A Case Study Of Maboa Manufacturing Company Information Systems

With the IT team, the company needs to develop and define an Enterprise Operating Model and Architecture that include business strategy, current IT assessment, IT strategy and IT plans.

After reviewing the narratives describing ST. James Clothiers current manual sales accounting system and their newly proposed IT based accounting sales system, I have prepared the following explaining the risks which are associated

SMW’s current accounting information system is a cutting edge relational database system through Microsoft Access with internal controls set to adequately prevent and detect errors and fraud. This relational database system tracks sales orders, shipments, accounts receivable, cash receipts, purchases, accounts payable, cash disbursements, inventory levels and other relevant accounting information. The system’s output is compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The database processes currently in use at SMW are described below.

Accounting information systems provide the tools to operate and maintain important data related to an organization and interpret the information to develop quality financial reports. The revenue cycle of Riordan Manufacturing reflects sales and the components associated with sales such as inventory, freight, cost of goods sold and accounts receivable, yet this information is not readily available to each facility. Because the forecast for the company is positive and production and wages are expected to increase having source documents available within each branch of the company would improve the efficiency of the organization. Developing a plan to integrate an accounting information system for the

While this is a good opportunity to build a business and has a lot of potential Ralph has hired an Enterprise Architecture Consultant to provide a solid Business Model which will allow for more consistency and will provide a foundation for more growth in the market. The Consultant will research the company, how it currently operates and will identify areas where business process standardization would provide benefits to the organization.

Accounts payable, accounts receivables can all be updated to a more efficient system eliminating needlessly labor intensive tasks such as compiling invoices at the end of the day and manually putting the information into the computer. Currently much of this is being done with paper invoices that are carried from department to department. Paper invoices are being hand delivered and all data is manually added to the data base at the end of the day. Currently there is a separate system for customer billing and shipping and inventory and inventory is only taken once a month. The delay leaves a greater chance of error and either running low on supplies or having too much. The current inventory management system is different for each plant makes accurate communication between each facility difficult. Having a system in place across all locations will simplify customer billing and

The primary goal of the system was to improve the visibility and reduce the value of inventory held by Bombardier. Another goal was reducing the amount of clerical errors. Bombardier accomplished this through the automation of its processes. Users did not have many ways to measure their contribution the realization of the objectives. Some KPIs were developed but were not used often. The only measure mentioned that could have been tracked was reducing inventory cycle times. The plant manager stated that he wanted to wait to understand the system better before trying to track KPIs. Bombardier’s operations were not substantially disrupted, due to the phased implementation. Bombardier’s ERP implementation yielded positive inventory management and financial performance, but the system could have been improved if training was better and all processes were

This paper talks about tools and technology and their effects on managerial accounting. It is clarifying Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (SAP) which is one of the most popular and important software in these days and many companies are using this software to manage their supply chain and managerial accounting procedures. Later, it will talk about SAP features, financial staff and their value related to SAP, technology effects on business, and trends.

In this paper, I will be simulating, that as a project manager, I have been designated to design a new Direct sales and Accounting System for up a coming business “Especially for you Jewelers”, or EFYJ. I will be assessing Business benefits, explaining the capabilities, and giving examples of three (3) possible scenarios. I will attempt to create a Vision Document, Activity Diagram, and a Use Case Description.

Architecture is designed to help understand and manage the complexity of many things, such as buildings, systems, machines, music, and organizations (Mosley, 2008). In enterprises, architecture exists at many levels, for example, data, technology, application, process and business architecture. This paper will focus on the importance of data architecture and how it plays an important role in the entire enterprise architecture. According to Techopedia, Enterprise Data Architecture (EDA) is an assembly of blueprints which is designed to align information assets with business strategy and IT programs. Data Architecture is used in a way to guide quality enhancement, integration and successful data delivery (techopedia.com).

“The primary purpose of Enterprise Architecture is to inform, guide, and constrain the decisions for the enterprise, especially those related to IT investments. The true challenge of enterprise engineering is to maintain the architecture as a primary authoritative resource for enterprise IT planning. This goal is not met via enforced policy, but by the value and utility of the information provided by the Enterprise Architecture.” Source: A Practical Guide to

Information systems changed forever the way accounting tasks are processed. The days of green paper pads are gone, and instead businesses have a centralized place where all accounting transactions are entered and saved. No more looking for paper

In today’s technology driven world, the role of IT in organizations is of upmost importance. Likewise, the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) has grown from only a service provider to an executive level position. CIOs normally report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and their managerial expertise effects the entire organization (Chun, 2009). This essay will evaluate how CIOs can ensure that IT in their organization will support value creation and strategic advantage over the next five years. To achieve this, a critical action will be formulated from each category of the taxonomy each organization should follow. This taxonomy includes people, planning, implementation, managing technology,

“Enterprise Architecture” is a term that applies to both a program and a deliverable/output. A company may have an Enterprise Architecture team that is responsible for creating an enterprise architecture. Considering everything you have read, discussed, and learned in this program, (a) describe the ‘Enterprise Architecture’ discipline or program, (2) describe the ‘enterprise architecture’ deliverable/output.

Although we know they EA = Strategy + Business + Technology, but that no means the top level managers know. It is because the lack of experienced enterprise architects in the Companies (Seppanen et al., 2009).