ENTERPRISE

SYSTEM
Name : ATREYEE SARMA
Roll : 008
ENTERPRISE SYSTEM :- Enterprise systems are software applications that have cross-
organizational capabilities. They allow for collaboration and communication across
the organization through collection of data that is accessible and usable by multiple
departments.
• It is also called “enterprise resource planning (ERP)” systems.
• It is a suite of integrated software modules and a common central database.
• It collects data from many divisions of firm for use in nearly of all firm’s internal
business activities.
• Information entered in one process is immediately available for other processes.
WORKING OF AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM
• Cash on hand
• Accounts receivable
FINANCE AND
ACCOUNTING • Customer Credit
• Revenue

• Orders • Hours worked

• Sales Forecasts
SALES AND CENTRALISED HUMAN • Labour skills
• Return requests MARKETING DATABASE RESOURCES • Job cost
• Price changes

• Materials
• Production Schedules
MANUFACTURE
AND • Shipment dates
PRODUCTION • Production capacity
• Purchases
 ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
A. Built around thousands of predefined business processes that reflect best
practises.
i. Finance Accounting: general ledger, accounts payable and so on.
ii. Human Resources: personnel administration ,payroll and so on.
iii. Manufacturing/production: purchasing, shipping and so on.
iv. Sales/marketing: order processing, billing, sales planning and so on.
 ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
B. To implement firms
i. Select functions of system they wish to use.
ii. Map business processes to software processes.
iii. Use software’s configuration table for customizing.
BUSINESS VALUE OF ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
• Increase operational efficiency.
• Provide firm wide information to support decision making.
• Enable rapid responses to customer requests for information or products.
• Include analytical tools to evaluate overall organizational performance.