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What
is ERP
What is ERP?
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a business management system that integrates the operational components of an organization. ERP will provide wider access to more accurate information while enabling the Navy to standardize and improve its business processes. It is important to note that ERP is more than a software package. ERP enables business process re-engineering, focuses on industry common best practices, and facilitates process improvements. Here are some of the benefits of implementing an ERP system:
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Improved data accuracy
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Automation and integration of an organization’s business processes
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Sharing of common data and practices across the enterprise
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Increased visibility of information in a real-time environment
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Improved insight into total costs of operations, leading to improved decision making
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Quicker adjustment of personnel to changes of duty through use of common processes and tools
An important aspect of implementing an ERP solution for an organization as large and diverse as the Department of Navy (DON) is determining how legacy systems and new commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems will pass data. It is safe to assume that no single COTS package can handle all of the functionality required by the DON, and there is the additional challenge of interfacing with mandated Department of Defense (DOD) systems. Therefore, any solution must be designed to interface with custom software as well as the many COTS solutions required to build an enterprise solution for the Department of the Navy.
