Product Structure Modeling in an Enterprise Resource Planning System
ÖZEN, MUSTAFA (2011)
2011
Tietojenkäsittelyoppi - Computer Science
Informaatiotieteiden yksikkö - School of Information Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2011-12-08
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uta-1-22021
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uta-1-22021
Tiivistelmä
Information systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) play an important role in the way companies operate and compete. ERP systems include Product Structure Management (PSM) among their set of crucial modules since it is one of the key processes in a company. However, due to its complexity, the modeling of an efficient PSM component and its integration into ERP systems remain challenging.
With the purpose of defining a suitable product structure model for a target system, Open Operational Platform (O2P), this thesis explores the common features of ERP systems with relevance to product structures. For this, the uses and issues of product structures in manufacturing and ERP are first identified. Then, through a review of examples of modeling approaches in the academic literature, a suitable model is suggested along with its implementation in O2P, in addition to which the findings on the use of product structures in ERP systems are outlined. Finally, the resulting PSM is evaluated based on the predefined needs of O2P.
The thesis concludes that successful integration of PSM into ERP systems require an investigation on the purpose of use of product structures and the characteristics of the ERP system in question.
Asiasanat:ERP systems, Product Structure Management, modeling, manufacturing
With the purpose of defining a suitable product structure model for a target system, Open Operational Platform (O2P), this thesis explores the common features of ERP systems with relevance to product structures. For this, the uses and issues of product structures in manufacturing and ERP are first identified. Then, through a review of examples of modeling approaches in the academic literature, a suitable model is suggested along with its implementation in O2P, in addition to which the findings on the use of product structures in ERP systems are outlined. Finally, the resulting PSM is evaluated based on the predefined needs of O2P.
The thesis concludes that successful integration of PSM into ERP systems require an investigation on the purpose of use of product structures and the characteristics of the ERP system in question.
Asiasanat:ERP systems, Product Structure Management, modeling, manufacturing