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ERP720S - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS - 1ST OPP - NOV 2022 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OFSCIEnCEAnD TECHnOLOGY
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 LEVEL7
COURSE: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
SYSTEMS
DATE: NOVEMBER 2022
COURSE CODE: ERP720S
SESSION: 1
DURATION: 2 ½ Hours
MARKS: 60
EXAMINER:
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
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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Section A:
[20 marks]
1. The following are examples of software costs except?
(a) Storage
(b) ERPlicenses
(c) Operating systems
(d) Data management systems
[1 Mark]
2. Which of the following statements istrue about SAP'sorganizational data?
(a) Many plants can use many shipping points
(b) A client can have many plants
(c) Many plants can belong to many company codes
(d) A company code can have many storage locations
[1 Mark]
3. _____
is NOT a category of ERPimplementation costs
(a) Server costs
(b) Hardware costs
(c) Broader organisational costs
(d) Implementation service costs
[1 Mark]
4. A business process is_____
[1 Mark]
(a) A collection of activities that has an outpiut at the end
(b) A collection of activities that cut across functional bounderies or business units
(c) A collection of activities that cuts across various levels of authority
(d) A collection of activities with inputs and clear outputs
5. Which of the following extra modules or functions are added into ERPIll or third generation
ERPproducts? Choosethe correct answer.
[1 Mark]
(a) Saas
(b) Social media
(c) MRP
(d) PLM
6. Which of the following organizational data elements are used in inventory reports?
There are two (2) correct answers.
[2 Marks]
(a) Material
(b) Purchasing organization
(c) Storage location
(d) Plant
7. Which of the following transactions can increase the value of inventory in a company?
There are two (2) correct answers.
[2 Marks]
(a) Purchase order
(b) Goods issue
(c) Goods receipt
(d) Post stock count
8. ERP11constitutes of the following modules except?
(a) PLM.
(b) CRM.
(c) SRM.
(d) MRM.
[1 Mark]
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9. SAPERPuses Info records which are a combination material and vendor information. Which
of the following data is contained in Info record?
There are THREE (3) correct answers
[3 Marks]
(a) Data on pricing and conditions
(b) Last purchase order
(c) Tolerance limits for deliveries
(d) Customer number
10. 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} Controlling area
(c) Storage location
(d) Company code
11. 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
[1 Mark]
12. The following organizational data are required when creating a sales order, EXCEPTFOR?
[1 Mark]
(a) Sales organization
(b) Distribution channel
(c) Customer number
(d) Company code
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SECTION B
QUESTION 1
Explain the following terms as used in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)systems:
i. Business process
ii. Moving Average price
iii. Big- Bang implementation
iv. Thin - Client
v. Legacysoftware
[40 MARKS]
[10 MARKS]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
QUESTION 2
[8 MARKS]
In SAPERP,when an order is created you must enter a requested delivery date for the order and the
system will determine the possible delivery date using Backward and/ or forward Scheduling rules.
Using an example(s), explain the two Sales order scheduling rules.
i. Sales order - Backward scheduling
ii. Sales order - Forward scheduling
[4 marks]
[4 marks]
QUESTION 3
[17 MARKS]
(a) Master data supports everyday Sales processes by being used across software applications,
organizational functions and business processes in SAPERP.
i. Identify any THREE(3) Master Data that support the Sales process in SAPERP.[3 marks]
ii. Describe the contents of each Master Data identified in (i) above
[6 marks]
(b) The Order - to - Cash process in SAPERPis associated with several risks.
i. Describe any TWO (2) Order - to - Cash risks you are familiar with.
[4 Marks]
ii. Risksin SAPERPProcurement processes can be minimized by applying specified control
measures during transaction processing. Describe the respective control measures for the
Risks described in (i) above.
[4 marks]
QUESTION 4
Carefully read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow:
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"Following depleted stocks of bicycleframes, Zambikes bought and received FOUR(4) bicycle frames
from a local bicycle supplier on the 1st of August 2021. Each frame was bought at a price of N$70.
After several stock movements, there were only two bicycle frames left in stock on the 10th of October
2021. Eight more bicycle frames were bought and delivered on the 18th of October 2021 from the same
supplier at a new price of N$90 each. All the materials at Zimbikes are captured in the SAP ERPsystem.
You are told that the SAP ERPsystem uses "Moving Average Price" to compute the value of items in
stock.
Using information provided in the above scenario. Compute the value of EACHbicycle frame on the
18th of October 2021.
[5 marks]
END OF EXAMINATION
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