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University of Education Township Campus Lahore
Enterprise Resource Planning
Assignment #2
Muhammad Haseeb Afzal........BSIT-S10-M04
Question#1
Define Moore’s Law and explain why it is significant in the development of ERP. Is Moore’s Law still holding?
Moore's law predicts that this trend will continue into the foreseeable future. Although the pace has slowed, the number of transistors per square inch has since doubled approximately every 18 months. This meant that the capabilities of computer hardware were doubling every 18 months. During this time, computer software was also advancing to take advantage of the increasing capabilities of computer hardware. In the 1970s, relational database software was developed, providing businesses with the ability to store, retrieve, and analyze large volumes of data. Spreadsheet software, a fundamental business tool today, became popular in the 1980s. With spreadsheets, managers could perform complex business analyses without having to rely on a computer programmer to develop custom programs.
The computer hardware and software developments of the 1960s and 1970s paved the way for the development of ERP systems. Most experts, including Moore himself, expect Moore's Law to hold for at least another two decades.
Question#2
What are the main characteristics of an ERP system? What are some newly developed features of ERP systems? * ERP allows easier global integration: Barriers of currency exchange rates, language, and culture can be bridged automatically, so data can be integrated across international borders. * ERP integrates people and data while eliminating the need to update and repair many separate computer systems. For example, Boeing had 450 data systems that fed data into its production process. The company now has a single way to record production data. * ERP allows management to manage operations, not just monitor them. For
Enterprise Resource Planning
Assignment #2
Muhammad Haseeb Afzal........BSIT-S10-M04
Question#1
Define Moore’s Law and explain why it is significant in the development of ERP. Is Moore’s Law still holding?
Moore's law predicts that this trend will continue into the foreseeable future. Although the pace has slowed, the number of transistors per square inch has since doubled approximately every 18 months. This meant that the capabilities of computer hardware were doubling every 18 months. During this time, computer software was also advancing to take advantage of the increasing capabilities of computer hardware. In the 1970s, relational database software was developed, providing businesses with the ability to store, retrieve, and analyze large volumes of data. Spreadsheet software, a fundamental business tool today, became popular in the 1980s. With spreadsheets, managers could perform complex business analyses without having to rely on a computer programmer to develop custom programs.
The computer hardware and software developments of the 1960s and 1970s paved the way for the development of ERP systems. Most experts, including Moore himself, expect Moore's Law to hold for at least another two decades.
Question#2
What are the main characteristics of an ERP system? What are some newly developed features of ERP systems? * ERP allows easier global integration: Barriers of currency exchange rates, language, and culture can be bridged automatically, so data can be integrated across international borders. * ERP integrates people and data while eliminating the need to update and repair many separate computer systems. For example, Boeing had 450 data systems that fed data into its production process. The company now has a single way to record production data. * ERP allows management to manage operations, not just monitor them. For