Operations and Supply Chain Management
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ISBN: 9780078024023
Author: F. Robert Jacobs
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 17, Problem 1DQ
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To determine: The benefits of using an ERP system.
Enterprise Resource Planning is a business process managing software which lets the firm to integrate and manage many back-office functions of a firm. The back-office functions might be related to human resources, technology, and services.
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The following are the benefits of using an ERP system:
- Integration of planning, execution, and reporting across the functional areas of the firm.
- Leaner and efficient supply chains due to the coordination between the functional areas of the firm.
- Every unit can access the real-time data, as single database is used. Based on the present happenings, decisions can be made.
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