第1章ERP绪论

ERP管理•指导性选修课Z6104X21MOOC？•大型开放式网络课程，即MOOC（massiveopenonlinecourses，慕课）。2012年，美国的顶尖大学陆续设立网络学习平台，在网上提供免费课程，Coursera、Udacity、edX三大课程提供商的兴起，给更多学生提供了系统学习的可能。2013年2月，新加坡国立大学与美国公司Coursera合作，加入大型开放式网络课程平台。新国大是第一所与Coursera达成合作协议的新加坡大学，它2014年会先通过该公司平台推出量子物理学和古典音乐创作的课程。MOOC—ERP5••Everybusiness,everygovernment,everynon-profitorganisationneedsanERP.•Usually,mostpeoplebelievethattheyneedanERPinordertotrackwhatisgoingonfromafinancialpointofview.ThisiswhatusuallyhappensinlargecompanieswhichusetheERPmostlyasalargeaccountingsoftwarecapableofconsolidatingaccountingsfromvariousbranchesandsubsidiaries.However,thisisaverypartialview.Businesses,NGOsandgovernmentsneedanERPbecausetheyneedtomanagestaff,materials,purchasesandsales,anditcanbecomeanightmaretorelateallofthesepiecesofinformationiftheyarehandledbyusingpaperorusingseparateapplications.Ofcourse,companieswhicharesmallandissuejustafewinvoiceswithbigamountscanlivewithoutanERP.Insuchcase,theERPisprobablythebrainoftheCEO.•SomepeopledonotneedanERP.•Familiesprobablydonotneed,right?•IndividualbusinesseswhodonotneedtoshareinformationwithpartnersprobablydonotneedanERP,aslongasthenumberofbusinessdocumentstheyhandleremainssmall.Forexample,aconsultantwhosellsalone5contractsperyearwith3clientsdoesnotreallyneedanERP.Hisownbrainisfaster.•SmallbusinesseswhichcanbeorganisedusingsimpletoolssuchasacashregisterandaphysicalinventorycanlivewithoutanERP.Veryoften,physicaltoolsaremoreefficientthansoftware,aslongaspeopletrusteachother.TheKanbansystemwhichwasintroducedinJapanisaperfectexampleofamanagementsystembasedontangibletoolswhichbeatsanapproachbasedonsoftwareandmathematics.•HavingtheseexamplesinmindisessentialwhenconsideringtheimplementationofanERP.NoteverythingneedstobeputintotheERP.SomepartsofabusinesscanbekeptoutsidetheERP,usingpaper,binders,drawersor,simply,humanbrain.ThemorefeaturesanERPconfigurationhas,themoretimeittakestoteachitandtomakeusersadoptit.KeepinganERPconfigurationleanandsimple,usingonlypartsofanERPcansometimesbemoreefficientthantryingtodoeverythingwithit.