Development of enterprise resource planning systems (ERPS) and Big Data impact on management account

You are required to prepare a 1500 word report in response to the brief supplied below (there is a margin of +/- 10% before any penalties will be applied)

In order to complete the assignment satisfactory you will be required to research/review the appropriate academic materials/journals etc. relating to the areas that you consider to be important. You have been provided with one or more articles which it is hoped will initiate your research. You will need to read beyond these to achieve a pass mark.

The coursework must be complet. in WORD, and correctly referenced so sources and any technical information can be verified as required.

The assignment cover sheet trust be used and completed.

Please use your own name and student ID as the document title when uploading to Moodie.

The assignment requires a report format, which implies the use of formal business English. Marks will be allocated to the structure of the report and the use of business language.

You should use Font Arial 11 and 1.5 line spacing The word count should be included at the end of the document.

Turnitin plagiarism software will automatically be applied, it is advised that the coursework is put through draft Turnitin prior to final submission. Please see the following for guidance:

Please note that, under the Course Regulations, you are entitled to only two attempts to pass each assignment. You are strongly advised to take every opportunity to submit work as failure to submit counts as a fa, Should you fail an assignment, it is very important that you arrange a tutorial with the marker so that you can improve your work.

• Up to 1 hour late — no penalty

• 1-24 hours late - the mark awarded will be reduc. by 5%. The deduction will not be made if the original rnark is below 50% or the deduction will bring the mark below 5 0,0

• Between 24 hours and one week (5 working days) late - the mark awarded will be reduced by 10%. The deduction will not be made if the original mark is below 50% or the deduction will bring the mark below 50%

• More than one week (5 working days) — Work will not be accepted, a mark of zero will be given and a non-submission will be recorded

Information Technology (IT) and digitalisation have been influencing businesses and management accounting for some time:

• The use of Information Technology (IT) and digitalisation has led to accounting information being collected, analysed and report. more conveniently, promptly and accurately than previously.

• It is considered that Big Data has the greatest potential to influence and enhance management accounting information and the role of the management accountant in business.

Critically discuss the development of enterprise resource planning systems (ERPS) and the emergence of cloud computing and the impact they have had on the work of management accountants.

Critically evaluate Big Data and its ability to enhance the role of the management accountant. Identify one real world example of the use of Big Data within the role of decision making and discuss its effectiveness.

Discuss and evaluate information systems. management reports. 'big data and the use of such information for decision making and control.