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1 1 Eterprise Modeler Itroductio I BaaERP, a Busiess Cotrol Model ad a Eterprise Structure Model for multi-site cofiguratios are itroduced. Eterprise Structure Model Busiess Cotrol Models Busiess Fuctio Model Mai Process Flows Bus. Orgaizatio Model Ref: 3 Figure 1-1 Eterprise Modelig Level 1: Eterprise Structure Model At a compay level the busiess uits should be idetified ad modeled i the Eterprise Structure model. Represeted by icos, all players are placed o a map. The busiess uits are called Eterprise Uits. Betwee Eterprise Uits, all kids of relatioships may exist i terms of order flows, goods flows, moey flows, ad iformatio flows. These relatioships must be idetified i a multi-site situatio ad specified i the Eterprise Structure Model, sice this might ifluece the desig of iteral processes withi a Eterprise Uit. The Eterprise Structure model sets the framework for defiig a maagemet level model. It determies the fiacial trasactios that occur o a trasfer of goods betwee Eterprise Uits. 1 Baa Busiess Kowledgeware

2 Eterprise Modeler Level 2: Busiess Cotrol Model At a Eterprise Uit level, moey ad goods flows are plaed, maaged, ad executed. A Busiess Cotrol Model defies, o a high coceptual level, how the eterprise uit realizes the compay's objectives by maagig its processes. It displays the followig: What are the primary idustrial processes? What are some of the logistics characteristics of these primary processes? (Which part is plaig drive, ad which is customer-order drive?) What are the maagemet ad cotrol mechaisms i place to maage throughput time, quality, ad costs? This model serves to idetify the eeded process cotrol cycles i order to guaratee the fulfillmet of the compay s objective with respect to throughput times, quality, ad costs. I fact, the process cotrol cycles are themselves admiistrative processes, hece work flows, which are supported by BAAN s ERP fuctioality ad executed i the BaaERP Workflow modules. Derived from this model, a list of mai process flows is established that must be desiged o the third level i the Eterprise Modeler Architecture. Level 3: Busiess Fuctios, Processes ad Orgaizatio Diagram Idetified processes are desiged i detail o the third level. The work flow is defied i detail ad process steps are liked to the BaaERP applicatio. At this level, there were o major chages i BaaERP. Eterprise Structure Model ad Busiess Cotrol Model Baa Busiess Kowledgeware 2

3 Eterprise Structure Model ad Busiess Cotrol Model Busiess Cotrol Model N:1 Eterprise Structure Model Figure 1-2: Eterprise Structure Model ad Busiess Cotrol Model The primary objective of the Eterprise Structure Model is to defie a multi-site maagerial model from both a fiacial ad logistic perspective. Typical questios are: What do we cosider to be oe fiacial uit with bottom-lie resposibilities (for example, busiess uit)? How to model a cetralized plaig system for several other sites? I BaaERP, multi-site cocepts provide the flexibility to defie fiacial ad logistic uits idepedetly. A key elemet i the defiitio of this maagerial model is the Eterprise Uit. By defiitio, a Eterprise Uit belogs to oe logistic ad fiacial compay ad, therefore, is a buildig block for multi-site defiitios. It represets a logical view of a compay rather tha a physical oe. Withi a Eterprise Uit, the high level moey ad goods flows are modeled i a Busiess Cotrol model. 3

4 Eterprise Modeler Goods Flow Order Flow i Supply Chai Figure 1-3 Goods Flow I BaaERP, the Eterprise Structure Model is built i a ituitive way. The maagerial model is desiged o a map. From a library, the user ca select a ico which will represet the Eterprise Uit. The ext step i the modelig process is to idetify relatios betwee the Eterprise Uits. The followig relatios ca be modeled: Order flow Goods flow Cash flow Iformatio flow Curretly, oly the goods flow is fuctioal. Baa Busiess Kowledgeware 4

