BCO2000 Business Process Modeling
Assignment 1 (15%) Instructions: Students are required to answer the following questions.
Each question is worth 5 marks.
Students must submit their assignment to the assignment drop box in VU
Collaborate before the cutoff date.
Collaborate before the cutoff date.
1. What is the most common Organizational Structure? How did the structure
evolve? What are the benefits and drawbacks associated with the
implementation of such a structure? 2. Compare the differences between a Functional information system and an
Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)? What value does each system
provide to an Organization? What are the advantages and drawbacks of each
system? 3. Explain the difference between the functional view and process view of
Organizations. Why is the process view important today? 4. What mechanism is used by a company to verify that the validity of an invoice
sent to them for payment. Explain what is involved in the process. 5. Explain the difference between a Bill of Material and Product Routing? 6. Explain the difference between a Made to Order and Made to Stock strategy.
What are the perceived advantages and disadvantages of each approach in
relation to the customer and the organization? 7. What impact has globalization had on an organization? How have organizations
responded? 8. What does it mean when it is said that a product may have several views? What
is a view and what are they used? 9. In the SAP environment, explain the difference between Organizational, Master
and Transactional data? Provide examples. 10. Explain the four common material types in an ERP System.
evolve? What are the benefits and drawbacks associated with the
implementation of such a structure? 2. Compare the differences between a Functional information system and an
Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)? What value does each system
provide to an Organization? What are the advantages and drawbacks of each
system? 3. Explain the difference between the functional view and process view of
Organizations. Why is the process view important today? 4. What mechanism is used by a company to verify that the validity of an invoice
sent to them for payment. Explain what is involved in the process. 5. Explain the difference between a Bill of Material and Product Routing? 6. Explain the difference between a Made to Order and Made to Stock strategy.
What are the perceived advantages and disadvantages of each approach in
relation to the customer and the organization? 7. What impact has globalization had on an organization? How have organizations
responded? 8. What does it mean when it is said that a product may have several views? What
is a view and what are they used? 9. In the SAP environment, explain the difference between Organizational, Master
and Transactional data? Provide examples. 10. Explain the four common material types in an ERP System.
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