Enterprise Resource Planning Analysis of Business Intelligence & Emergence of Mining Objects Abstract: Build a model to investigate system and discovering relations that connect variables in a database are the tasks of data mining when concise valuable knowledge about the system of interest discovered and should be incorporated into some decision support system which helps the manager to make business decisions. Operational reports from the ERP system do not satisfy mangers requirements for planned versus actual monitoring forecasting exception analysis without business intelligence users must compile these reports manually from standard report. Business intelligence system can unlock the value of the data in ERP reports and daily order report that will help in better decision making and can be of use to the decision makes in more than one department and the system provide online analytical processing and data mining tools that user can use to answer many question to obtain progressively more detailed information about retain sales change metrics view graphs and charts reuse reports. This paper presents the Enterprise Resource Planning survey and modules used in applications that are effective in business, the modules such as Business Objects & Business warehouse are decision making task when we execute the report based the on the output the person person can identify their loss or profit. Keywords Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Objects, Business Warehouse, Mining, SRM & CRM. 1. INTRODUCTION Enterprise resource planning extended beyond the boundaries of an organization to integrate with the information systems of other stakeholders and partners like customers and suppliers, standard ERP system and to further enhance its capabilities. Data warehousing is a concept information system in an organization by product of any business transaction which keeps on growing over period of time. Entire operational data is kept in the database of the ERP system it will affect the performance of the ERP system. Thus an organization after the use of this operational data is over would like to remove this data and store in other folder it in some large data store. Data warehouse applications are important as relieve the main ERP system from the tasks of data extraction cleaning and loading the data onto the system and thus can avoid unnecessary burden on the main system for example to analyse the sale data store for ten years in transaction entries for that period data warehousing come in to picture, if we not use the warehouse concept the system might go slow. Ramesh Babu Varugu Asst Prof in Ananamacharya Institute of science & Technology Figure 1 ERP Application Modules Enterprise resource planning is a way to integrate the data and processes of an organization into one single system includes hardware and software in order to achieve integration, most ERP systems use a unified database to store data for various functions found throughout the organization. The term ERP originally referred to how a large organization planned to use wide resources were used in larger more industrial types of companies, today the term can refer to any type of company no matter what industry it falls in. For a software system to be considered ERP it must provide an organization with functionality for two or more systems while some ERP packages exist that only exist that only cover two functions for an organization. ERP systems can cover wide range of functions and integrate them into one unified database for instance functions such as human resource supply chain management financials etc. Traditional decision support system when responsible personnel are in the decision making process the information provided by traditional decision support systems may be inadequate information may not have reached optimal levels of effectiveness. Enterprise resource planning data mining online analytical processing artificial intelligence the massive amounts of data assets accumulated SECTION II 2. Related Work: Enterprise resource planning information system designed to coordinate all the resources information and activities needed to complete business processes such as order billing. ERP supports most of the business system that maintains in a single database the data needed for a variety of business functions such as Manufacturing, Supply Chain Volume 3, Issue 3 May June 2014 Page 1
Management, Financials, Projects Human Resources and Customer Relationship Management. An ERP system based on a common database and modular software design, it can each department of a business to store and retrieve information in real-time. The information should be reliable accessible and easily shared. The data for various business functions are integrated, ERP system may comprise a set of discrete applications each maintaining a discrete data store within one physical database. The term ERP originally referred to a large organization planned to use organizational wide resources. ERP systems were used in large industrial types of companies however the use of ERP has changed and is extremely comprehensive. ERP systems can cover a wide range of functions and integrate them into one unified database functions like Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relations Management, Financials, Manufacturing functions and Warehouse Management functions were all once stand- alone software applications. Data warehousing is a repository of an organizations stored data can be accessed by an organizations customers suppliers and employees designed to facilitate for reporting and analysis. Data warehouse focuses on data storage means retrieve and analyse data to extract transform and load data and to manage the data dictionary are also considered essential components of a data warehousing system. Implementing an ERP system not an easy task to achieve takes lots of planning consulting extends one year, wide range of scope and for many larger organizations can be extremely complex. ERP system will ultimately require significant changes on staff and work practices. One of the most important traits that an organization should have when implementing an ERP system is ownership of the project. Because so many changes take place and its broad effect on almost every individual in the organization, it is important to make sure that everyone is on board and will help make the project and using the new ERP system a success. Usually organizations use ERP vendors or consulting companies to implement their customized ERP system. There are three types of professional services that are provided when implementing an ERP system, they are Consulting, Customization and Support. Consulting Services usually consulting services are responsible for the initial stages of ERP implementation, they help an organization go live with their new system, with product training, workflow, improve ERP s use in the specific organization, etc. Customization services work by extending the use of the new ERP system or changing its use by creating customized interfaces and/or underlying application code. While ERP systems are made for many core routines, there are still some needs that need to be built or customized for an organization. Support Services- Support services include both support and maintenance of ERP systems. For instance, trouble shooting and assistance with