Enterprise Resource Planning ( E.R.P.)

Most businesses use a multitude processes in order for their system to function smoothly and consistently. They use a collaboration of activities that allows inputs into outputs which are parts that receive inputs and produce outputs by humans and computers. Each process differs from dynamic process and vary by organizational scope in order to improve process quality and end problems of isolated information.

During the 1990's and 80's databases technologies and data communications became effective and that's when companies started developing enterprise systems like the ERP enterprise resource planning. E.R.P. is a set of applications known as modules that consolidate business operations into a single computing platform. This system allows a company to keep using their data, even during the change over.

The elements of an E.R.P. applications and processes are a supply chain which consists of manufacturers, vendors, procurement and inventory. Vendors are company workers who that consists of laborers, in charge of capacity management, schedules and quality control. C.R.M. deal with accounting, sales, customer services and the marketing process. Also human resource department is concerned with payroll,time cards, vacations, employee complaints, hiring,firing, training and benefits. Another process is the software that deals with accounting involving S.O.P.'s needing applications multiple databases, businesses lay out, training and continuing.