Enterprise resource planning ERP is the
planning of how business resources materials,
employees, customers etc. are acquired
and moved from one state to another.
An ERP system supports most of the business
system that maintains in a single database
the data needed for a variety of business
functions such as Manufacturing, Supply
Chain Management, Financials, Projects,
Human Resources and Customer Relationship
Management.
Common database can allow every department
of a business to store and retrieve information
in real-time. The modular software
design permits to a business to select the
modules they need, mix and match modules
from different vendors, and add new modules
of their own to improve business performance