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Erp definition |
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(Enterprise Resource Planning) 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.(Enterprise
Resource Planning) 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. An ERP system can include
software for manufacturing, order entry, accounts
receivable and payable, general ledger, purchasing,
warehousing, transportation and human resources. The
major ERP vendors are SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Baan and
J.D. Edwards. Lawson Software specializes in back-end
processing that integrates with another vendor's
manufacturing system. See CRM, sales force automation,
supply chain management and NRP. |
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