ERP issues. Decision systems are the combination of information technology and artificial intelligence such systems allow organizational networks to work toward the computerization of management systems which are made up of particular regulations and tasks. Performing all types of responses and management decision making the computerized systems will permit fast cost effective responses to unpredictable and ever changing product demand and support rapid product launches for previously unplanned products tailored to meet changing customer desires. Organizational data mining is defined as leveraging data mining tools and technologies to enhance the decision making process by transforming data into valuable and actionable knowledge to gain a competitive advantage. SECTION III 3. Enterprise Resource Planning: ERP is a software module includes for finance manufacturing production planning human resources plant maintenance material management quality management marketing sales and distribution order tracking finance accounting marketing and HR. Finance: Finance module is the core of many ERP software systems gathers finance data from various functional departments and generates valuable financial reports such as the balance sheet general ledger trail balance and quarterly finance statements. Manufacturing: Enables an enterprise to many technologies with business processes to create an integrated solution it provides the information based upon which the entire operation should be run. It provides the freedom to change manufacturing and planning methods as needed. Human Resource: Widely implemented in Enterprise resource planning streamlines the management of human resources and human capitals routinely maintain a complete employee database including contact information salary details attendance performance evaluation and promotion of all employees. Materials Management: Maintaining the appropriate level of stock in warehousing integration of the inventory control module with sales purchase and finance module allows ERP systems to generate vigilant executive level reports. Production planning: optimizes the utilization of manufacturing capacity parts components and materials resources using historical production data and sales forecasting. Plant Maintenance: information of this module helps to reduce the duration and cost of plant downtime as a result of damage and to recognize possible weak points within technical system in good time. Sales and Distribution: Provides a complete sales management solution for a broad range of industries and part of the logistics module that support customers starting from quotations sales order and all the way towards billing the customer integrated with Materials Management and Production Plan Supply Chain Management: Supply chains perform the companies and the business activities needed to design Volume 3, Issue 3 May June 2014 Page 2
make deliver and use a product or service. Business depends on their supply chains to provide them with what they need to survive and thrive. The pace of change and the uncertainty about how markets will evolve has made it increasingly important for companies to be aware of the supply chains they participate in and to understand the roles that they play. Term Supply Chain Management as logistics and operations management is the alignment of firms that bring products or services to market supply chain consists of all stages involved directly or indirectly in fulfilling a customer request. Supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that performs the functions of procurement of materials transformation of these materials into intermediate and finished products to customers. Supply chain management is the coordination of production inventory location and transportation among the participants in a supply chain to achieve the best mix of responsiveness and efficiency for the market being served. Customer Relationship Management: Customer relationship management entails all aspects of interaction that a company has with its customer whether it is sales or service related, describes a business customer relationship. Customer relationship management solutions provide with the customer business data to help you provide services or products that customers want provide better service cross sell and up sell more effectively. Most business realize when moving to a CRM system comes directly from having all business data stores and accessed from a single location, before CRM systems customer data was spread out over office productivity suite documents emails systems mobile phone data even paper note cards and rolodex. Helping an enterprise to enable its marketing departments to identify and target their best customers manage marketing campaigns and generate quality leads for the sales team. Assisting the organization to improve telesales account sales management by optimizing information shared by multiple employees and streamlining existing processes Allowing the formation of individualized relationships with customer with the aim of improving customer satisfaction and maximizing profits identifying the most profitable customers and providing them the highest level of service. Providing employees with the information and processes necessary to know their customer understand and identify customer needs and effectively build relationships between the companies its customer base and distribution partners. SECTION IV 4.1. Enterprise Resource Planning Modules: Business objects is a collection of classes that is intended for a particular group of users to meet the needs of persons who access and collecting specific data in the warehouse. Created one academic example for the purpose of student enquiry below screen shows the report to access universe data that the person needs to select one universe. Screen 1 represents decision on preferred course Class is a logical collection of objects, classes in business object correspond to a table in the data warehouse. The above example shows the student enquiry business object corresponds to the degree received table in the warehouse just as the balance class in the universe corresponds to the balance table in the warehouse. The related warehouse table degree received class contains objects that provide data about degrees received at universe and other institutions. Some classes can contain objects that will return data from more than one table though this is infrequent in the current universe. Screen 2 is a class for report An object corresponds to a data element a calculation or a function based on one or more data elements selected to construct a query on the warehouse. Once the query is performed the objects are returned with corresponding values. Screen 3 is object for report Volume 3, Issue 3 May June 2014 Page 3
