First, Introduction to ERP Concept
1. What is ERP?
ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning, "Enterprise Resource Plan" System) is a software package consisting of different functional modules. It uses the latest achievements of computer and network communication technology, which is aimed at planning and implementing logistics, funding. Flow, information flow ("Three Flow") Unified Operators and Management Information Systems. In ERP, many scientific and advanced and management ideas have been fully reflected. You can define three levels:
Management Thought: ERP is a complete set of enterprise management system standards proposed by the famous computer technology consultation and evaluation group Garner Group Inc., which is developed in the MRPII (Manufacturing Resources Planning, "Manufacturing Resources Program") The management idea of supply chain (Supply Chain);
Software products: It is a comprehensive application of client, server system, relational database structure, object-oriented technology, graphical user interface, fourth generation language (4GL), network communication and other information industry results, with ERP management ideas for software products; Management System: It is an enterprise resource management system integrating corporate management concepts, business processes, basic data, human materials, computer hardware and software.
2. How does ERP develop?
ERP is first proposed by Gartner Group Inc. in the early 1990s, the ERP concept is only based on the development of computer technology and invested in the development of various manufacturing management systems in the information age management system. Trend and change; at that time, the application of Internet was not widely popular. As practicing and developing ERP has deeper connotation. Today's ERP system centralized information technology and advanced management thinking is to become the operating model of modern enterprises, reflecting modern enterprises to make a reasonable main adjustment of resources, maximize the requirements of social wealth, and become a company in the information age. cornerstone.
3. What is the biggest feature of ERP?
Integration is the biggest feature of ERP. ERP is a highly integrated management system that can not only integrate logistics and capital flow within the company, but also integrate the suppliers of the enterprise to the supplier and its market and customer logistics and fund flow information.
4. What is the advantage of ERP integration?
* The source of data is unique, avoiding the error brought by repeated input and other people
* The results of data and data processing can be shared by all authorized personnel.
* Information in the system can pass database technology, by authorized managers according to actual needs need to be multi-path query
5. What is the advanced concept in the ERP system?
Enterprise Resource Plan System ERP refers to today's most advanced enterprise management model and philosophy, the main purpose is to fully distribute and balance the resources in all aspects, financial, things, production, supply, sales, etc., so that Fully capable of playing full capacity in a fierce market competition to achieve the best economic benefits.
6. How does the ERP system improve the company?
my country has quickly turned to the market economy by the planned economy. After joining the WTO, all enterprises directly face the fierce market, and the original management system of the enterprise can not adapted to the development of the new economic era, through a single link or hierarchy management. It is no longer able to resolve the complex problems faced. ERP system focuses on enterprise management, systematic, pays attention to corporate relationships, support global management, while ERP can provide more services to customers at lower costs. Successfully select and implement ERP can effectively improve the efficiency of enterprises, work and equipment, and achieve fast information transmission and sharing, thereby achieving comprehensive improvement in management level, making corporate vitality and active strengthening.
7. Where is the excellent performance of the ERP system? ERP allows user managers to easily customize each user's operation permission to each function. When the operator uses each function, the system automatically verifies the operational permissions to achieve multi-level security control, which greatly improves the security and data security of the user system.
8. Where is the technical advantage of the ERP system?
ERP is functionally supported by transport management, warehouse management; also supports online analysis processing, after-sales service and quality feedback, and accurately grasping the pulse of market demand in real time; support multinational management multi-country region, multi-factory, more Language, multi-currency demand; support multiple production types or hybrid manufacturing enterprises, combining discrete production, flow operation and streaming production characteristics; support remote communication, web / internet / intranet, e-commerce, electronic data exchange (EDI Support the integration of the dynamic model change of workflow (business processes) and information processing and other distance program commands.
9. Why is the versatility of the ERP system is a key factor in its success?
ERP is an enterprise management system that will become ideal and has a wide range of versatility. The system involves the management of people, financial, things, production, supply, sales, forecasting, and decision-making, including procurement, inventory, Sales, production, finance, cost accounting, personnel management and business decision, and after-sales service and quality feedback, in real time and accurately grasp the pulse of market demand.
10. What are the software commonly used in ERP systems?
At present, the universal ERP system software in the world has SAP, BAAN, JDE, Oracle, PeopleSoft, QAD, etc. These software have summed up the advanced management ideas and experience in various international industries, and after the practice of many leaders, this Hunan ERP project uses SAP's ERP system software.
11. What are the basic functions of ERP?
Although ERP software products at home and abroad do not have the same size, software functions, technical architecture, etc., they are basically the same for ERP core business functions, including: financial accounting; management accounting; sales; logistics management; Production plan; equipment management. A typical ERP system typically includes project management, investment management, fund management and other auxiliary functions.
