Enterprise Systems E-Portfolio: Course Learning & Reflection

This e-portfolio reflects on learning from an Enterprise Systems course, demonstrating knowledge of ERP systems, their role in IT infrastructure, and implementation considerations. The portfolio synthesizes information from various sources to analyze enterprise systems, highlighting the significance of cloud-based ERP, decision support capabilities, and the challenges associated with implementation. The document explores how ERP systems facilitate data sharing and analysis within organizations. The author provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, including the benefits and challenges of ERP systems, and the importance of their integration within the broader IT framework. The portfolio incorporates a literature review and practical advice, aimed at helping ERP consultants and professionals. The e-portfolio also includes a reflection on the evolving role of ERP systems in leveraging transactional data for decision support and analytics, emphasizing the connections between ERP systems and the decision-making process, based on survey results from ERP system adopters. This portfolio is an excellent resource for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of Enterprise Systems.

Running head: CLOUD BASED ERP SYSTEM
Cloud based ERP system
[Name of the Student]
[Name of the University]
[Author note]

1CLOUD BASED ERP SYSTEM
Elmonem, M. A. A., Nasr, E. S., & Geith, M. H. (2016). Benefits and challenges of cloud
ERP systems–a systematic literature review. Future Computing and Informatics
Journal, 1(1-2), 1-9.
The paper have been associated with depicting the fact that the ERP systems are
associated with providing extensive benefits along with facilities for the organizations.
The ERP systems are associated with helping enterprises in sharing and transferring of
the data as well as information all across the different functional units of the enterprise
existing inside as well as outside. Basic concept of cloud computing has also been
presented in this paper. The paper has been associated with conducting a systematic
literature review research method for the purpose of exploring all the benefits as well as
the challenges related to the ERP system implementations in the cloud environments.
Ganesh, L., & Mehta, A. (2016). Understanding cloud based ERP implementation in light
of conventional ERP implementation at Indian SMEs: A case study. Available at
SSRN 2782244.
The paper has been associated with putting forward of the concept of cloud
computing along with the cloud based ERP systems. The major findings of this paper are
discussed in this paper in a proper way along with the implications of the research related
to the work which is to be conducted in the future. The paper is aimed at bridging the
literature gap and is associated with providing of practical advice for the ERP academics
as well as for the ERP practitioners. The implication of the research conducted in this
paper would be helping the ERP consultants so as to successfully implement the ERP.

2CLOUD BASED ERP SYSTEM
Holsapple, C., Sena, M., & Wagner, W. (2017). The perceived success of ERP systems for
decision support. Information Technology and Management, 1-7.
The paper is associated with stating the fact that the management and the
implementation of the ERP is tending towards concentrating upon the transactional as
well as upon the record keeping aspects instead of the decision support capabilities. The
evolving ERP systems are becoming increasingly important which acts as a way of
leveraging the transactional data needed for building of the decision support and analytics
application. The paper have been associated with exploring the connections which exists
between the ERP systems and the decision support by taking into consideration the
perception of the 53 ERP system adopters who have been selected for conducting the
survey.