1. Enterprise Business Processes and Reporting (IS 6214) MBS MIMAS 31 th Jan 2011 Fergal Carton Business Information Systems

2. Two weeks ago Research view on integration and BPM Control objectives of integration undermined by process inflexibility Key ERP modules Types of data (static and dynamic) Latency and response times in entreprise reporting Refresh rates The requirement for real time information Exercise for afternoon session

3. Today Key ERP modules Real time reporting Cucina exercise regarding reporting requirements Cucina deliverables 4th Feb

4. Key modules

5. What are benefits of integration? Why not just build the prototype? How far does a web interface need to go? Using interfaces to other technologies? –Sage, Zebra, InvoiceIt,... Consistency in process mapping Professional quality of work done

6. Real time information Up to date On-line Actual data Live feed Decisions made on what basis?

7. Cucina System design Data model (or Entity Relationship Diagram) depicting the tables of data that you will manage (customers, products, orders,...) Functionality specification (to-be processes, assumptions, navigation through main functionality, screenshots,...) User interface design (what the system will look like to users) Report design (samples of sales, unit cost, product and customer profitability reports)