What is ERP? Measure the test taker's knowledge about the definition of ERP from multiple perspectives.

1.1 What is ERP?

Definition

ERP is defined in many books and articles, for example:

One of the definitions of ERP

ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning "Enterprise Resource Planning") can be defined at three levels: management ideas, software products, and management systems:

I. Garter Group Inc, a famous American computer technology consulting and evaluation group. A complete set of enterprise management system standards are proposed. The essence is the supply chain developed based on MRPII (Manufacturing Resources Planning, "Manufacturing Resource Planning) management ideas;

Ii. Integrated Application of the client/server system, relational database structure, object-oriented technology, graphical user interface, fourth-generation language (4gl), network communication, and other information industry achievements, software products with ERP management as the soul;

III. It is an enterprise resource management system integrating enterprise management concepts, business processes, basic data, human and material resources, computer hardware and software.

"ERP" has specific connotation and extension for different expressions and requirements in the management, information, and business circles, it has three different meanings: "ERP management ideology", "ERP software", and "ERP system.

 

Definition 2 of ERP

ERP is short for Enterprise Resources Planning (Enterprise Resource Planning). It was initially developed by Gartner Group in the United States in early 1990s. According to Gartner Group, the ERP system is "an application software system that reasonably integrates finance, distribution, manufacturing, and other business functions ".

 

ERP Definition 3

ERP -- Enterprise Resource Planning: an enterprise resource planning system is a management platform that provides decision-making and operation means for decision-making and employees based on information technology and systematic management ideas. The ERP system integrates information technology with advanced management ideas and becomes the operating mode of modern enterprises, reflecting the requirements of the times for enterprises to rationally allocate resources and maximize social wealth, it has become the cornerstone of the survival and development of enterprises in the information age.

 

Chapter 3 functional technical requirements of ERP in Chapter 7th of National Standard ERP specification (Information Standard Network http://www.e-standards.org.cn/) are defined as follows:

7 functional technical requirements of ERP products

As a true ERP product, in terms of basic functions, it must be able to meet all aspects of the most important management and operation behavior of the enterprise, while taking into account the constant changes in the actual situation, to lay a solid foundation for flexible adaptation to changes in management, the following framework specifications and evaluation methods can quickly evaluate the basic functions of an ERP system, while also measuring the product standards, in the form of a list:

Evaluation Method description:

This summary table shows the score and percentage of the score of each module's Evaluation Index * 100

The field specified for each evaluation is described as follows:

Category: function category of the module

B. Level: indicates the importance of this function to users.

C. Configuration score: the proportion of this function in the entire module

D. Function Description: Description of the Function

E. Evaluation Criteria: The level of detail and achievement of the Function

F. Whether or not: indicates whether the management software's function meets the evaluation criteria.

G. Weight: the importance of this evaluation standard in this function

H. Score: The score of this function after the weight is assigned by the evaluation standard.

General description

Function category	Total score	Score
Evaluation Method description This summary table shows the score and percentage of the score of each module's Evaluation Index * 100 The field specified for each evaluation is described as follows: Category: function category of the module B. Level: indicates the importance of this function to users. C. Configuration score: the proportion of this function in the entire module D. Function Description: Description of the Function E. Evaluation Criteria: The level of detail and achievement of the Function F. Whether or not: indicates whether the management software's function meets the evaluation criteria. G. Weight: the importance of this evaluation standard in this function H. Score: The score of this function after the weight is assigned by the evaluation standard. Environment and user interface	100	0
System integration	100	0
System Management	100	0
Basic Information	100	0
Inventory	100	0
Procurement	100	0
Marketing	100	0
BOM	100	0
Ticket	100	0
Process	100	0
MRP	100	0
Cost	100	0
Human resources	100	0
Quality assurance	100	0
Business Decision-Making	100	0
General Ledger	100	0
Automatic entries	100	0
Receivables	100	0
Payable	100	0
Fixed assets	100	0
Total	100	0