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A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a unified database to store data for the various system modules.
SYSPRO is one of South Africa`s leading ERP software products,offering sophisticated facilities for planning, manufacturing, inventory, sales, warehousing, distribution and accounting.
SYSPRO provides further flexibility with custom or third party software which transparently interfaces with SYSPRO through SYSPRO`s "standard business objects" that provide consistency and reliability for updating external data, as well as trading over the Web.
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
So often names and acronyms are bandied about but we don`t always know precisely what they mean. This may well be the case with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
One definition of ERP systems is "the integration (or attempted integration) of all data and processes of an organisation into a unified system. A typical ERP system will use multiple components of computer software and hardware to achieve the integration. A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a unified database to store data for the various system modules."
The term ERP originally referred to systems designed to plan the use of enterprise-wide resources. Although the acronym ERP originated in the manufacturing environment, today`s use of the term has a much broader scope, including governments and non-profit organisations.
Currently the term ERP refers to larger, more broadly based applications such as SYSPRO, rather than a whole lot of stand-alone applications. Gone are the days of having a separate system for areas such as manufacturing, financial reporting and warehouse management. |
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Implementing SYSPRO
To implement ERP systems, companies often seek the help of an ERP vendor such as The Computer Bird who offer professional services to facilitate the introduction of a new system.
Today`s ERP systems provide an interface between most, if not all, areas of business, with a host of benefits that range from standardisation and lower maintenance (one system instead of two or more), to easier and/or greater reporting capabilities (as all data is typically kept in one database).
A further advantage is that smaller businesses can choose to implement only portions of an ERP system and develop an external interface to other ERP or stand-alone systems for their other application needs.
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