The ABCs of ERP: An Executive Primer

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By Dr. Katherine Jones, Aberdeen Group

Perhaps your company is evaluating the need for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or considering investing in a new solution. Either way, understanding "ERP" and what it offers in today's business world is critical to your software and vendor selection.

This article by Katherine Jones provides insight on ERP from a top business analyst.

On This Page

• What Is ERP?
• Answers to 5 Common Questions About ERP
• Challenges and Strategies for Small and Mid-size Businesses Today
• It's Time to Reevaluate ERP
• Aberdeen Conclusions
• Recommendations

What Is ERP Today?

What exactly is ERP? When "ERP" (enterprise resource planning) is discussed today, it is rarely in the context of planning how resources are to be expended. Rather, it refers to an enterprise view of the business—in other words, a view of a company and all its parts as connected whole, rather than small silos of activity. ERP relates to the software infrastructure that holds the entire company together internally, on the one hand, and supports the external business processes the company engages in, on the other.

• ERP applications address a business process.
• ERP applications are modular.
• ERP applications are integrated.
• ERP applications include a company's reach beyond its walls—to its suppliers, customers, and partners.
• The entire ERP suite will address all areas (or the great majority) of a company's business functions.

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