Functional business areas such as Finance, Accounting, Production Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Marketing and Sales are coordinated using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. An experiential approach in this class uses hands-on learning using the SAP S/4 HANA ERP system with ERPsim, a team-based business simulation game. Here you will learn how to manage companies from end-to-end using the actual SAP ERP system in a real-time simulated competitive environment and will learn the processes, gain technical skills with SAP S/4 HANA and playfully learn how Enterprise Systems facilitate Business Analytics which can be used to strategically manage a company in a competitive environment. Learners in this course will experience management, teamwork challenges, design thinking, data visualization and presentation activities throughout the course.
The primary objective of this course is for students to recognize the effects of information systems on the competitive and strategic advantage of organizations. The course focuses on making sound strategic choices for the use of information systems in a variety of applications throughout an organization. Students will also be introduced to concepts regarding the design of information systems to enable them to communicate the needs of their functional business area to technical personnel. This will enable their organization to obtain an information system that meets a specific need and provides a competitive advantage in their industry. The course also includes a practical element, allowing students to gain hands-on experience of SAP ERP software.