6.1 SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
A Software Package is a prewritten commercially available set of Software Programs that eliminates the need for a firm to write its own Software Programs for certain functions, such as payroll processing or order handling.
Software Vendors such as SAP and Oracle have developed powerful Software packages that can support the primary business processes of a firm worldwide from Warehousing, Customer Relationship Management , Supply Chain Management, and Finance to Human Resources.
These large-scale Enterprise Software Systems provide a single, integrated
Worldwide Software System for firms at a cost much less than they would pay if they develop it themselves.
These Systems are so complex, and require so much experience, that very few corporations have the expertise required to develop these packages.