Resource Planning Systems Research Articles

Building information modeling-based production process optimization model

In the current manufacturing process of enterprises, there are some problems such as poor predictability and low level of intelligence, which lead to high product error rate and affect production efficiency. Therefore, this paper introduces the building information model in the field of engineering construction, and proposes a big data predictive manufacturing model based on the building information model, which divides the production process into production service system, resource planning system, production control system and after-sales service system, and realizes the overall process optimization of planning-production-sales on the basis of the close combination of each system and virtual model system. Finally, the application of error correction process in production line is verified from an empirical point of view, which provides a reference method and path for reducing production error rate and improving work efficiency.

Cross-Correlated Scenario Generation for Renewable-Rich Power Systems Using Implicit Generative Models

Generation of realistic scenarios is an important prerequisite for analyzing the reliability of renewable-rich power systems. This paper satisfies this need by presenting an end-to-end model-free approach for creating representative power system scenarios on a seasonal basis. A conditional recurrent generative adversarial network serves as the main engine for scenario generation. Compared to prior scenario generation models that treated the variables independently or focused on short-term forecasting, the proposed implicit generative model effectively captures the cross-correlations that exist between the variables considering long-term planning. The validity of the scenarios generated using the proposed approach is demonstrated through extensive statistical evaluation and investigation of end-application results. It is shown that analysis of abnormal scenarios, which is more critical for power system resource planning, benefits the most from cross-correlated scenario generation.

Business Process Analysis and Implementation of Odoo Open Source ERP System in Inventory, Purchasing and Sales Activities

The development of information technology is the main thing for trading companies in developing their business. Resources within the company must be managed and utilized optimally, one of which is inventory, buying and selling of goods. ERP (enterprise resource planning) system is an integrated information system concept that can be utilized by companies and SMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) to improve company performance. Captain Gadget is one of the medium-sized businesses engaged in retail sales of mobile phones, mobile accessories and spare parts for mobile phones, which is located in Malang City. Captain Gadget has three employees who run its core business. In the procurement of goods, it is carried out by the procurement admin, in the management of stock goods it is carried out by the warehouse admin and in sales it is carried out by the sales department. The company in processing its data using Microsoft Excel application, while the recording and bookkeeping of cash is done manually. This causes less effective and efficient performance. For this reason, it is necessary to configure and implement an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system to support business process activities on the Captain gadget. One of them is using Odoo ERP software based on Open Source which can be adapted to the system needs in business processes at Captain Gadget.

An Investigation of the Factors Affecting Successful Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation in Nigeria

The ERP system has been identified as a tool for delivering information technology (IT) services through software and other critical infrastructures using internet technologies. Given its nature as an industry-driven concept and system, this is universally accepted in industry as a tool to solve practical problems with a view to achieving an integrated enterprise information system. However, a developing country like Nigeria still faces a lot of hurdles in managing its construction supply chain. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the successful implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in the Nigerian construction industry. After a literature search, expert input via the Delphi technique, the study identified four main factors and 21 sub-factors. The Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method was used to prioritise the factors and to identify the relationship that exists between the factors. The findings revealed that the key factors affecting the implementation of ERP systems are "A lot of security concerns" (T7), "The management of ERP projects is too complex" (P5) and "The inability to align the ERP solution with the business plans of the organisation" (P2). This study recommends that the findings of this work will help both local and international practitioners alike.

ANALYSIS OF ERP SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN IN PT INDOFOOD CBP SUKSES MAKMUR

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur is a company engaged in the food sector. The impact of the pandemic was very influential, causing a decrease in the purchasing power of products from suppliers to distributors and the global crisis caused by this pandemic caused a shift in consumer spending tendencies from those that tended to be evenly distributed between main needs. This study aims to analyze the ERP system implementation and supply chain in PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur. In managing information on the company, PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk. Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP system as an integration system for the company's business functions. The implementation of the ERP system at PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur can be considered a success if the implementation of this system can integrate work functions and reduce the need for manual work.

