INTRODUCTION ERP IS A SOFTWARE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED IN AN ORGANIZATION , TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND ENABLE EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES .
ERP IS A SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES ALL
FACETS OF THE BUSINESS INCLUDING – PLANNING , MANUFACTURING , SALES , AND
MARKETING .
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INVENTORY CONTROL , ORDER TRACKING ,CUSTOMER SERVICE , FINANCE AND HUMAN
• IMPORTANCE OF ERP A WELL ORGANIZED AND IMPLEMENTED ERP HELPS TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BUSINESS. IT ENABLES TIMELY BUSINESS INFORMATION BETTER CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP IMPROVED INTERNAL PROCESSES INCREASE PROFITABILITY.
EACH ERP SYSTEM IS DIFFERENT FROM
EACH OTHER AND IS CUSTOMISED ACCORDING TO THE BUSINESS . ONCE ERP IS IMPLEMENTED IN AN ORGANISATION IT GIVES SURE RESULTS AS ALL THE DEPARTMENT BECOMES AUTOMATED AND CUSTOMERS ARE BETTER SERVED AS THE CONCERN DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE ACCESS
TODAY, MANY SMALL ENTERPRISES ARE INVESTING IN ERP . WHEN IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP TRACK OF THINGS LIKE THE NUMBER OF QUOTES AND JOBS THE COMPANY HAS, MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE BECOMES NECESSARY .
THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF MANUFACTURING
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE SHOULD INCLUDES : ABILITY TO COST OUT JOBS AND PRODUCTS ABILITY TO HELP WITH MATERIAL PLANNING A JOB TRACKING FUNCTION, AND BASIC ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS.
THE BENEFITS OF A ERP ARE : EACH ACTIVITY CAN BE MONITORED AND
WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL RESULTS MORE ACCURATE DECISION MAKING PRODUCTION CAN BE CONTROLLED AND REDUNDANT INVENTORY AVOIDED
IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP CALLS FOR THE TOTAL COOPERATION FROM THE STAFF AND THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM IMPLEMENTATION TEAM SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONVINCE THE BENEFITS OF THE NEW ERP SYSTEM ALL THE DATA SHOULD BE ENTERED IN A
ONCE THE CLIENT IS PROPERLY TRAINED ON
THE NEW SYSTEM, IT CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE LIVE SERVER WHERE THE ACTUAL ERP SYSTEM RESIDES . THE DUMMY SERVER IS THE EXACT REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL SERVER . TRAINING THE END USERS IS THE