ERP Principles and Applications

Author: Gui Haijin
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is one of the applied planning textbooks for 21st-century universities in the series of e-commerce textbooks. It aims to provide a practical perspective, using case studies to help enterprises gain a comprehensive and systematic understanding of ERP, thereby promoting the healthy development of ERP implementation and application in China. The book systematically introduces the development, basic theories, related concepts, and implementation process of ERP, divided into seven chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the formation process of ERP theory; Chapter 2 primarily elaborates on the basic principles of ERP; Chapter 3 discusses the two management concepts closely related to ERP—supply chain management and customer relationship management; Chapter 4 briefly introduces the basic knowledge of software engineering related to ERP software design; Chapter 5 analyzes the data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, and functional module diagrams of each functional module of ERP software; Chapter 6 describes the impact of ERP on enterprise operations; and Chapter 7 analyzes the conditions and process of ERP implementation, as well as provides a concise explanation of business process reengineering. This book can serve as a textbook or main reference for ERP courses in vocational colleges and universities, focusing on e-commerce, business automation, computer science, and other related fields. It can also be used as a reference book or training material for management personnel in enterprises.