ANALISIS PREDIKSI PEMILIHAN SISTEM ERP PADA PT GUDANG GARAM TBK BERDASARKAN PROSES RANTAI PASOK YANG DIGUNAKAN

PT Gudang Garam Tbk is a cigarette manufacturer renowned for its unfiltered cigarettes. The number of product lovers compels management to employ supply chain management to maximize distribution. The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is utilized by PT Gudang Garam Tbk to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and speed of its business processes. The objective of this study is to determine why PT Gudang Garam Tbk selected Oracle as its ERP system based on its business processes or supply chain. The documentation study approach is employed to collect data for this study. This study employs a qualitative methodology. This study utilizes both primary and secondary data. As a result of the research and discussion, PT Gudang Garam Tbk develops a supply chain strategy that prioritizes efficiency in order to facilitate production and distribution and reduce distribution costs. In fact, the company chose Oracle because it offers various advantages that other ERP systems lack, including the ability to process massive volumes of data, user control that includes restrictions on other users' access, and a server cluster.

Problem-Solving and Tool Use in Office Work: The Potential of Electronic Performance Support Systems to Promote Employee Performance and Learning.

In the context of office work, learning to handle an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is important as implementation costs for such systems and associated expectations are high. However, these expectations are often not met because the users are not trained adequately. Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) are designed to support employees’ ERP-related problem-solving and informal learning. EPSS are supposed to enhance employees’ performance and informal workplace learning through task-specific and granular help in task performance and problem-solving. However, there is little empirical research on EPSS. Two survey studies addressed this research gap. In the first study, 301 people working in Human Resource (HR)-related positions and functions evaluated the learning potential of EPSS as well as potential advantages and obstacles concerning the implementation and use of EPSS. Though other measures are currently assessed as more important for learning, HR employees expect a strong increase in the significance of EPSS for employee learning. In the second study, 652 users of ERP software completed a questionnaire on characteristics of their daily work tasks, team characteristics, individual dispositions, their coping with ERP-related problems, and characteristics of EPSS. Findings indicate that the most frequently available and used approach when dealing with an ERP-related problem is consulting colleagues. Three EPSS types can be distinguished by their increasing integration into the user interface and their context-sensitivity (external, extrinsic, and intrinsic EPSS). While external and extrinsic EPSS are available to many users, intrinsic EPSS are less common but are used intensively if available. EPSS availability is identified to be a strong positive predictor of frequency of EPSS use, while agreeableness as well as the task complexity and information-processing requirements show small negative effects. Moreover, more intensive ERP users use EPSS more frequently. In general, ERP users value, features such as context-sensitivity, an integration of the EPSS into the ERP system’s user interface, the option to save one’s own notes, and information displayed in an extra window. It is expected that EPSS will play an important role in workplace learning in the future, along with other measures.

Management of industrial enterprise development in conditions of industry 4.0

Introduction. The impact of the Industry 4.0 concept on domestic business needs to be considered in the long run, which means that overcoming its problems is not a short-term project. However, the technologies and systems of the fourth industrial revolution have the potential to help Ukrainian enterprises overcome the inefficiencies in their business that have kept domestic enterprises behind. The purpose of the paper is to identify the benefits and challenges that domestic industrial enterprises may face in the process of development during the integration into their activities modern technologies from Industry 4.0. Results. Industry 4.0 can replace outdated systems, such as industrial operations management and resource planning systems, with a single system that is a much more cost-effective way to operate. Three aspects of digitalization have been identified, which form the basis of the Industry 4.0 approach to industrial enterprise development: full digitalization of industrial enterprise operations; redesign of products and services; closer interaction with customers through new processes, products and services. It is determined that the most common problem in the implementation of analytical capabilities in enterprises is the lack of people with experience in conducting analysis. The expanded implementation of Industry 4.0 can provide a sufficient competitive advantage for investors to consider it as a qualifying factor for financing. Six key recommendations that industry should follow in order to implement the Industry 4.0 strategy have been identified. Conclusion. Industry 4.0 is actively promoted around the world and developing countries should benefit the most. Domestic industrial enterprises can use digitalization to increase the efficiency of their horizontal integration, working with global manufacturers to whom they supply a variety of raw materials, parts and components. The domestic market has great potential for the introduction of new technological solutions in the activities of enterprises.

Acceptance of GIS within ERP System: Research Study in Higher Education

GIS is often used in companies where employees already use enterprise information systems/enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and where both systems are used simultaneously. This article is a research study of GIS acceptance by users using GIS, not as a stand-alone tool, but as an integrated tool into the ERP system. The research was conducted using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), one of the most often used research models for researching behavioral intention and actual use of information systems. For this research study, TAM has been modified and extended with external factors. The main research objective is to identify determinants of GIS acceptance and the attitude of individuals toward using GIS integrated with ERP systems. The structural equation model with partial least squares (PLS) method was used to analyze collected survey data. The study researched 12 external factors in the TAM model, out of which 10 were found significant. The most important factors that impact behavioral intention to use ERP-GIS systems are perceived usefulness of ERP-GIS systems and attitude toward using GIS, followed by education and training about ERP-GIS systems and perceived enjoyment using ERP-GIS systems.

