Don't just learn ERP. Run it.
Buy, make, sell, plan, pay the staff and close the books for a small games company, step by step, in six hands-on labs. Short videos and the book explain every process, and a final exam earns you a certificate employers can check. No ERP experience needed.
- 9 chapters
- 6 hands-on ERP labs
- Short videos with captions
- Final exam and certificate
Written and taught by Dr. Damien Mac Namara, supply chain lecturer and author of ERP in Practice.
Every chapter works the same way
You follow one small company, DiceBox Games, through its first year with an ERP system. Each chapter takes one part of the business and gives you four things to do, at your own pace.
Watch
About seven short videos a chapter, each under six minutes, with captions and a transcript.
Read
The chapter of the book, online, with its figures, worked examples and key terms.
Do
A lab in SCMBase: raise the orders, receive the goods, post the bills. Each step is checked as you go.
Check
A short quiz, with an explanation after every answer. Take it as often as you like.
The nine chapters
- One company, many departments
- How ERP came about, and how to choose one
- Buying: procure-to-pay · ERP Lab 1Set up a supplier and its price list, ask for quotations, order 2,000 game boxes, receive them, check the bill against the order and pay it.
- Making: production · ERP Lab 2Build a bill of materials and a routing, run a manufacturing order through two shifts, record scrap and work out what each game really costs.
- Selling: order-to-cash and CRM · ERP Lab 3Price a product and a kit, take a shop from quotation to shipped order to payment, run a launch promotion and turn a lead in the CRM into a sale.
- Planning: MRP and the master schedule · ERP Lab 4Run MRP on an order it can't meet in time, find out why, agree a new date and follow the plan day by day until the order goes out on time.
- People: HR and payroll · ERP Lab 5Set up departments, staff and skills, clock in at the kiosk, handle an expense claim, time off and a new hire, then run the payroll.
- The books: accounting in an ERP system · ERP Lab 6Fund the company, buy a machine and depreciate it, match the bank statement, and close the month with a profit and loss and a balance sheet.
- Implementing and improving ERP
Every lab runs step by step in SCMBase, with the idea behind each step explained as you go.
Who it's for
- People in purchasing, operations, logistics or finance who use an ERP system and want to see the whole picture
- Anyone joining an ERP project, as a key user or on the team that puts it in
- Graduates and career changers who want hands-on ERP experience to show employers
No ERP experience needed. You learn on SCMBase, so what you learn carries over to SAP, Oracle, Dynamics or Odoo.
The exam, and the certificate
The final exam opens when you've passed every chapter quiz. It has two parts, taken in one sitting, and you have three attempts.
30 questions, 45 minutes
Drawn from every chapter, in a different order each time. Pass mark 70%.
A final project in SCMBase
Run a business to a brief, without the step-by-step help, and meet its targets. SCMBase checks the result.
Yours to show
A PDF with your name, the date, the CPD hours and a unique number that employers can check online, and an "Add to LinkedIn" button.
One price, everything included
- Nine chapters: videos, reading and quizzes
- Six ERP labs in SCMBase, with ERP mode
- 6 months' access to SCMBase
- The final exam, with three attempts, and the certificate
Twelve supply chain labs: networks, stock, transport, suppliers, the bullwhip effect and a greener supply chain, with the companion book, Supply Chain Management in Practice, and the same kind of exam and certificate.
Tell me when it opensPass both and you are SCMBase Certified in ERP and Supply Chain.
Coming soonEnrolment opens soon: to hear when, email hello@scmbase.com. Prices include VAT. Payments will be handled by Paddle, which shows the price in your own currency at checkout. A resit after three attempts costs €29. See the refund policy.
Train your team in ERP and supply chain
Hands-on learning for planners, buyers, logistics staff and new graduates, and for teams getting ready for a new ERP system.
The certificate, for your staff
The SCMBase Certificate in ERP Systems for a group of employees. Group places on request.
Hands-on workshops
A day where your teams run a supply chain together, see the bullwhip effect for themselves and work out how to stop it. Led by Dr. Damien Mac Namara, in person or online.
Your own scenario
Want your own products and network in SCMBase? Tell us what you have in mind.
Taught by the person who built SCMBase
I'm Dr. Damien Mac Namara. I've been teaching supply chain management and ERP for many years, and I wrote the book and the labs this course is built on. Alongside teaching, I run a small games company, and I've long been interested in what games and gamification can do for learning: SCMBase is where the two meet.
Questions
How long does it take?
At your own pace: most people spend a week or two on each chapter. Your access lasts 6 months from the day you enrol.
Do I need to know ERP already?
No. The course starts from how a company is organised, and builds up one process at a time. If you've worked in a company, you'll recognise a lot of it.
Is this SAP training?
No: it teaches how ERP works, not one vendor's screens. SCMBase uses the same ideas you'll find in SAP, Oracle, Dynamics and Odoo: master data, documents that follow one another, the three-way match, MRP and the general ledger.
Is the certificate accredited?
Every certificate has a number that employers can check at scmbase.com/verify.
What do I need?
A laptop or desktop with an up-to-date browser for the labs and the exam. You can watch the videos, read and take the quizzes on a phone or tablet too.
What if I don't pass?
You have three attempts at the final exam. After that, a resit costs €29. The chapter quizzes are practice: take them as often as you like.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Paddle can issue an invoice with your company's details. For several people, email hello@scmbase.com.
I'm a student in a class that uses SCMBase. Is this for me?
Your class gives you the labs your lecturer chooses. The certificate is separate: it adds the full course and the final exam, if you'd like a certificate as well.