SAP For ATLAM Final Copy
CASE STUDY 3
AN ANALYSIS ON SAP FOR ATLAM
GROUP 6
VIKNESWARY A/P CHELLIAH (PBS1421723)
NURUL AMIERA BINTI ZAILAN (PBS1421730)
TEOH CHI TEEN (PBS1411539)
NILILIA AHMAD ZAINUDIN (PBS1421764)
LIM HAN WEI (PBS1421712)
ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING (GSM5301)
DR. AHMED RAZMAN ABDUL LATIFF
PUTRA BUSINESS SCHOOL
25 FEBRUARY 2015
Table of Contents
List Of Tables 3
List Of Figure 3
1.0 CASE SUMMARY 4
2.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1 5
2.0.1 ACCPAC (ATLAM System) Or SAP System Dilemma 5
2.1 RECOMMENDATION 1 6
2.1.1 Feasibility Study 6
2.1.2 Cost-Benefit Analysis 7
2.1.3 Straight Line Method 8
3.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 2 11
3.0.1 Resistance To Change 11
3.1 RECOMMENDATION 2 11
4.0 CONCLUSION 12
5.0 REFERENCES 13
6.0 APPENDIX 14
List of Tables
Table 1: Initial outlay in ATLAM project……………………………………………….7
Table 2: Details Calculation on Cost Benefit Analysis……………………………….9
List of Figure
Photo 1 Illustration related to Cost Benefit Analysis………………………………..10
1.0 CASE SUMMARY
Akademi Teknikal Laut Malaysia (ATLAM) was established on 15 August 1981 which subsequently privatized on 1 January 1997. In December 2001, the management of ATLAM, a wholly owned organization of MICT Berhad, had been asked to upgrade its accounting system with the PETRA group-wide SAP system. The proposed System, Application and Products (SAP) system was scheduled to be phased in by 1 April 2002 as the start of the new financial year.
In 2001, ATLAM had been asked to upgrade accounting system with the PETRA group-wide SAP system. It is an integrated business application package that covered most function of an organisation. This system included comprehensive functions of financial accounting, controlling, asset management, sales and distribution, materials management, human resources, plant maintenance, project system and BASIS system.
Mr Zulkifli Osman as ATLAM’s Manager of Finance and Accounts Department was appointed to review the plan of
AN ANALYSIS ON SAP FOR ATLAM
GROUP 6
VIKNESWARY A/P CHELLIAH (PBS1421723)
NURUL AMIERA BINTI ZAILAN (PBS1421730)
TEOH CHI TEEN (PBS1411539)
NILILIA AHMAD ZAINUDIN (PBS1421764)
LIM HAN WEI (PBS1421712)
ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING (GSM5301)
DR. AHMED RAZMAN ABDUL LATIFF
PUTRA BUSINESS SCHOOL
25 FEBRUARY 2015
Table of Contents
List Of Tables 3
List Of Figure 3
1.0 CASE SUMMARY 4
2.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1 5
2.0.1 ACCPAC (ATLAM System) Or SAP System Dilemma 5
2.1 RECOMMENDATION 1 6
2.1.1 Feasibility Study 6
2.1.2 Cost-Benefit Analysis 7
2.1.3 Straight Line Method 8
3.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT 2 11
3.0.1 Resistance To Change 11
3.1 RECOMMENDATION 2 11
4.0 CONCLUSION 12
5.0 REFERENCES 13
6.0 APPENDIX 14
List of Tables
Table 1: Initial outlay in ATLAM project……………………………………………….7
Table 2: Details Calculation on Cost Benefit Analysis……………………………….9
List of Figure
Photo 1 Illustration related to Cost Benefit Analysis………………………………..10
1.0 CASE SUMMARY
Akademi Teknikal Laut Malaysia (ATLAM) was established on 15 August 1981 which subsequently privatized on 1 January 1997. In December 2001, the management of ATLAM, a wholly owned organization of MICT Berhad, had been asked to upgrade its accounting system with the PETRA group-wide SAP system. The proposed System, Application and Products (SAP) system was scheduled to be phased in by 1 April 2002 as the start of the new financial year.
In 2001, ATLAM had been asked to upgrade accounting system with the PETRA group-wide SAP system. It is an integrated business application package that covered most function of an organisation. This system included comprehensive functions of financial accounting, controlling, asset management, sales and distribution, materials management, human resources, plant maintenance, project system and BASIS system.
Mr Zulkifli Osman as ATLAM’s Manager of Finance and Accounts Department was appointed to review the plan of
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