ERP Implementation for RealTech Company

This assignment analyzes the role of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in business operations, using RealTech Company as a case study. The report explores the benefits and challenges of implementing an ERP system, particularly SAP, within an organization. It examines how SAP can standardize business processes, enhance efficiency, and integrate various functional areas. However, the report also acknowledges the high implementation cost of SAP, which may be a barrier for small companies. The conclusion recommends that RealTech Company should implement SAP to improve its operational efficiency.

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Overview of ERP.............................................................................................................................2
Human Resource (HR)................................................................................................................3
Marketing and sales.....................................................................................................................3
Finance and accounting...............................................................................................................4
CRM............................................................................................................................................4
SCM.............................................................................................................................................4
Four types of ERP Application Software........................................................................................4
SAP ERP application software for RealTech..................................................................................6
SAP ERP suits the RealTech operations.....................................................................................6
Integration of ERP with the RealTech business operations.............................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning System) is business process management software that
permits the company to use a system of combined applications to manage the activities of the
business related to the technology and human resources. ERP helps the company to combine all
the major activities of the business (Beal, 2017). This software is designed to be used by the
large businesses, to customize and analyze the data to handle deployment and upgrades. The
report talks about the use of the ERP by the RealTech Company. RealTech Company is an
information system organization which is specialized in the deployment and the deployment of
the new technology and information system. RealTech include different departments such as
accounting and finance, marketing and sales, Management, IT, Support and Human resource,
Supply Chain Management. The report talks about the implementation of the ERP software
application in the RealTech Company (Seethamraju, 2015). The managers of the company are
willing to replace the whole system with the ERP application.
Overview of ERP
There are many vendors in the market who are providing the ERP solution or the Cloud-based
ERP solutions. According to the requirement of the company the components are integrated and
customized ERP system (Issar, & Navon, 2016). Below are some of the components that are
specialized to handle define business activities of the organization.

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Human Resource (HR)
Human resource module manages the employee information, records related to the performance
reviews, skill matrix, job descriptions, and attendance tracking. The organization maintains HR
team in the organization for efficient management of the human resources (Armstrong, & Taylor,
2014). HR team also plays a vital role in the payroll system which includes management of the
salaries, payment reports, travel expenses and reimbursement tracking. ERP software can help
the companies in managing the employee training tracking.
Marketing and sales
Marketing and sales module include the process like sales queries and inquiries analysis,
accepting sales orders, tracking pending sales order, drafting sales invoices along with the proper
taxation. All the sales transactions are accomplished by sales module of ERP. The marketing
module includes generating the awareness about the product (Ganore, 2013).
ERP
Human
Resource
(HR)
Marketing
and sales
Finance &
accounting
CRM
SCM

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Finance and accounting
The inflow and the outflow of the capital are managed and control by the finance module. The
finance module includes all the finance related transactions such as balance sheet, expenditure,
payment receipts, tax management account ledgers, bank statement, budgeting. ERP helps the
company in making the finance module an easy task. With the single click on the finance
module, there is an availability of the required finance data that is required for the running
business.
CRM
CRM department helps the company in enhancing the sales performance of the company along
with this, CRM helps with better customer services and healthy relationship with the customer as
well as with the potential customers. The CRM module helps in managing and tracking the
detailed information of the customer.
SCM
The SCM module manages the flow of the product items from the producer to the end users and
from the end users to the customers. Supply chain management of the company involves sales
return and replacing process, demand and supply management, transportation, shipping and
tracking (Stadtler, 2015).
Four types of ERP Application Software
There are different types of ERP application software that can be used for the different purposes.
Four types of ERP application software are discussed below which shows some of the difference
with the other application software.

