B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2009.

Eighth Semester
Information Technology

IT 1006 - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
(Regulation 2004)

Time: Three hours
Maximum: 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.

PART A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

1. What is an enterprise?
2. Why is ERP important to a company?
3. List any three ERP implementation strategies.
4. List some of the resistance of employees for ERP implementation.
5. Name some functions of Quality management business modules in ERP package.
6. What are the pre-purchasing activities in materials management?
7. What are the market share of the two top ERP software?
8. List any two Indian ERP software.
9. What is Enterprise Application Integration?
10.List any three features of ERP - II.


PART B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks)

11. (a)Explain the technologies related to ERP.(16)
Or
(b) Explain Data Mining in detail.(16)

12. (a) Explain ERP implementation life cycle.(16)
Or
(b)Describe the project management and monitoring in ERP implementation (16)

13. (a) Explain the Sales, Distribution and Service business modules in ERP
package. (16)
Or
(b) Explain Manufacturing business modules in ERP package.(16)

14. (a)Describe the benefits of using SAP AG ERP software in detail.(16)
Or
(b)Explain the features of People Soft ERP software in detail.(16)

15. (a) Explain the roles of ERP and E-Business in optimizing a company's performance.(16)
Or
(b) Explain the benefits obtained by effective use of TQM in ERP implementation.(16)