Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Overview

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)?

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A computer system that integrates application programs in accounting, sales, manufacturing, and other functions in a firm through a shared database.

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What is cloud computing in the context of ERP?

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Delivering hosted ERP services over the Internet, which can significantly reduce the cost of ERP.

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Name a major ERP vendor that specializes in supply chain applications.

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JDA Software.

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What ERP product does Microsoft offer?

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Microsoft Dynamics, which features customer relationship management.

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Which company is known as the largest ERP vendor?

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SAP.

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What is transaction processing?

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The posting and tracking of the detailed activities of a business.

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What does decision support in ERP systems refer to?

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The ability of the system to help a user make intelligent judgments about how to run the business.

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What does 'real time' mean in the context of ERP?

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As soon as a transaction is entered, the effect is known by all users of the system.

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What is a data warehouse?

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A special program designed to automatically capture and process data for uses outside the basic ERP system applications.

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List one main function of SAP Supply Chain Management.

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Supply chain planning.