University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
Course Information
§ Course title: Enterprise Systems Concepts and Issues
§ Course number: Bus Adm 537
§ Semester: Fall 2014
§ Prerequisites: Junior standing and Bus Adm 335 (grade of “C” or better)
§ When it meets: Thursday, 5:30 to 8:10 PM
§ Where it meets: Lubar Hall N333
§ URL: TBD
§ Course format: Lecture
Instructor Information
§ Name: Bob Ayvazzadeh
§ Office: Lubar Hall – N338
§ Office hours: Thu 4:45 to 5:30; and by appointment
§ Office phone: 414-229-6196
§ Mailbox location: Lubar Hall 4th Floor
§ E-mail address:
Materials and Textbook
· Integrated Business Processes with ERP Systems, Simha R. Magal and Jeffery Word, Wiley, 2012, ISBN 978-0-470-47844-8. (MW)
· ERP Simulation Game with SAP ERP, Léger, P.-M., Robert, J., Babin, G, Pellerin, R., Wagner, B, 2010/2011 Edition. Each team member will need to purchase one copy of this eBook for $43 Canadian. Do Not Buy It Yet. (PML) – If you’ve “subscribed” to this via another class, you will be able to use that subscription and not need to purchase another.
Course Description and Prerequisites
· 537 Enterprise Systems Concepts and Issues. 3 cr. U. Introduce concepts in ERP and integrated nature of business processes, and all major components of SAP R/3 and Enterprise Portals interface. Prereq: jr st (excluding Pre-Bus srs & Univ Special Students with no undergrad degree); grade of C or better in Bus Adm 335(P).
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
· Understand the concepts of Enterprise Resource Planning and be able to contrast it to traditional functionally oriented information systems
· Gain hands on experience using SAP, the worldwide leading Enterprise Resource Planning software
· Gain an appreciation for the new cutting edge tools features being offered in future Enterprise Resource Planning systems
· Learn how to use an Enterprise Resource Planning system to manage a make-to-sell company
Course Learning Objectives
· Learn the major components of an Enterprise Resource Planning system
· Carry out hands-on lab exercises using the SAP software product
· Examine and present analysis of new cutting edge technology
· Play the HEC ERPsim simulation game
Grading Policy
· The course grade will be determined by the following components:
Exam One / 50Exam two / 100
Homework / 100
Game (Team Activity) / 100
Presentation (Team Activity) / 50
Attendance / 50
Total Points / 450
· Homework: A number of lab exercises will be given during the semester. While interaction among class members is encouraged during the course, these assignments are to be individual efforts and are not to be done jointly. Unless otherwise noted, they are due at the class period following the assignment. Late homework will received 50% of the normal score.
· Teams: The first night of class you will be asked to form teams of size 5 or 6, following an opportunity to get to know each other.
· Presentation: Each team will be required to make a presentation during the first half of the course that deals with a current topic in the area of ERP. A list of potential topics will be provided by the instructor. The presentation should be 20 minutes long, should involve the use of PowerPoint and possibly demonstrations. Each member of the team should participate in the presentation.
· The Game: At the end of the semester, after learning how to use the SAP ERP, the teams will complete using the ERPsim game. The performance in the game will be used to allocate this portion of the game. The manufacturing game will take two class periods and will be treated as the final exam.
· Attendance: Attendance will be taken each class period at the end of the class period. You begin with 50 points and 5 points are subtracted for each class you are absent.
Course Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines
· Sept 29 – Last day to drop full-term classes with partial refund or withdraw without notation of "W" on academic record (withdrawal fee assessed).
· Oct 24 – Last day to drop or withdraw from full-term classes.
Examination Information
§ The final exam will take two class periods and will be open notes and open book. It will take place during normal class hours on December 11 and December 18.
Lecture and Assignment Schedule
Sept 4 Course Overview, Team Formation MW-1
Business Processes
Sept 11* Intro to SAP, Data, Navigation MW-2, GBI-02
GBI-NAV
Sept 18 Intro to Enterprise Resource Planning, GBI GBI-01 & 03
Sept 25 Exam 1 and Special Topic
Oct 2* Accounting – FI MW-3, GBI-07
GBI-FI
Oct 9* Accounting – CO MW-3, GBI-08
GBI-CO
Oct 16 Procurement MW-4, GBI-05
Team 1 & 2 Present GBI-MM
Oct 23 Fulfillment MW-5, GBI-04
Team 3 & 4 Present GBI-SD
Oct 30 Production MW-6, GBI-06
Team 5 & 6 Present GBI-PP
Nov 6 Human Capital Management GBI-09
Team 7 & 8 Present GBI-HCM
Nov 13* Exam 2
Nov 20 Company Overview, Intro Game PML 0 & 1 & 2
Dec 4 Play Manufacturing Introductory Game
Dec 11* Financial, Operational, Decisions, Reporting PML 3 - 6
Play Quarter 1 and 2 of Manufacturing Game
Dec 18* Play Quarters 3 to 5 of Manufacturing Game
* All labs will be held in N234B
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
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An Incomplete may be given to a student who has carried a subject successfully until near the end of the semester but, because of illness or other unusual and substantiated cause beyond that student's control, has been unable to take or complete the final examination or to complete some limited amount of term work. An Incomplete is not given unless the student proves to the instructor that s/he was prevented from completing course requirements for just cause as indicated above.
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University Change of Grade Policy and Procedures
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Special Accommodations
If special accommodations are needed in order to meet any of the requirements of the course, please contact the professor as soon as possible. Students will be allowed to complete examinations or other requirements that are missed because of a religious observance.
Bus Adm 537 – Enterprise Systems Concepts and Issues Page 1 Bob Ayvazzadeh/Fall 2014