In regard to the application packages, many products have been developed thus far and are selling wellI, how do conventional application packages and ERP packages differ?
The first answer to thi uestion is that ERP packages cannot only -handle individual, business functions ,such as accounts and inventory{A detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods and materials in stock.}, but also the entire range of business functions necessary for the company's operations.
The second difference is that 'ERP' packages are targeted at everything from small businesses to the rargest organizations and that they can be composed of a highly flexible decentralized database and an information system cluster linked by a network.
The third difference is global adaptation, represented by ERP packages' multilingual and multi-currency capacity. In the present day, when companies, irrespective of their size and market share, are manufacturing and selling in various areas of the world, the globalization of management platforms is being hastened, along with the global adaptation of enterprise information systems. |