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COIS12073 Enterprise Systems Assignment - Solve Problem, CQ University, Australia

Task description: For this assessment, you will write a report in which you discuss the selection of an ERP and vendor for your organization Victoria's Clothing Alterations (VCA). You should:

• Understand business requirements and challenges.
• Explore the marketplace for potential ERPs.
• Identify as many potential ERPs and vendors (at least 5) as possible.
• Narrow your list of potential ERPs down to three including SAGE and Odoo.
• Evaluate ERP systems and select one, and
• Provide a rationale for your choice.

Your report should include information about the following (For each ERP):

• Vendors' financial position, philosophy, support issues, hardware & software infrastructure, direction and currency of software, release strategies and the involvement of users in upgrades and resource development resources.
• ERP modules.
• ERP architecture and its implications, e.g., for scalability. You should also provide a diagram of ERP architecture and insightful analysis of implications of ERP architectures in the context of the organization.
• Perform a fit/gap analysis by matching the given organization's requirements to features or modules of the ERP. Discuss the implications of the differences between the ERP's business processes and the To-Be business processes you identified in your previous assessment. Identify any missing functionality in the context of your organization.
• Identify ERP evaluation criteria for your organization (Your evaluation criteria should include both functional and technical evaluation), and then evaluate the ERPs using your criteria.
• Select an ERP and provide justification.

Remember that there is no right answer or recommendation. Successful arguments can be made for many options. Your task is to present a persuasive and argumentative piece of writing in the report form. From your research and discussions in the report, you are expected to draw and justify your own conclusions.

For this assessment, you are required to use academic literature to support and illustrate your report. Your audience is non-technical. However, you can assume your readers are intelligent people who understand business arguments. It is up to you to explain and justify why the chosen ERP system is suitable. You will be assessed on your ability to persuade the reader, so it is essential that you develop factual and logical arguments in your recommendation justifications.

Hints: Your report should include the following:

• Title page
• Executive summary
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Discussion (or a suitable heading)
• Conclusion and recommendations
• References

You must use trade and academic literature to inform and support your report. A minimum of 10 references (sources published 2013 or later) are required, at least 5 of which must be from academic sources (journal, conference or edited book chapter papers). Failure to include these will result in a deduction of marks.

What you should submit: You may work alone or in self-selected groups. You are required to submit your report as a Microsoft Word document.

Note - Total words: 2700 and APA ref. Number of ref: above 20.