This course provides a broad introduction to ERP system from an operations management perspective, focusing on the activities of an organization in different business functions. Topics include concepts of ERP systems, ERP software, ERP vendors, integrating business functions in an organization, decision-making under ERP systems, and current issues in ERP systems. The objective of this course is to equip students with knowledge in basic concepts of ERP system so that they can recognize how the accounting systems interact with the other functional systems such as sales, production, and marketing systems in business organizations and know how to integrate the business activities in an organization in order to utilize organizational resources effectively and efficiently.

Upon the completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Understand the basic concepts of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems; 2. Become familiar with the popular outsourcing ERP software vendors; 3. Recognize how the accounting systems interact with the other functional systems such as sales, production, and marketing systems in business organizations; 4. Describe how to integrate the business activities in an organization in order to utilize organizational resources effectively and efficiently.