Enterprise resource planning : integrating applications and business processes across the enterprise

What is ERP? ERP - a Business Necessity ERP Philosophy and Functions Extended ERP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Accounting Sales and Distribution Materials Management Tier One Vendors Mid-Market Vendors Vendor Selection The Five Major Steps of ERP Implementation Designing a Business Blueprint Application Configuration Testing and End-User Acceptance Training Big Bang Versus Gradual Implementation ERP Benefits Achieving Year 2000 (Y2K)-Compliant Systems Without Rewriting Code Shared Enterprise Data Consolidating Corporate Data Supply Chain Management (SCM) SCM Software Sales Force Automation (SFA) ERP Tools ERP Services ERP Challenges Outsourcing ERP High Implementation Costs Calculating ROI Business Process Reengineering (BPR). (Part Contents).