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ERP720S - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS - 2ND OPP SUPL - JAN 2023 |
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nAml BIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano
FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS, JOURNALISM AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
: BACHELOR OF INFORMATICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BLSC, 07BAIT COURSE LEVEL: NQF LEVEL 7
COURSE: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE
PLANNING SYSTEMS
DATE: JANUARY 2023
COURSE CODE: ERP720S
SESSION: 2
DURATION: 2 ½ Hours
MARKS: 60
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER:
DR EDMORE CHIKOHORA
MODERATOR:
DR VICTORIA HASHEELA-MUFETI
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PAGES
(INCLUDING THIS FRONT PAGE)
Instructions for the students
1. Attempt all questions
2. Use a separate booklet to write your answers
3. Please ensure that your handwriting is legible, neat and presentable
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SECTIONA
20 MARKS
1. A purchasing info record is derived from which of the following master records? There are
two (2) correct answers.
[2 Marks]
a. Conditions
b. Output
c. Vendor
d. Material
2. In SAPERP,warehouse personnel are entering a goods receipt referencing a purchase order
for stock material. What organizational levels in SAPERPare required to successfully post
the goods receipt?
There are three (3) correct answers.
[3 Marks]
a. Plant
b. Business area
c. Controlling area
d. Storage location
e. Company code
3. You are explaining how the procurement cycle in SAPERPintegrates with SAPFinancial
Accounting to a colleague. Which procurement cycle business transaction in SAPERPcreates
a financial accounting document?
There are three (3) correct answers.
[3 Marks]
a. Create a vendor master record.
b. Post a goods receipt with change in material valuation.
c. Create vendor payment
d. Create a purchase requisition.
e. Enter an invoice receipt.
4. The following organizational data are required when creating a sales order, EXCEPTFOR?
There is one (1) correct answer.
[1 Mark]
a. Division
b. Sales organization
c. Distribution channel
d. Customer number
e. Company code
5. Which one of the following is not part of condition master data?
There is one (1) correct answer.
a. Prices
b. Discounts
C. Freights
d. Terms of payment
e. Taxes
[1 Mark]
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6. A sales area is an important organizational unit in SAPERPand especially in the SAPSD
application. Which of the following statements are true regarding sales areas? There are
two (2) correct answers.
[2 Marks]
a. A sales area is a unique combination of sales organization, distribution channel and
division.
b. A sales area is a unique combination of sales organization, distribution channel and
shipping point.
c. A sales area is a unique combination of shipping point, distribution channel and
division.
d. A sales area is assigned to exactly one company code.
e. A sales area is assigned to exactly one plant.
7. For a sales order process as implemented in SAPERP,when a billing document is created
what integration points occur?
There are three (3) correct answers.
[3 Marks]
a. The customer's credit account is updated
b. On-hand inventory is decreased
c. Actual demand is reduced
d. An open item is posted on the customer's account
e. Revenue is increased
8. _____
is an activity of the design phase during ERPimplementations
There is one (1) correct answer.
[1 Mark]
a. Coming up with a business case
b. Customizing the system to reflect the organizational data, reports and master data
etc.
c. Defining business processes
d. Going live
e. None of the above
9. Which one of the following are part of condition master data?
There are three (3) correct answers.
a. Prices
b. Discounts
C. Freights
d. Terms of payment
e. Last purchase order
[3 Marks]
10. _____
is NOT a category of ERPimplementation costs
There is one (1) correct answer.
a. Server costs
b. Hardware costs
c. Broader organisational costs
d. Implementation service costs
e. None of the above
[1 Mark]
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SECTIONB
[40 MARKS]
QUESTION1
[12 MARKS]
Based on the Zambikes case study that was introduced to you in this course. Answer the questions
that follows:
i. Assume that the management of Zambikes decided to implement an ERP system. The
implementation will first be executed at its headquarters in Lusaka then later in Mungwi.
Which implementation strategy is adopted by Zambikes' management?
[1 Mark]
ii. Can you identify any two (2) risks that are associated with the implementation strategy
adopted by Zambikes' management?
[2 Marks]
iii. Using example(s), discuss the following implementation strategies that can be adopted when
implementing ERPsystems in organizations.
[9 marks]
QUESTION2
[10 MARKS]
An organization adopted SAP R/3 system. The users in this organization access SAP R/3 through SAP
GUI (Front-End), Application server, then the Database server. Answer the following questions:
(a) Which enterprise system architecture is represented in the scenario above?
[1 Mark]
(b) Explain any three (3) advantages of this enterprise system architecture. Please note that only
one architecture type is represented in the scenario above.
[3 Marks]
(c) Briefly explain how ERPadopters and ERPVendors influence new ERPfunctionalities.
[2 Marks]
(d) Which four ERPdata types are critical to any ERPsystem?
(4 Marks]
QUESTION3
[10 MARKS]
(a) In SAP ERP,stock type determines whether inventory can be sold or counted. Explain the
following stock types as used in SAP ERPsystem.
i. Unrestricted-use stock
ii. Quality inspection stock
iii. Blocked stock
(2 marks]
(2 marks]
(2 marks]
(b) SAP ERPinventory module uses two (2) stock valuation methods/ techniques.
i. Identify any one method you are familiar with.
ii. Using an example, explain how the method/ technique in i. above works.
(1 mark]
(3 marks]
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QUESTION 4
[8 MARKS]
Figure 1 shows different goods movements. Carefully study the figure and answer the questions that
follows.
Figure 1: Goods movements in SAPERP
The following is an explanation of the Goods movements as illustrated in Figure 1.
1. Goods receipt from vendor
2. Goods receipt from production
3. Goods issue to customer
4. Goods issue to production
5. Company code to company code movement
6. Plant to plant movement (within a company code)
7. Storage location to storage location movement (within a plant)
8. Stock to stock movement (to change stock type, for example unrestricted-use to blocked
stock)
Basedon Figure 1, Discuss how the following Goods movements (1,3,5 and 8) affect the books of
accounts or material documents?
[8 marks]
END OF EXAMINATION
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