Adoption of cloud-based enterprise resource planning payroll system state-owned enterprises in South Africa

Background: Cloud computing simplifies the access of applications and data from any location worldwide using Internet connected devices. Whilst adoption of cloud computing seems to be attractive, most companies are still using the on-premise enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Cloud computing provides organizations with scalable computer resources; nevertheless, state-owned corporations in South Africa have a poor adoption rate for integrating ERP and, in particular, payroll into the cloud (SOEs).Objectives: The goal of the study was to investigate factors affecting the adoption of ERP payroll cloud solutions in SOEs and basing on these factors develop an ERP payroll cloud solution adoption model.Method: In this study, a qualitative research approach was employed. Data were collected through observation, interviews and document reviews, and were analysed using thematic analysis method.Results: The a priori themes for this study: policy, security, cost, compliance and privacy were confirmed, whilst Protection of Personal Information Act, data centre location and top management emerged and were found to have a substantial influence in cloud ERP Payroll adoption process in SOEs.Conclusion: To move from on-premise to cloud ERP solution, SOEs managers need clarity on: Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) act adherence, data centre location, top management support, privacy assurance, security guarantee, cost effectiveness, compliance controls and policy formulation adoption and implementation. The studied SOEs were not yet ready to migrate from on-premise solution to a cloud solution because of these factors. Addressing the above-mentioned concerns may enable SOEs’ managers to gain confidence in adopting cloud services.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM ON MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME) BUSINESS ACTORS

Several MSMEs in Indonesia have used a lot of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in running their business to be able to maintain their business and be able to become market leaders. However, in this ERP system, there are several limitations for MSMEs, especially in the ability of human and financial resources. This study is divided into two parts, in the first part universal success indicators from the ERP success measurement literature will be tested using factor analysis. Data will be collected on 27 indicators of success through a structured questionnaire from end users of the ERP system. The results that will later be obtained are whether ERP is suitable to be implemented to meet the achievement of goals in managing a business run by MSMEs.

Towards a Domain-Specific Modeling Language for Extracting Event Logs from ERP Systems

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are often seen as viable sources of data for process mining analysis. To perform most of the existing process mining techniques, it is necessary to obtain a valid event log that is fully compliant with the eXtensible Event Stream (XES) standard. In ERP systems, such event logs are not available as the concept of business activity is missing. Extracting event data from an ERP database is not a trivial task and requires in-depth knowledge of the business processes and underlying data structure. Therefore, domain experts require proper techniques and tools for extracting event data from ERP databases. In this paper, we present the full specification of a domain-specific modeling language for facilitating the extraction of appropriate event data from transactional databases by domain experts. The modeling language has been developed to support complex ambiguous cases when using ERP systems. We demonstrate its applicability using a case study with real data and show that the language includes constructs that enable a domain expert to easily model data of interest in the log extraction step. The language provides sufficient information to extract and transform data from transactional ERP databases to the XES format.

Business Process re-engineering to support the sustainability of the construction industry and sales commodities in large scale transaction during Covid 19 with integrating ERP and Quotation System

Covid 19 has become a pandemic that has hit all over the world. Almost all sectors are affected by this pandemic, not only in the health sector. The economic and industrial sectors have also suffered severe impacts due to the coronavirus pandemic. This spreading virus does not support economic growth either nationally or globally. Finally, it has an impact on various industrial sectors in the country, from manufacturing to finance. The industry was one of the largest contributors to Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year. The contribution given from this industry to the 2019 GDP was recorded at 19.62%. Due to this pandemic, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), during February 2020, the importance of all categories of goods decreased compared to January 2020. This stunted industrial development was due to the government's appeal for social distancing; social distancing made it difficult for industry players to make transactions. Several obstacles require re-engineering of business processes in the industry. In general, the industry already has an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system used in the related production process. However, ERP does not enter into the realm of buying and selling or the process of procuring goods with consumers. Therefore we need a Business Process Reengineering as an engineering process to integrate the ERP and the bidding system or quotation system. Using the moving average method as a forecasting method, we can get sustainable sales even during the Covid period, even seen an increase in transactions in the new period, along with the implementation of the quotation information system applied in the re-engineering business process.