5 Eterprise Uit New i Baa ERP Groupig key etities of same logistic compay ad fiacial compay Defiig relatioships betwee Eterprise Uit Figure 1-4 Eterprise Uit Whe the Eterprise Uits are fully determied ad characterized, expert rules will be evaluated which are stored i the BaaERP Eterprise Modeler Repository. The decisio made i the Eterprise Structure Model will be traslated ito cosequeces for the iterfacig processes withi a Eterprise Uit. These cosequeces ca be: Selectio of processes from LOB referece model Cofiguratio of these processes Parameter settigs 5 Baa Busiess Kowledgeware

6 Eterprise Modeler Applicatio Structure Modelig i BaaERP Oce the Eterprise Structure Model is defied, the mappig o the BaaERP applicatio architecture is complete. A structure is defied for the fiacial databases (called compay i the BAAN Applicatio) Figure 1-5 Multi-Site Applicatio Structure Baa Busiess Kowledgeware 6

7 Busiess Cotrol Model Budget Budget Resources Budget Iquiry Purchase plaig Productio plaig Demad plaig Forecast Order Purchase Receipts Purchase cotrol Purchase Items Shop order cotrol FAS-order Plaig & Executio Process Shop order Comp. Mauf. MRP Fas order cotrol Sub-assemblies (CODP!) Completio Systems Assem. FAS order Sales-order Acceptace Process Sales order cotrol Fiished Products Packig Shippig Salesorder Ivoice Order-to-Paymet Completio Process flow Sales-order Delivery Process Ref: 15 Figure 1-6 Busiess Cotrol Model A Busiess Cotrol Model defies, o a high coceptual level, how the order ad goods flow withi a Eterprise Uit (or Logistic/Fiacial compay) are maaged ad cotrolled. I BaaERP, the Busiess Cotrol Model forms a itegral part of the referece models, ad is oe of the primary deliverables of a LOB Referece model developmet project. I priciple, it models a hierarchy of process cotrol measures for maagig the primary processes (hece objectives/strategies) of a compay. 7 Baa Busiess Kowledgeware

8 Eterprise Modeler Busiess Data Model - Etity Relatioship Diagram Data models ope the black box of the data structure Several diagrams costitute the whole data model Oe data model applies to oe BAAN eviromet Data models do ot ifluece the BAAN cofiguratio Reversed egieerig due to itegratio with BAAN: Import etities Import etity relatioships View/modify diagrams Ref: 19 Figure 1-7 Data Model So far, the emphasis of Eterprise Modelig was o process modelig rather tha data modelig. This makes sese sice a compay s objectives ad strategies are realized by people ad processes, ot by data. Data is a importat source for both operatioal ad maagemet processes. Therefore, i BaaERP, the Eterprise Modeler is exteded with Etity Relatioship Diagrams. These diagrams serve the followig purposes: Documetig the logical ad physical data structure of the BAAN ERP Applicatios Disclosure of the data model part that is affected by the processes ad BaaERP sessios. Supportig the IT/EDP staff i activities like data coversio ad customizatios. Baa Busiess Kowledgeware 8

9 Descriptio of the Etity Relatioship Diagram The primary purpose of the Etity Relatioship Diagram is to documet the BaaERP applicatio databases. The module is used by BAAN developers durig the desig stage ad might be of iterest to EDP ad IT ed users durig data coversio ad customizatio activities. I additio, it also supports process teams durig re-egieerig by opeig the applicatio box for a better uderstadig of the applicatio stregths. Data models ca be itegrated with the process models to support data coversio ad to disclose the relatioship betwee busiess process activities (hece BaaERP sessios) ad the logical ad physical data model. This itegratio allows for maitaiig two views o the process model: Logistic view: emphasis is o the workflow to be maaged. Data view: emphasis is o the data trasformatio i oe activity. I BaaERP, a data model ca be geerated from the BaaERP database. 9 Baa Busiess Kowledgeware