Reference no: EM131203497 , Length: word count:3500
ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT-
The processes of selecting an AIS/ERP to make informed decision for investment in an accounting software.
Group Assignment Scenario-
B Bakery is a family owned firm with around 70 employees and sales revenue increased to more than $ 13.5 million during the past year. It has been in business for over 50 years and supplies bread and confectionary products to a number of different businesses, including supermarkets and pub-chains. The firm has experienced mixed fortunes over the years in terms of business performance, but in the last few years has experienced a growth in orders for some of its new healthy product ranges. However, the Bakery has recently lost some key accounts as a result of being unable to produce some of its products at a competitive price.
Although the firm hired an accountant who was keeping their books for them and producing the financial statements each year, the firm thought they needed much more information to really run their business efficiently. They felt that they needed to make an investment in an accounting software to take their business to the next level.
Assignment Requirements-
In groups of three or four, you are required to conduct desk research on AIS/ERP Systems for your above client. Prepare a Business Report for the client detailing the following processes of selecting an AIS/ERP:
1. Define business processes
a) What a Baker does? Discuss the business activities/processes of the organisation to show your understanding about the business.
2. Develop business requirements
b) What processes are indispensable to be performed?
c) What outcomes are required from these processes to achieve business objectives?
3. Determine the systems requirements
a) What are some of the possible software features or functionalities that the firm should consider to achieve their IT investment objective?
4. Software selection
a) Visit the web sites of accounting software package vendors (e.g. SAP, MYOB, Xero etc.). You need to visit at least 3 (three) software vendors' websites.
b) Which category of accounting software (low, medium or high-end/ERP) suitable for the firm? Give your justifications in detail.
5. Vendor selection
a) Compare and contrast the features/ functionalities of two accounting software packages offered by accounting software package vendors (e.g. SAP, MYOB, Xero etc.) within your selected category in question 4.
c) Which one would be the most suitable vendor (and accounting software package) for the Bakery business and why?
Format of the Report-
1. You at least should have the following details:
a. Assignment Cover page clearly stating your name and student number
b. A table of contents, executive summary
c. A brief introduction or overview of what the report is about.
d. Body of the report with sections to answer the above questions and with appropriate section headings
e. Conclusion
f. List of references.
2. Diagrams and tables clearly labelled and explained.
3. Ensure all materials are correctly referenced. Plagiarism will be severely penalised.
|
Discuss the effect that it has had on you
: "Historical Event Influence" Please respond to the following: Choose one historical event and discuss the effect that it has had on you. Provide a rationale for your response.
|
|
Wealth of information on this topic
: The Internet also has a wealth of information on this topic, and you should use these sources to supplement your assignment if you desire. In the Webliography section of the course (top, far-right tab) is a number of websites that you can use to h..
|
|
Sketch the spectrum for a half wave rectified signal
: sketch the spectrum for a half wave rectified signal, showing harmonics up to the fifth. show the voltage and frequency scales and indicate whether your voltage scal shows peak or RMS voltage. v=17V T/2=8.335 T1=16.67 time in microseconds
|
|
What are the voltages vab and vbc with no load applied
: What are the voltages Vab and Vbc with no load applied? - What are the voltages Vab and Vbc with the indicated loads applied?
|
|
Determine the systems requirements
: HA2042ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT. Determine the systems requirements, What are some of the possible software features or functionalities that the firm should consider to achieve their IT investment objective
|
|
Four organizational strategy types
: What are the four organizational strategy types? Describe how an organization chooses which strategy to implement.
|
|
Create a plot of the number of transistors versus technology
: Also, create a plot of the number of transistors versus technology feature size. Spend some time browsing the site. It contains a large amount of very interesting information.
|
|
The forward rate is an accurate predictor of exchange rates
: If the spot rate for the Swiss Franc (SF) is that 1.15 SF is equal to 1 $U.S., and the annual interest rate on fixed rate one-year deposits of SF is 1.5% and for $U.S. is 2.5%, what is nine-month forward rate for one dollar in terms of SFs? Assuming ..
|
|
Strategies or suggestions for the expatriate manager
: 1) Identify some major cultural and institutional differences between the two countries, and analyse how such differences would affect managerial practices such as human resource management, communication, and motivation, and the like. 2) Discuss ..
|