Wednesday, January 26, 2011

CA Final - Group II - Paper 6 - ISCA - Chapter 7: An Overview of ERP: Scan of Past Exam Questions with reference to study material








CHAPTER
7

AN
OVERVIEW OF
ENTERPRISE
RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP)

Scan
of Past Exam Questions:


Year

Marks

Questions

Answers in ICAI-ISCA Study Material Page
No:

N 08

10

1(a) Briefly explain Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) and describe five of its characteristics

7.2, 7.4

J 09


XYZ
Company, engaged in the manufacturing of several types of electronic goods
is having its branches all over the World. The company wishes to
centralize and consolidate the information flowing from its branches in
a uniform manner across various levels of the Organization.
The
factories are already working on legacy systems using an intranet and
collating information. But each factory and branch is using different
software and varied platforms, which do not communicate with each
other. This not only results in huge inflow of data which could not be
consolidated for analysis but also the duplication of data. Even one
percent change in any data entry or analysis translates into millions
of Rupees and can sometimes wipe out the profits of the organization.
So the company needs a system that would help them to be responsive and
act fast.
Read
the above carefully and answer the following with justifications:


5

What are the problems that the company
is facing now?


5

Should
the company go for ERP solution? If yes, will the company be able to
share a common platform with its dealers to access servers and database
to update the information of issues of mutual interest?


5

For the selection of ERP package, state
the issues to be considered


5

Suggest how to go about the
implementation of ERP package.


N 09

5

5(d) ABC limited has recently migrated
to real-time Integrated ERP System. As an IS Auditor, advice the
company as to what kinds of businesses risks it can face?

7.18

M 10

10

3(a) How will you get over the
impediments for the successful implementation of ERP. Mention any five.

7.12

M 10

5

5(b) If you are the CEO of a company,
what factors would be considered before undertaking implementation of
risk evaluation.

7.12

N 10

5

7(b) Write short notes on: Business
Engineering

7.8








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