MobileERP Basics - Definitions, History and Explanations for beginners
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1	What is ERP?		Why companies buy ERP Software's and do not rely on their own IT Departments?.
	ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning		History of IT People failures forced companies to buy ERP Software's like MobileERP :				Solutions bought by customers
2	What is e-Business?.		1970 to 1990	99% IT/EDP Department (MCAs/BE) fails to develop and deliver ERP			e.g. foxpro, clipper, VB, PB, Oracle
	Electronic Business		1990 to 1995	Adopted ready made business applications or partial ERPs			e.g. Peachtree, Tally, Sage
3	How is ERP different from e-Business?.		1995 to 2000	Adopted locally developed low cost ERP solutions but failed			e.g. 3i, Godrej, ESS, CNET
	Web based ERP operated by stake holders		2000 to 2005	Customers implemented few ERP modules only, but not entire ERP			e.g. SAP, Baan, Peoplesoft, JD Ed
4	What is Ondemand Business?.		2005 onwards	End of module based Partial ERP era, customers buying full ERP now			e.g. MobileERP, ERPWEB
	Saas model, cluster model, % of turnover,
	Outsource IT Dept., Outsourced data entry
5	What is Implementation Services in MobileERP?			What are following MobileERP related terminologies?.
				MRP 1	Material requirement planning
	NON IT SERVICES		IT SERVICES	MRP II	Manufacturing Resource Planning
	Marketing		Data Collections	CRP	Capacity Requirement Planning
	Demonstrations		Data Migration	CRM	Customer Relation Management
	Requirement Study		Customization	SCM	Supply Chain Management
	Project Planning		Installations	HRM	Human Resource Management
	Project Monitoring & Control		Testing	FRM	Finance Resource Management
	Consulting		Maintenance & Support	QMS	Quality Management System
	Training			SRM	Supplier Resource Management
	Documentation and Help Preparation			PLM	Product Life cycle management
	TOOLS		TOOLS	BOM	Bill of Materials
	Department View		SoftRobot	KM	Knowledge Management
	Process View		HTML	BI	Business intelligence software
	HowTo Views		SQL Server	FG	Finished Goods
	Wizard Views		SQL	SMFG	Semi-Finished Goods
	Simulation Views		VBScript	RM	Raw Materials
	MS Project		Database Structure view	SA	Sub Assemblies
	Mgmt. Science View			MFG	Manufacturing
				ITM	Information Technology Management
4	How to judge industry or application for MobileERP?.
	Industry	Micro Small	LSI - Large Scale	SME - Small scale	MSM - Medium Scale	SME - Small scale	SME OR LSI
	Business	Trading	MakeToStock	PickToOrder	AssembleToOrder	MakeToOrder	EngineerToOrder
	Examples	Retails, Supermarket	Pharma, TV, FMCG	ERP, CAR service	Computer	Engineering	Construction, Aeronautical
	Keep Inventory of	FG	FG	Components	Sub-Assemblies	Raw Material	nil
	Mfg. before order		YES
	Mfg. after order			YES	YES	YES	YES
	Purchased	YES
	BOM	no	Predefined	Defined after order	Predefined, but sub. to modification	Predefined, but sub. to modification	Defined after order
	Process	no	Predefined	Predefined	Predefined	Predefined, but sub. to modification	Defined after order
	Discrete Mfg.			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Repetitive Mfg.		Yes			Yes
	Flow Mfg.		Yes
	Services	Yes		Yes
5	How MobileERP is applied as per various views like management science (MSView), Industry View (IndView), Departmental View (DeptView), Role based views?.
MSView	CRM	MRP	SCM	FRM	HRM	ITM	QMS
IndView	Different	Only mfg.	ALL	ALL	ALL	ALL	ALL
DeptView	Marketing	Engineering	Purchase	Accounts	HR	Forms	ISO
	Commercial	Planning	Stores	Statutory	Payroll	Reports	6-sigma
	Exports	Production	Warehouse		Admin	Menus	CMMi
		Services			QMS	BI / KM	Balance Scorecard
RoleView	Manager, Executive