Writing Enterprise Resource Planning Assignment

## Enterprise Resource Planning **Assignment** ## ## Objective of Assignment The objective of this assignment is to analyse the implementation of Sales and Marketing modules within an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) package. # **please find the attached file for more information .** ## Deliverables Enterprise Resource Planning Assignment Objective of Assignment The objective of this assignment is to analyse the implementation of Sales and Marketing modules within an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) package. Requirements Before you begin your assignment, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING: Assignments that have been plagiarised will receive a mark of 0%. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RESUBMIT AN ASSIGNMENT THAT HAS BEEN PLAGIARISED. Please make sure that your assignment meets the following criteria: ? AT LEAST 95% of your assignment MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS! If you copy large sections of text from other sources (including websites), YOU MUST PLACE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS! If you do not, YOU WILL RECEIVE A MARK OF 0%. ? If you use ideas from other sources, YOU MUST INDICATE THE REFERENCE IN THE TEXT OF THE ASSIGNMENT, as well as in the references section at the end. THIS INCLUDES PUTTING TEXT FROM OTHER SOURCES INTO YOUR OWN WORDS. Further, the following points should guide you in the completion of your assignments: ? Assignments that merely paraphrase information from a large number of sources, without showing a degree of analysis and thought, WILL RECEIVE POOR MARKS! ? You will need to demonstrate critical thought to receive high marks. This means using information from a wide variety of sources, thinking about it and forming a sensible opinion of your own. When you fully understand the information above, you should proceed to the assignment questions themselves. You should complete the question given below: Questions 1. Critically discuss the best practices associated with the Sales and Marketing modules in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation. 2. How is the Sales and Marketing module associated with the other modules of ERP implementation such as Materials Management, Production Planning, Financial Accounting, and Human Resources? Support your analysis / discussion using a case study of a company which makes effective use of Sales and Marketing module for supporting both operational as well as management control processes. You may acquire the case study by studying the literature / online resources. Marking Guide Your assignment will be marked using the following criteria and distribution of marks: 1. Research and Analysis (90%) a. Question 1 (30%) b. Question 2 (60%) - Association of Sales and Marketing module with other modules (30%) - Support your analysis / discussion using a case study of a company which makes effective use of Sales and Marketing module for supporting both operational as well as management control processes. (30%) 2. Presentation, References and Citations (10%). Submission Your assignment should meet the following requirements: ? Be typeset using 12pt Times New Roman or Arial fonts, using 1.5 line spacing. ? With about 3,000 words in length, excluding diagrams and appendix. NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THEM CLOSELY. General Instructions 1. The assignment submission deadline is set by the end of week 8. No late submissions will be accepted. 2. All assignments are to be done independently and no clarifications/vetting of the assignment case/drafts can be provided by the facilitator. 3. All submissions are to follow the Harvard APA referencing style (refer to the Harvard APA referencing guidelines posted under the handouts section). 4. The facing sheet duly filled up must accompany your submission. 5. The formatting requirements are as given below: Use MS Word Submit as .doc file - Please avoid ZIP files Spacing - 1.5 lines Naming of files - your full name, with initial caps followed by an underscore and the assignment number E.g.: [login to view URL] 6. All submissions should be made at the Assignment drop box on the homepage. 7. Please do not make more than one submission. 8. Please keep a backup copy in case you are required at any point to do a resubmission. 9. Students are to submit the plagiarism checker report together with the assignment (attached behind). If there is high degree of plagiarism detected student's assignment may be awarded zero mark. 10. Penalty for late submission of assignment. For every single day in lateness, 5 marks will be deducted, with maximum one week delay of submission, capping at 40 marks for the assignment which result in failure after the penalty. - END OF ASSIGNMENT -