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Oracle + NetSuite – ORACLE
The oracle enterprise resource planning offers a completely innovative and effective solution for
the organization for all sizes. Oracle is the one cloud for the entire business that is designed for
the management of the accounting, financial, compliance, and tax reporting and risk
management. Oracles acquire NetSuite officially; this enhances the reach of NetSuite's cloud
ERP solutions for mostly midsize businesses (Oracle+ NetSuite, 2017). This ERP is cheaper
than the SAP ERP.
Dynamics – Microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics is a combination that helps the business to make the adaptable business
decision with the confidence. This ERP comprises of a group of ERP product which aims at the
diverse market segment, ranging from Dynamics GP for SMBs to Dynamics 365 for the finance
and operations. This ERP formed for the purpose of the Microsoft business processes.
SAP Business one - UNEECOPS
SAP business one application is an all-in-one, which is affordable ERP solution. This ERP
solution is used by the companies to manage an entire business for the sales along with the CRM
and Finance and Accounting. It helps the business streamline processes, speed up profitability
growth and act on appropriate statistics. This ERP is used for the business who wants to earn a
maximum of the profit.
SAP ERP- SAP
SAP ERP is designed for the middle organizations as well as the large organizations of all the in
sectors. This solution provides support to only four module of the business that includes

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financial, operations, human resources and corporate services (Magal, & Word, 2013). This ERP
is more expensive than the Oracle.
SAP ERP application software for RealTech
SAP ERP is an Enterprise resource planning software which is developed by the German
Company SAP SE. SAP consist of various types of the modules such as Financial and
accounting, sales and distribution, CRM and SCM. SAP ERP supports business processes in
approximately 25 industries with 37 languages along with the 45 localizations. It is beneficial for
the company to enhance the competitiveness, flexibility, simplify the business scenario
administration (Lorenc, & Szkoda, 2015). This ERP brings some functional capabilities for the
business that helps the business in the processes.
SAP ERP suits the RealTech operations
RealTech Company should make the use of the SAP application software that helps the company
in the smooth supply chain. The current application that is used by the company includes the
application which was developed 10 years ago. These applications include Java and Oracle. The
SCM support the other activities of the company such as developing production plans, receiving
the equipment into the stores, inventory control, and purchasing, distributing, ordering hardware
equipment's from suppliers. The integration of the business is poor that is a reason there is the
need of the SAP. SAP ERP is most popular ERP and acts in a different way. SAP is best for the
real-time tracking and management of the finance, HR, accounting, sales, SCM. The RealTech
Company faces problems with the integration of business functions and these problems can be
resolved with the implementation of the SAP ERP in business.

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Integration of ERP with the RealTech business operations
The combination of the SAP ERP with the RealTech business is must for the smooth working.
The modern technologies of ERP help to enhance the efficiency of the company (Nwankpa, &
Roumani, 2014).
Integration with Marketing and Sales
Marketing and sales are vital processes for the business, a combination of marketing and sales
with the ERP help the company in enhancing the profit of the company. It helps in speeding up
the manufacturing process with the help of proper planning and scheduling to monitoring the
manufacturing process.
Integration with Supply Chain Management
The supply chain management is one of the most important modules for the RealTech Company.
ERP helps in reducing the cost of the support for the end-to-end procurement and logistics
processes. The main aim of the supply chain management is to make the product available to the
customers (Monczka, Handfield, Giunipero, & Patterson, 2015). Integration of the ERP with the
supply chain will help the company in enhancing the customer services and makes the product
easily available for the customers.
Integration with Accounting and Finance
The ERP needs to be integrated with the finance and accounting module. The ERP helps in
automate and streamline of the finance operations while confirming the regulatory compliance.
The finance and accounting module plays a vital role in the organization. The integration of the
ERP helps the company to get the details in a single click.

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Integration with Human Resources
The integration of SAP ERP with the HR is beneficial for the RealTech Company. It helps in
recruiting, administration, promotion, professional development and onboarding. This ERP helps
the companies in managing the real bases tracking of the employees training. This helps the
RealTech in managing the HR operations and processes.
Conclusion
The report throws light on the role of the ERP in the business operations. The report is based on
the RealTech Company who requires an ERP system in the business that helps the company for
the smooth operation of the company. SAP ERP system can be combined with any other system
to perform the smooth working. Though, the implementation of the SAP ERP in the organization
is an expensive deal. This is the only reason due to which the small companies don't implement
this ERP. The SAP brings the Standardization of business process in organizations. Though this
system is a very complex system, some organization might not be able to adjust to the ERP
(Kanellou, & Spathis, 2013). Hence, there are some of the benefits of the usage of the SAP ERP
but along with the advantages, there are some disadvantages also. The RealTech Company
should implement SAP that enhances the efficiency of the company’s operations.

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