ERP720S - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2024


ERP720S - ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2024



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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS
QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Computing)
Bachelor of Informatics
QUALIFICATION CODE: 80BSBC / O7BAIF
COURSELEVEL: NQF LEVEL7
COURSE: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
DATE: June 2024
COURSECODE: ERP720S
SESSION: 1
DURATION: 2 Hours
MARl<S: 80
EXAMINER(S):
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
Mr Johnson Billawer
MODERATOR (S):
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Dr Vlctoria Hasheela-Mufeti-
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THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES
(INCLUDING THIS FRONT PAGE)
Instructions for the students
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.

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SECTIONA: Multiple Choice Questions. Marks for each question are shown at the end.
[Total Marks 20]
1. Which SAPERPsystem did you use for practical in this course?
[1 Mark]
A. SAP R/3
B. S/4HANA
C. SAP HANA
D. SAP R/1
2. Which of the following icons is used to view user profile :information on the Fiori
LaunchI pad?l
A.!Q_
[1 Mark]
B.
C.
D.@
3. Give an example of a business process. Choose the correct answer.
A. Driving a car
B. Reading a book
C. Baking a cake at home
D. Recruiting employees
[1 Mark]
4. You are describing Organizational Data. Which two (2) statements are the most correct?
[2 Marks]
A. Financial statements are created at plant level
B. The Organizational structure is modelled by assigning units to the structure
C. The company code is the highest organizational element
D. A client or tenant is a self-contained unit
5. ERPbroader organisational costs include.___
A. Initial productivity losses
B. Training
. There are two (2) correct answers. [2 Marks]
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C. Change Management
D. l<eyemployee time
6. 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
7. In SAP S/4HANA, the Sales Order document is made up of three primary areas. There· are
three (3) correct answers.
(3 Marks]
A. Plant
B. Header
C. Line item (s)
D. Controlling area
E. Schedule Line (s)
8. In the procurement process, which steps follows after vendor shipment has been completed?
There are three (3) correct answers.
(3 Marks]
A. Goods receipt
B. Notify Vendor
C. Purchase order
D. Invoice receipt
E. Payment to Vendor
F. Vendor selection
9. When executing a sales order process in SAPS/4HANA, which ERPmodules will be involved?
There are three (3) correct answers.
(3 Marks]
A. Production Planning (PP)
B. Materials Management (MM)
C. Financial Accounting (Fl)
D. Quality Management (QM)
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. E. Sales and Distribution (SD)
10. When a goods receipt is created for materials received from the Vendor, which two (2) G/L
account(s) will be debited and credited?
[2 Marks]
A. Decrease Inventory (credit inventory) .
B. Goods receipt of material from a vendor
C. Decrease Inventory (credit inventory)
D. Increase GR/IR liability (credit GR/IR)
SECTION B: Structured Questions. Marks for each question are shown at the end.
[Total Marks 60]
QUESTION 1
[21 Marks]
Assume you are hired by Zambikes company as an ERPconsultant to assist with the SAPS/4HANA
implementation project.
a) Produce an organizational structure with SAPdata elements and show the relationship
between the elements that will be needed to support Zam bike's business processes.
[11 Marks]
b) During which phase of the application management process is this organisational structure
stated in 1 a) prepared?
[2 Marks]
c) Identify the organisational structure/units required to support the Inventory Management
process.
[4 Marks]
d) What are the four (4) ERPdata types/levels that form part of a business blueprint?
[4 Marks]
QUESTION 2
[16 Marks]
A) Explain how ERPvendors and ERPadopters contribute to the development and maintenance of
ERPsystems.
[4 Marks]
B) Enterprise systems provide many business and technological benefits. Discuss any four (4)
integration benefits that enterprise systems offers to organisations.
[12 Marks]
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QUESTION 3
a) Use the scenario below to answer the questions that follow:
(23 Marks)
Assume a customer placed an orderfor products at your company. However,your company does not
have the products and it would take four (4)calendardays to have the products (materialavailability)
in stocks from the day of order placement. You are further informed that the order is due in 8 days
and the customer required delivery date is on the 8th day (Day 1, Day 2........Day 8). Since all the
machines are availableyou would like to start the production of these products immediately on Day
1.
i) On which day will the production of the new products be completed? (1 Mark)
ii) On which day will you dispatch the products to the customer?
(1 Mark)
iii) Which sales order scheduling approach is followed in the scenario? (2 Marks)
iv) Justify your choice of approach in iii).
(2 Marks)
v) Which factors need to be considered when determining a delivery timeline?
(4 Marks)
b} Assume you are executing the sales process using the SAPS/4HANAERPsystem
i) Identify four (4) master data that are relevant in the sales process?
(4 Marks]
ii) Explain the function of a document flow in the sales order process.
(3 Marks)
iii) What general risks are likely to be encountered in the sales process?
(3 Marks)
iv) What are the possible controls that can be enforced in the ERPsystems to eliminate the
general risks in the sales process?
(3 Marks)
bF #### THE END EXAM####
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