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CONTENTS
1. What is ERP
2. History of ERP
3. Why ERP
5. Benefits of ERP
WHAT IS ERP?
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Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP is an industry term for
integrated, multi-module application software packages that are
designed to serve and support multiple business functions. An
ERP system can include software for manufacturing, order entry,
accounts receivable and payable, general ledger, purchasing,
warehousing, transportation and human resources. Evolving out
of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged
software rather than proprietary software written by or for one
customer. ERP modules may be able to interface with an
organization's own software with varying degrees of effort, and,
depending on the software, ERP modules may be alterable via the
vendor's proprietary tools as well as proprietary or standard
programming languages.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF ERP
WHY IS IT NECESSARY?
MARKET LEADERS
With ERP, all elements in the supply and production chain can be
easily accessed by all those who need the information. This leads
to efficiency in customer management and perceived company
effectiveness in delivering on customer expectations.
Other Advantages
An oft-overlooked advantage in having a workable and
efficient ERP system in place is savings in relation to energy
consumption and data management.
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OVERVIEW OF POPULAR ERP
PRODUCTS
Oracle E- Business Suite
SAP
WHAT IS SAP?
SAP (Systems, Applications, and Products in
Data Processing) is the leading ERP (Enterprise
Resource Planning) software package. SAP was the
first to integrate a corporation's worldwide functions
tightly into one application. SAP R/2 was released as
the first version of their software in 1979. Its
domination of the market occurred during the
1980s, expanding first throughout Europe (early
1980s) and then North America (1988). SAP R/3, an
advanced, client-server based version of the
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popular R/2 product, was released in 1992 and
sparked a stunning takeover of America's largest
businesses — 44% of US companies were using it
within five years of its expansion. In 1999, SAP
introduced its newest major product upgrade.
Named mySAP.com to emphasize its shift to an e-
business focus, mySAP.com builds on the strengths
of the SAP R/3 product in a fully Internet enabled
architecture. MySAP.com also incorporates SAP's
newest business applications for CRM, Supply Chain
Management (SAP APO), and Data Warehousing
(Business Information Warehouse or BW).
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SAP R/3 is based on various hardware and
software architectures, running on most types of
UNIX, on Windows NT and OS/400. SAP R/3 runs on
several databases Oracle, Adabas D, Informix, DB2
for UNIX, DB2/400, and Microsoft’s SQL Server 6.0.
Since R/3 foundation, SAP has made significant
development and installed thousands of R/3
systems
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integrated and driven by external factors. A number
of people have presented new ideas about how an
ERP should be used. One of the industries that is
strongly aware of this changes are those that deal
with Information Technology. To solve many of the
problems that are present with contemporary ERP
solutions, many in the IT industry are placing an
emphasis on creating messaging pipes.
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