Organizational, Master and Transactional data? Provide examples. (1+1+1+2 = 5 marks)
- Explain the four common material types in an ERP System. (5 marks)