ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the incorporation of management data and processes with technological components to make access of information easier. A basic software framework is used to achieve this and information which would otherwise be scattered across individual departments gets pooled together and enables users to access it from a single source.

When a Business's Processes are mapped on to a robust technical structure, you gain more control over how each process affects or contributes to the overall operation of an organization.

Any given Organization like a school, college or a company that specializes in providing solutions and services, can benefit by adopting and implementing ERP system;

• Augments Productivity
• Increases Transparency
• Multiple levels of access
• Multiple Reporting Options
• Allows easy update of content
• Ease of access helps with timely decisions
• Usually module based, so can be customized
• Easier to track progress of any specific process
• Usually easy to migrate from an existing system
• Enables easier resource forecasting and strategic planning
• Helps in 'going-Green', due to less reliance on paper based information

Having an ERP system in place benefits an organization both directly and indirectly. On one hand you have results that you can measure, on the other you have an organization whose performance is on an upswing.