Enterprise Resource Planning system,
popularly known as ERP system, the descendant of MRPII offers the answer
to the economic and productivity troubles of manufacturing and service
enterprises. Thus, the ERP system has become very popular as an
enterprise management software tool.
ERP is a Software
application that provides an organization with functionality for two or
more systems. While some ERP packages initially covered two to three
functions for an organization most ERP systems today cover almost all
the business functions of an organization.
As the name suggests,
the term ERP referred to how a large organization planned to use a
organization's wide resources. It was the larger companies that have
opted to use the ERP systems initially. However, the use of ERP has
changed and today the term can refer to any type of company, no matter
what industry it falls in. In fact, ERP systems are used in almost any
type of organization - large or small.
The latest ERP tools
available in the market today can cover a wide range of functions and
integrate them into one unified database. For instance, functions such
as Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relations
Management, Financials, Manufacturing functions and Warehouse Management
functions were all once stand alone software applications, usually
housed with their own database and network, can now fit under one
umbrella called ERP.
Popularity of the ERP system has grown with
its vast usage among the all kind of industries, Today majority of the
midsize organizations are using ERP to support a variety of business
issues, including globalization, lean manufacturing, conducting
e-business, consolidation, shared services, collaborating with suppliers
and meeting the requirements of new customers.
In today's
competitive business world usage of ERP system is becoming a must for
any organization to meet the challenges faced in their business process.
Studies also reveal that very few midsize companies that don't already
have an ERP implemented are facing numerous problems in their production
and sales departments.
Web-based ERP
Of late many of the
organization consider Web-enabled ERP as their most important and
strategic platform because it provides a solid foundation and
information backbone for eBusiness. When a business application like an
ERP system is enhanced with the eBusiness capability, i.e. making it a
web-based ebusiness enabled ERP, they supercharge each other. eBusiness
is the best vehicle to share business information with partners for
creating major B2B synergies.
A fully integrated web-based ERP
will capture and create accurate, consistent and timely relevant data,
and assist in intelligent business decision-making. The impact of
ERP/e-Business integration is substantial, ranging from reduced
inventory and personnel level to improved order and cash management. It
also results in improved customer responsiveness, reduced IT costs and
the availability for value-added activities.
A clear advantage of
the web-based ERP solution is that remote users like executives and
sales representatives can access the company system with any browser,
which is much more convenient than going through a laptop configured for
Terminal Services. A quick and on-time implementation of the solution
can be done on your existing configuration set up. That means you do not
need to upgrade your network for Windows/Exchange Server and SQL Server
database.
Web-based ERP removes your headache from the
Investment made towards time and cost in the maintenance of the server
& other hardware.
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