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ERP System2Introduction:Australia has number of small and large organizations which use the accounting software. Asstated by Sonar & Jadhav (2011), use of accounting software mainly based on the differentfactors such as financial viability, types of transactions, etc. It must be noted that requirements ofthe large and mid-size organizations are not same in context of accounting software. Accountingsoftware is the tool which is used by the organizations for the purpose of collecting informationrelated to the financial feasibility of the business and report about the same. This tool ensuresproper administration in the organization (Accounting Tools, 2015; Morehouse, 2017). Beforedeciding about the required software, it is necessary to get knowledge about different types ofaccounting software, and under which situation these software’s can be used. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the literature review related to the accountingsoftware packages that are being used in Australia. For the purpose of this paper, TELSTRA isused as an organization. Structure of this paper includes 2 parts and each part has its own topics.Subsequently, paper is concluded with brief conclusion. Part 1:Organizational structure of TELSTRA:Telstra Corporation Ltd. is considered as leading telecommunications and Technology Companyin the Australia, and this company offers complete range of communication services andcompeting in all telecommunication markets. In Australia, Telstra provide almost 17.6 millionretail mobile services, 5.1 million retail fixed voice services and 3.5 million retail fixedbroadband services. Telstra is the organization which frames such technology and contentsolutions which is simple and easy to use and this also includes largest and fastest nationalmobile network of Australia (Telstra, 2018). This company is extended its scope and activities inmore than 20 countries. Structure of the company includes following stages:

ERP System3(Source: Bamber & Ross, 2000)It must be noted that, Governance in the organization ensures effective implementation of thestrategy of the company. Governance framework of this company looks like this:(Source: Telstra, 2018)Operational issues:A company with the strong and effective organizational structure ensures different advantagessuch as well-defined hierarchy, improved communication, reliability, etc. however, these

ERP System4structures imposed number of issues also and some of these operational issues related to currentstructure of Telstra are (Awa, 2016) Reliability- sometimes report framed by humans are notreliable as there are more chances of errors, but transactions processed from software areauthentic and accurate and there are less chances of errors.; Reduce co-ordination- another issuein context of this structure is less coordination among the different departments of theorganization which automatically results in chaos and confusion and decrease effectiveness ofthe company operations (Awa, 2016); Responsibility- in this structure only top management isresponsible for the profitability of the company and remaining departments are only responsibleto perform their task. This impose burden on the top management; Slow adaption of changes-this structure decreases the flexibility of the organization in adopting changes; Consumes timeand energy- traditional methods of handling the transaction consume large amount of time andenergy of the organization (Weihrich, & Koontz, 2005). System Acquisition Method:It must be noted that, there are different types of system acquisition methods which can be usedby the organization for ensuring effecting accounting of the transactions, and some of thesemethods are defined in this section. This section also state which method is most suitable for theTelstra. Commercial Software includes any software or program which is mainly designed and developedfor the purpose of sale and licensing to end users. In other words, commercial software is thesoftware which mainly serves the commercial purpose (WIPO, n.d.). As stated by Atri (2012),this software is present in the market from last many years, and it provides wide range ofcomputing functionalities and productivity enhancements on large scale. These types of softwaresolutions help the organization to meet those operating requirements of the business which arecomplex in nature. ; Customer software is considered as that software which is particularlyframed for the purpose of particular business or some other type of users. It must be noted thatthis software is usually compared with the use of those software which are designed for the largemarket such as commercial software or existing free software ((Meehan et al, 2010).; ERPsystem is considered as that process through which company generally manage and integratesimportant areas of the business. An ERP management information system includes differentareas as important areas such as planning, purchasing, inventory, sales, marketing, finance and

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