What is an ERP system?
The ERP system is an IT-supported system of software solutions that helps management to keep track of existing resources and business processes. With the help of the Microsoft dynamics nav consultant system, it is possible for them to optimally use the resources in the individual company areas
- to shape
- to influence and
- to manage effectively.
ERP systems are integrated programs based on central data management. Thereby the information flows within a business process
- supports,
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- Optimized
The integration of the information and applications in their entirety reduces the throughput times of the various processes and facilitates the organization of work processes in the company. The comparison of the cockpit of a jumbo jet is often used. It enables the pilot to call up all information about internal operating processes and vital resources and – if necessary – to intervene in the process to correct and control it.
This enables management to take appropriate countermeasures in good time to realign and realign the course of the entire company, a division, an individual department or a specific process.
An ERP system consists of various modules, such as materials management, CRM, financial accounting or sales. They all have the same database and communicate with each other.
It is part of the claim of an ERP system that it is integrative and depicts the company as a whole, both in the cross-divisional basic functions and in the specialist departments or functional areas. Ideally, an ERP system covers all areas of the company. If you take a closer look, the company divisions can be divided into specific departments, each of which has its tasks. On the other hand, they represent cross-divisional areas that provide resources for all departments and specialist areas.