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 RESOURCES ARE CONTROLLED .

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 TO EVERY BIT OF

INFORMATION .

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 DUMMY SERVER

FIRST.

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 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.