Inside ERP Tech Brief Sample

“Another manager in my business asked me to define ERP today and I didn’t really have a good answer for him,” Focus contributor Patrick Mills posted recently to the Focus Finance Group. “How would you guys define ERP and what does it encompass?”

“The key word is ‘enterprise’ – software systems that can potentially address most, if not all, of the critical processes and functional areas in a company,” replied Focus contributor Paul Sita. This varies, based on whether you are in manufacturing, distribution, services or other kinds of industry. But anything that can be considered [a true] ERP solution has to address the breadth of the organization. Most customers do not implement all that functionality, certainly not in the beginning. However, they grow into it, and the integrated nature of ERP systems, by definition, brings value to whatever sub-set of applications you do implement,” Mr. Sita added.