ERP systems
10 lessons on what ERP is, its modules, the order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles with an interactive simulator, master data, how SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and Odoo differ, how companies implement and launch an ERP, and the careers in this field.
Lessons
What is ERP and why do companies need it?
From isolated islands to one system and one database.
Core ERP modules
Finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, manufacturing and HR.
Order to cash
How one sale moves sales, inventory and accounting, with an interactive simulator.
Procure to pay
Requisitions, purchase orders, receipts and three-way matching.
Master data: the heart of the system
Master versus transactional data, the chart of accounts, and ERP under the hood with SQL.
The major ERP systems: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and Odoo
Which fit large companies and which fit small ones, and cloud versus on-premises.
Try Odoo yourself
Community versus Enterprise, configuration versus customisation, and your first hands-on run.
Implementing an ERP
The SAP Activate methodology, fit-gap analysis, data migration and testing.
Go-live, change management and cost
Go-live strategies, why ERP projects fail, and total cost of ownership.
ERP careers and AI in ERP
Functional and technical consultants, certifications, and where AI fits into ERP.