This document discusses enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. It defines ERP as a collection of software modules that integrate business processes across an entire organization. The main functional areas covered by ERP systems include business planning, sales, production, materials management, and personnel management. The document outlines benefits such as improved quality, efficiency, agility, data security, and management decision making. It also notes potential drawbacks like high implementation costs, time requirements, and centralized data security risks. In conclusion, the presentation provides an overview of ERP systems and their role in modern business operations.
3. Why ERP?
• A collection of software systems that help to
manage business processes for an entire
organization
• Designed to integrate all information processing
support for an entire organization.
• Its facilitates error free transaction.
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7. An ERP system covers following common
functional areas
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8. • Business forecasting, planning and control
(business).
• Sales, distribution, invoicing(sales).
• Production, planning and control (production).
• Material management (materials).
• Personal management (personnel).
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Typical ERP modules in any organization.
10. Quality & Efficiency
• ERP can improve quality and efficiency of the
business. By keeping a company’s internal
business process running smoothly, ERP can
lead to better outputs that may benefit the
company such as in customer services and
manufacturing.
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11. Brings Agility
• ERP creates more agile, company that adapts
better to change. It also makes a company
more flexible and less rigidly structured so
organization components operate more
cohesively, enhancing the business- internally
and externally.
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12. Improved data security
• A common control system, such as the kind
offered by ERP system, allows organizations
the ability to more easily to ensure key
company data is not compromised.
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13. Supports upper level of
management
ERP supports upper level of management by
providing information for decision making.
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14. Advantage’s of ERP
• Improves employee satisfaction.
• Removing data and process redundancies.
• Assist the day to day activities.
• Assist the management decision making
breakdown the barriers between department.
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15. Continued
• Automate the business processes.
• Enhance the organization competitive
advantage.
• It enables real time data information
availability, i.e. reduction in inventory.
• It allows to access, update instantly and saves
lot of time..
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17. Drawbacks of ERP
• ERP system Can be very expensive to
implement
• ERP system takes lot of efforts and time and,
• Requires lot of training.
• ERP system centralize the data in one place
and this can increase the risk of losing
sensitive increase.
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Procurement software is a computer program or suite that allows an organization to automate the processes of purchasing materials and maintaining an inventory of goods. Procurement software can generate purchase orders, execute the ordering process online, match invoices to materials received, and pay all bills electronically.