Dimension objects retrieve the data that will provide the basis for analysis in a report, it typically retrieve the character type data or accounting periods etc. Measure objects retrieve numeric data that is the result calculation on data in the database, objects are semantically dynamic the values they return depend on the objects they are used which include Accounting period actual month in a query from the universe, business object calculates the actual month balance per object for that organization in that accounting period. To retrieve the data from warehouse need to give a query, aim of building query is to retrieve the data that you want to view and analyze in a report. Provides the query panel the one stop graphical interface in which we perform some tasks like view the classes and objects of the universe, select the objects we want to include in the query and run the query. Report manager is a key of the desktop intelligence workspace that enables to manage many different aspects of work quickly and easily from one window can manage all the variables in one report work on the structure and formatting of report components and use the navigation view to go quickly from report to report. When the report manger window opens it is docked on the left hand side of report of report window, we can also undock the report manager window and drag it to any other convenient location on screen and hold down the CtrlKey while moving the report manger window to prevent it from docking. Screen 4 Business object tools consist of two tabs one is Data and Map. Data tab is used to manage the variables in report it contains a list of the objects, variables and formula in a document even we can drag items from this list and drop them directly into the report window to construct or edit tables and other components. Screen 5 represents how the data stored in Data tab. Map tab contains navigation view displays a list of all the reports in the desktop intelligence document currently displayed on the screen and structure view displays a list of all the components in the selected report each report component is represented by an icon and a name hidden in the report are displayed in italics when click on an icon in the report manager window the corresponding component is displayed in the main report window. We can drag and rearrange the components in the report from one position to other position, formatting of the different report components and on breaks sorts and filters. Screen 6 represents how the data stored in Map tab. 4.2. Business Warehouse: Business Warehouse integrates transform and consolidates relevant business information from productive applications and external data sources which provides high performance infrastructure that helps to evaluate and interpret data. Data warehousing in NetWeaver business warehouse enables the integration transformation consolidation clean up and storage of data incorporates the extraction of data for analysis and interpretation. Data warehousing process includes data modelling, data extraction further processing of data and the administration of the data warehouse management processes. Analytic engine provides OLAP functions and services as well as services for business warehouse integrated planning and analysis process design. This tool include query reporting and analysis functions as an employee with access authorization can evaluate past current data on various levels of detail and from different perspectives on the web and Microsoft excel. Business tool create planning applications and data entry in business warehouse integrated planning, information broadcast to distribute content from business intelligence by email pre-calculated documents with historical data or as links with live data. NetWeaver business warehouse support in developing supplying data in the system landscape performing tests and traces as well as monitoring business warehouse in system landscape, business warehouse provides an open architecture in many areas can extract data from various sources and load the data into a business warehouse system and evaluate this data for reporting using various front end tools. Business warehouse enables highly efficient processing of queries and data warehouse load processes. Volume 3, Issue 3 May June 2014 Page 4
Business warehouse planning users generally need the authorization as for analysis displaying and to change the data, the planning provides business experts with an infrastructure for creating and operating planning scenarios or other applications. Creating business data requires data store objects for direct updates in planning mode are used to store data. It contains aggregation levels that can be entered or changed manually by user input automatically by a planning function consists of subset of the characteristics and key figures of a multi provider for direct updates in planning mode. SECTION V 5.1. Problem Definition: Enterprise resource planning solution oftentimes makes it difficult to adapt to the specific needs of individual organizations because ERP software is enormously sophisticated there is often a tendency to implement more features and functions for a particular installation than is actually needed. Cost to implement and maintain ERP systems is very high and some departments and users may be hesitant to agree to the implementation if they feel they are giving up control of their data. Large industrial companies installed enterprise resource planning systems that massive computer applications allowing a business to manage all of its operations like functions requirements planning, human resources and databases on the basis of a single integrated set of corporate data. [2] Adomavicius, G., and Tuzhilin, A. 2005. Toward the Next Generation of Recommender Systems: A Survey of the State-of-the-Art and Possible Extensions, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (17:6), pp. 734-749. [3] Associated Press. 2012. Columbia U Plans New Institute for Data Sciences, July 30 (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57482466/columbia-u-plans-new-institute-for-datasciences/, accessed August 3, 2012). [4] Daniel E O Leary Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Life Cycle Electronic Commerce and Risk Cambridge University Press 2000. AUTHORS: Ramesh Babu Varugu B.Tech Computer Science Engineering from Lakkireddy Balreddy Engineering College M.Tech Information Technology from Gurunank Engineering College. Having eight years of experience in Academic currently working as Asst Prof in Ananamacharya Institute of science & Technology. He has guided many UG & PG students interested subjects include Network Security, Data Mining, Cloud Computing. 5.2. Mining ERP Application: Business objects Business warehouse & intelligence is a reporting tool dynamically restricts data being returned by a query. Hindustan unilever is a Sales & Distribution Company, all the data maintains in enterprise resource planning that is systems applications & products. The functionality of business intelligence is when the Hindustan unilever person executes the reports in business intelligence server, the output of business intelligence gets the decision chats, pie charts and graphs. Here the functionality of business intelligence is based on the graph or pie chart person identifies how the products sales profit or loss going in there outlets. 6. CONCLUSION In this paper we have outlined mining tools in ERP efforts to address important and challenging issues of accuracy efficiency and usability of business intelligence data. Mining tool on Enterprise resource planning how it was used in decision making scenarios on sales and distribution inventory etc. Our extend with one implementation on Business Intelligence report with realtime example. Reference [1] Alex Berson Stephen Smith and Kurt Thearling Building Data Mining Applications for CRM McGraw-Hill 2000. Volume 3, Issue 3 May June 2014 Page 5