5 Minute Guide to ERP 5分钟ERP系统指南

By通过 Natalie Aranda纳塔莉阿兰达

Information technology has transformed the way we live and the way we do business.信息技术已经改变了我们的生活方式和我们的经营方式。 ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning, is one of most widely implemented business software systems in a wide variety of industries and organizations. ERP系统或企业资源规划，是一个最广泛实施的商业软件系统，各种各样的行业和组织。 In this short article, we’ll try to concisely explain the basic yet important concepts relevant to ERP.在这么短的文章，我们会尝试解释简明扼要的基本但重要的概念相关的ERP系统。

What is ERP - ERP is the acronym of Enterprise Resource Planning.什么是ERP系统-E RP是缩写的企业资源规划。 ERP definition refers to both ERP software and business strategies that implement ERP systems. ERP系统的定义是指ERP软件和商业战略，实施ERP系统。 ERP implementation utilizes various ERP software applications to improve the performance of organizations for 1) resource planning, 2) management control and 3) operational control. ERP实施利用各种ERP软件的应用，以改善性能的组织1 ）资源规划， 2 ）管理控制和3 ）业务控制。 ERP software consists of multiple software modules that integrates activities across functional departments - from product planning, parts purchasing, inventory control, product distribution, to order tracking. ERP软件由多个软件模块，集成活动的职能部门-从产品规划，部件采购，库存控制，产品销售，以追踪。 Most ERP software systems include application modules to support common business activities - finance, accounting and human resources.大多数ERP软件系统包括应用模块，以支持常见的商业活动-财务，会计和人力资源。

ERP Systems - ERP is much more than a piece of computer software. ERP系统-E RP是远远超过一块计算机软件。 A ERP System includes ERP Software, Business Processes, Users and Hardware that run the ERP software.阿ERP系统包括ERP软件，业务流程，用户和硬件运行的ERP软件。 An ERP system is more than the sum of its parts or components. ERP系统是以上的总和及其零部件。 Those components interact together to achieve a common goal - streamline and improve organizations’ business processes.这些组成部分的互动合作，实现共同的目标-简化和改进组织的业务流程。

History of ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the evolution of Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP) II in 1980s, while MRP is the evolution of Inventory Management & Control conceived in 1960s.历史的ERP -企业资源规划（ E RP）是制造业发展的需求计划（ M RP）二2 0世纪8 0年代，而物料需求计划是演变的库存管理与控制的设想在2 0世纪6 0年代。 ERP has expanded from coordination of manufacturing processes to the integration of enterprise-wide backend processes. ERP系统已扩大到协调的制造工艺一体化的企业范围的后端进程。 In terms of technology, ERP has evolved from legacy implementation to more flexible tiered client-server architecture.在技术， ERP系统已经从传统的执行情况向更加灵活的三层客户机服务器架构。

Benefits of ERP - ERP software attempts to integrate business processes across departments onto a single enterprise-wide information system. ERP系统的优点-E RP软件试图整合业务流程，跨部门集成到一个单一的企业范围的信息系统。 The major benefits of ERP are improved coordination across functional departments and increased efficiencies of doing business.主要的ERP系统带来的好处是更好地协调跨职能部门和效率的提高做生意。 The implementation of ERP systems help facilitate day-to-day management as well.实施ERP系统协助日常管理，以及。 ERP software systems is originally and ambitiously designed to support resource planning portion of strategic planning. ERP软件系统的最初设计，并雄心勃勃地支持资源规划的一部分战略规划。 In reality, resource planning has been the weakest link in ERP practice due to the complexity of strategic planning and lack of adequate integration of ERP with Decision Support Systems (DSS).在现实中，资源规划一直是最薄弱的环节在ERP实践中由于复杂的战略规划和缺乏足够的一体化的ERP系统与决策支持系统（决策） 。

ERP Failures - We couldn’t conclude our brief guide to ERP without mentioning ERP failures. ERP系统故障-我们无法完成我们的简短的指南不提E RP系统的E RP故障。 The failure of multi-million dollar ERP projects are reported once in a while even after 20 years of ERP implementation.失败的价值数百万美元的ERP项目的报告偶尔甚至20年后的ERP实施。 We have identified the four components of an ERP System - 1) ERP software, 2) Business Processes that ERP software supports, 3) Users of ERP systems, and 4) Hardware and Operating Systems that run ERP applications.我们已经确定的四个组成部分的ERP系统-1 ） E RP软件， 2 ）业务流程， E RP软件的支持， 3 ）用户的E RP系统，以及4 ）硬件和操作系统上运行的E RP应用。 The failures in one or more of those four components could cause the failure of an ERP project.失败的一个或更多的四个组成部分可能会导致失败的一个ERP项目。

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