Sunday, 14 September 2014

Key Components of an Optimal Enterprise Resource Planning System

Major components of ERP Systems

What Is ERP Systems? Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems
Components of Manufacturing :-
Engineering, Bills of Material, Scheduling, Capacity, Workflow Management, Quality Control, Cost Management, Manufacturing Process, Manufacturing Projects, Manufacturing Flow
Components of Supply Chain Management :-
Supply Chain Planning, Inventory, Purchasing, Order Entry, Product Configuration, Claim Processing, Supplier Scheduling, Material Management 
Components of Financials Resource Management :-
General Ledger, Cash Management, Accounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAsset Management, Time and Expense, Financial Reporting, projects
Major Functional Components of Human Resources Management :-
Human Resources, Payroll, Training, Time & Attendance, Benefits
Customer Relationship Management Components :- 
Sales and Marketing, Commissions, Service, Customer Contact and Call Center support

ERP Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages of Implementation of an ERP system :
  • Reduced redundancy in entering data
  • ERP system provides the real time information all needs of the organization in a single system.
  • ERP Allow everyone to access same source and  share same source of information
  • ERP allow to access, update instantly and saves lot of time.
  • Integration among different functional areas to ensure proper communication, productivity and efficiency
  • The Accounting for all of these tasks, tracking the Revenue, Cost and Profit on a granular level.
  • Allow standardization of business processes and enterprise’s information
Disadvantages of ERP Systems :- 
The disadvantages of ERP systems are as follows :-
  • Takes a lot of effort and time and requires a lot of training
  • Customization of the ERP software is limited. Some customization may involve changing of the ERP software structure which is usually not allowed.  
  • ERP systems can be very expensive to install.
  • ERP Systems centralize the data in one place and this can increase the risk of loss of sensitive information in the event of a security violation.

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