Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP, is the name given to
a type of computer application now prevalent in many different
organisations across the world. ERP systems primarily support
business operations – those activities in an organisation
that support the selling process, including order processing,
manufacturing, distribution, planning, customer service, human
resources, finance, and purchasing. ERP systems are function-rich,
and typically cover all of these activities - the principal
benefit being that the same data can easily be shared between
different departments. ERP systems are used in many industries,
ranging from healthcare, to manufacturing, and government.
