By Suren :
As an ERP consultant it is very important that we know how the ERP Components are categorized, because be it in pre-sales or implementations we are likely to come across a situation where we need to be able to explain this to the clients. I was surprised when I came across consultants in the field who after years of experience still find it hard to properly categorize the components. So here goes, just make sure you have some idea of this, just in case someone asks.
ERP Components
Transactional Backbone
* Financials
* Distribution
* Human Resources
* Product lifecycle management
Advanced Applications
* Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
* Supply chain management
o Purchasing
o Manufacturing
o Distribution
* Warehouse Management System
Management Portal/Dashboard
* Decision Support System (BI etc)
These modules can exist in a complete system or utilized in an ad-hoc fashion. (Courtesy :Wikipedia)
It also definitely helps to know how ERP evolved and the story behind it. For my previous post on this topic click here.
Hope this info is useful. Feel free to contact me on ssurenlk@msn.com.
Have a nice day !!
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