Chapter 7 - Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems
The document discusses the basic types of business processes, including structured versus dynamic processes, and how processes vary based on organizational scope from workgroup to enterprise levels. It also covers how information systems can improve process quality, and how various enterprise systems like CRM, ERP, and EAI support enterprise processes. Specifically, CRM systems manage customer interactions, ERP systems integrate business operations like finance, manufacturing and HR through a common database, and EAI systems integrate existing application systems.
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Chapter 7 - Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems
The document discusses the basic types of business processes, including structured versus dynamic processes, and how processes vary based on organizational scope from workgroup to enterprise levels. It also covers how information systems can improve process quality, and how various enterprise systems like CRM, ERP, and EAI support enterprise processes. Specifically, CRM systems manage customer interactions, ERP systems integrate business operations like finance, manufacturing and HR through a common database, and EAI systems integrate existing application systems.
Q2 Process Quality? • How Do CRM, ERP, and EAI Support Q3 Enterprise Processes?
Q4 • What Are the Elements of an ERP System?
• What Are the Challenges of Implementing Q5 and Upgrading EIS
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Q1. What Are the Basic Types of Processes?
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REMIND
A business process is a network of activities
that generate value by transforming inputs into outputs Activities are subparts of processes that receive inputs and produce outputs Activities can be performed by humans only, by humans augmented by computer systems, and by computer systems only
Structured Processes vs Dynamic Processes Dynamic processes Flexible, informal, and adaptive processes Involve strategic and less structured managerial decisions and activities Require human judgment
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Structured Processes vs Dynamic Processes
Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-2. Structured Versus Dynamic Processes
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How Do Processes Vary by Organizational Scope? Workgroup process: to enable workgroups to fulfill the charter, purpose, and goals of a particular group or department. Workgroup information system (functional information systems): to support one or more processes within the workgroup Functional application: The program component of a functional information system 13/10/2022 Môn học: Hệ thống thông tin quản lý 8 How Do Processes Vary by Organizational Scope?
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How Do Processes Vary by Organizational Scope?
Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-3. Common Workgroup Processes
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How Do Processes Vary by Organizational Scope? Enterprise Processes: span an organization and support activities in multiple departments Enterprise information systems: support one or more enterprise processes Examples: CRM, ERP, and EAI
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How Do Processes Vary by Organizational Scope? Inter-enterprise Processes: span two or more independent organizations Inter-enterprise information systems: support one or more inter-enterprise processes Examples: Supply chain management (SCM)
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How Do Processes Vary by Organizational Scope?
Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-4. Characteristics of Information Systems
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How Can Processes Be Improved? Organizations can improve the quality (efficiency and/or effectiveness) of a process in one of three ways: Change the process structure. Change the process resources. Change both process structure and resources
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How Can Information Systems Improve Process Quality? Information systems can be used to improve process quality by: Performing an activity. Augmenting a human who is performing an activity. Controlling data quality and process flow.
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Q3. How Do CRM, ERP, and EAI Support Enterprise Processes?
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The Need for Business Process Engineering To use the shared databases To use new computer-based forms and reports Business process reengineering: the activity of altering existing and designing new business processes to take advantage of new information systems.
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) A customer relationship management (CRM) system: A suite of applications, a database, and a set of inherent processes for managing all the interactions with the customer, from lead generation to customer service Every contact and transaction with the customer is recorded in the CRM database
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-8. The Customer Life Cycle
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Customer life cycle Marketing: sends messages to the target market to attract customer prospects Customer acquisition: when prospects order, they become customers who need to be supported Relationship management: increase the value of existing customers by selling them more product Loss/churn: the organization loses customers over time 13/10/2022 Môn học: Hệ thống thông tin quản lý 21 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) The major components of a CRM application
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Is a suite of applications (called modules), a database, and a set of inherent processes for consolidating business operations into a single, consistent, computing platform An ERP system is an information system based on ERP technology
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Source: Textbook [1]
Figure 7-10. ERP Applications
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) The primary purpose of an ERP system is integration This integration allows real-time updates globally, whenever and wherever a transaction takes place
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-11. Pre-ERP Information Systems Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-12. ERP Information Systems Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Enterprise application integration (EAI) Is a suite of software applications that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together
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Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) EAI does the following: It connects system “islands” via a new layer of software/system. It enables existing applications to communicate and share data. It provides integrated information. It leverages existing systems – leaving functional applications as is but providing an integration layer over the top. It enables a gradual move to ERP. 13/10/2022 Môn học: Hệ thống thông tin quản lý 29 Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-14. Design and Implementation
for the Five Components
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Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) The layers of EAI software enable existing applications to communicate with each other and to share data There is no centralized EAI database EAI software keeps files of metadata Users can access the EAI system to find the data EAI system provides services that provide a “virtual integrated database” for the user to process
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Q4. What Are the Elements of an ERP System?
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What Are the Elements of an ERP System? True ERP product includes integrated applications Supply chain Manufacturing CRM Human resources Accounting
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What Are the Elements of an ERP System? An ERP solution is an information system that has all five components: Hardware (in-house, cloud-base hosting) ERP Application Programs ERP Databases Business Process Procedures Training and Consulting
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What Are the Elements of an ERP System? Top ERP Vendors 1. SAP 2. Oracle 3. Infor 4. Sage 5. Microsoft Dynamics
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Q5. What Are the Challenges of Implementing and Upgrading Enterprise Information Systems?
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Five primary factors
Source: Textbook [1] - Figure 7-17. Five Primary Factors
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