A Sensor Data-Driven Decision Support System for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Suppliers

Currently, efficiency in the supply domain and the ability to make quick and accurate decisions and to assess risk properly play a crucial role. The role of a decision support system (DSS) is to support the decision-making process in the enterprise, and for this, it is yet not enough to have up-to-date data; reliable predictions are necessary. Each application area has its own specificity, and so far, no dedicated DSS for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply has been presented. This study presents a decision support system dedicated to support the LPG supply process from the perspective of gas demand analysis. This perspective includes a short- and medium-term gas demand prediction, as well as the definition and monitoring of key performance indicators. The analysis performed within the system is based exclusively on the collected sensory data; no data from any external enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are used. Examples of forecasts and KPIs presented in the study show what kind of analysis can be implemented in the proposed system and prove its usefulness. This study, showing the overall workflow and the results for the use cases, which outperform the typical trivial approaches, could be a valuable direction for future works in the field of LPG and other fuel supply.

The Implementation stages of ERP application and It Advantages

Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) system has become the standard for organizations to achieve collectiveness and better integration within a business set units/department. The ERP system creates the platform for integration of all business processes that guaranty immediate tracking of the business growth. For Large organization with multiple office locations, benefited more on ERP platforms as it integrates all their offices business processes on a real-time basis that give managers and top Executive an overall performance of the company or a snapshot of the company activities. It also provides the decision-makers quicker analysed information from their desktop to reach a conclusive decision for the smooth running of the organization [1]. It helps Management to control better and reposition the organization trend of doing things as its scoop information from various departments. This article will enable scholars to understand how ERP is implemented and its benefit for any organization setting.

Digital collaboration within the supply chain: unlocking the hidden lean potential

Collaboration in a supply chain plays an important role for manufacturing companies that are simultaneously implementing lean and running enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. This research aims to discover whether the usage of ERP at a supply chain level can boost internal hidden lean potential. Empirical data were obtained from three manufacturing cases in Sweden. The results show that ERP technology usage has a significant impact on discovering hidden lean potential of three types: unlocked hidden lean potential in an unconnected ERP system, unlocked hidden lean potential in a connected ERP system, and unlocked hidden lean potential in a shared ERP system. The findings indicate manufacturers should devote more effort to ensuring active usage of ERP systems internally as well as externally with their customers and suppliers. The transparency and collaboration provided by an ERP system will help these companies become leaner.

ERP Business Process Attributes to Create Competitive Advantage

During the industry 4.0 revolutions and business intelligence era, in which automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies becomes a prerequisite. Therefore, companies aspiring for achieving competitive advantage need to be updated with the latest technologies. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are among the most up-to-date integrated information systems which play particularly important role in overseeing and coordinating all the activities, information and functions and information of a business from common database. Despite the fact that previous studies indicate a lack of understanding of the relationship between ERP systems and competitive advantage using each of ERP business processes attributes (i.e. integration, standardization, routinaziation and centralization) need to be investigated. Based on the 114 functional answers, the data was examined utilizing the following approach: structural equation modeling (SEM) via the software: partial least square (PLS). The results offer empirical evidence on the importance of every ERP attribute in determining firm’s competitive. Evidently, there is a positive association between such variables and the competitive benefit. Such findings present an insight on the association between ERP attributes and the competitive advantage of an enterprise, which could be an input for businesses so as to encounter the industrial digitalization and the era of business intelligence.

Individual and Technological Factors Affecting the Adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems in the Jordanian Banking Sector

Individual and Technological Factors Affecting the Adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems in the Jordanian Banking Sector

The effects of accounting benefit, ERP system quality and management commitment on accountants’ satisfaction

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are the largest software packages of information systems adopted by many organizations all over the world. The utilization of ERP systems has been considered as a key determinant of competitive advantages. The main objective of the present study is to propose a model of the accountant’s satisfaction in using enterprise ERP systems. Data were collected by using a questionnaire survey of almost 225 accountants working from 42 large Vietnamese construction firms. The results show that accounting benefits, ERP system quality and management commitment had significant effects on accountant’s satisfaction in the ERP environment. The study also indicate that the management commitment had an impact on ERP system quality and ERP system quality had a positive relationship with accounting benefits as well. Based on these findings, implications for managers in Vietnamese construction firms in providing accounting information quality are discussed.

Success Integration between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Health Information Systems (HIS)

Success Integration between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Health Information Systems (HIS)