ERP

Definition
 Definition-1 (wiki..)

• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is business process

management software that allows an organization to use
a system of integrated applications to manage the
business and automate back office functions.
• ERP software integrates all facets of an operation,
including
• product planning,
• development,
• manufacturing processes,
• sales and marketing.
 Definition-2
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a business
management software — usually a suite of integrated
applications — that a company can use to collect,
store, manage and interpret data from many business
activities, including:
– Product planning, cost and development
– Manufacturing or service delivery
– Marketing and sales
– Inventory management
– Shipping and payment
 Definition-3 (investo..)
Definition of 'Enterprise Resource Planning - ERP'
• A process by which a company (often a
manufacturer) manages and integrates the
important parts of its business.
• An ERP management information system
integrates areas such as planning, purchasing,
inventory, sales, marketing, finance, human
resources, etc.
 Definition-4 (Aptean)
• The ERP system definition, then, would be a set of
software applications that organize, define and
standardize the business processes necessary to effectively
plan and control an organization.
• Essentially, ERP applications are a computer model of your
business, embodying the products and processes,
information flow, procedures, and relationships between
functions and activities. A set of planning applications can
provide recommendations for what must be accomplished
in order to meet the forecasted demand and keep the
business functioning smoothly
 Definition-5 (businessDict..)
• (Enterprise Resource Planning) is An integrated
information system that serves all departments within an
enterprise.
• Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the
use of packaged software rather than proprietary software
written by or for one customer.
• ERP modules may be able to interface with an
organization's own software with varying degrees of effort,
and, depending on the software, ERP modules may be
alterable via the vendor's proprietary tools as well as
proprietary or standard programming languages.
 2. GOALs OF ERP
1. Goals for an ERP Project for a Manufacturing
Company - by Chirantan Basu, Demand Media
Enterprise resource planning is the integration of various
corporate functions using information technology. The main
objective of a small or large manufacturing company's ERP
project is to track its supply chain activities from inventory
purchase to processing and final shipment to customers.
This integrated view of company data can improve
information sharing and collaboration across functional and
corporate boundaries.
2.The goal of ERP software is to provide a
platform for integrating dissimilar enterprise
applications, such as business-critical
inventory, manufacturing, sales, marketing,
and finance applications. The idea is to
provide a way to exchange information
between systems and to help companies plan
ahead, usually in the development of
products.
3. purpose
The Purpose of an ERP system comes from some of
its advantages below:
– All Business processes and sub-processes are integrated
into a single unified system.
– An ERP provides you Productivity, efficiency,
effectiveness in Business plans.
– It Reduce the response time due to the effective
transfer of Information.
– An ERP system allows you to streamline most of your
functions performed by your organization as a whole.
– It helps in quick and vital decision making in an
organization.