Meet 2 Case Study:

LEGO

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Rusli Abdullah(GST5083: MIS)

Prepared By:Ismail Bin Mahedin

Samat Haron Bin JollHjh. Sulzarina Bt Hj. Mohamed

Dyg Suhana Awg Bujang

QUESTION 1:

Explain the role of database in SAP’s three-

tier system

SAP’S three-tier

• is the former name of the enterprise resource planning software produced by the German corporation SAP AG.

• It is an enterprise-wide information system designed to coordinate all the resources, information, and activities needed to complete business processes such as order fulfillment, billing, human resource management, and production planning (wikipedia).

Question 2:

Explain why distributed architectures are flexible

• distributed architectures system is a software system in which components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages.

• Data stored in multiple computers, or maybe dispersed over a network

• Allow transaction processed on many machines and available to all users

• Flexible for the purposes of expansion of the database and transparency

• Cost less to create a network of smaller computers with the power of single large computer,

Question 3:

Identify some of the business intelligence

features includes in SAP’s business software suite

SCM• is the software tools or modules used in executing supply chain

transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling associated business processes.

• While functionality in such systems can often be broad – it commonly includes:– Customer requirement processing– Purchase order processing– Inventory management– Goods receipt and warehouse management– Supplier Management/Sourcing

• A requirement of many SCMS often includes forcasting. Such tools often attempt to balance the disparity between supply and demand by improving business processes and using algorithms and consumption analysis to better plan future needs.

• SCMS also often includes integration technology that allows organizations to trade electronically with supply chain partners

PLM• In industry, product lifecycle

management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception, through engineering design and manufacture, to service and disposal of manufactured products.

• PLM integrates people, data, processes and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies and their extended enterprise.

PLM: A generic lifecycle of products

ERP• Is a business management software—not

typically a suite of integrated applications—that a company can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities, including:– Product planning, cost– Manufacturing or service delivery– Marketing and sales– Inventory management– Shipping and payment

Question 4:

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of having

multiple database in a distributed architecture?

Explain.

Advantages

Multiple databaseEasily use SAP query toolDirect access from various location

Disadvantages

Penalty Database spaceData synchronized and network configureDatabase backups

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