| Enterprise resource planning is a business | | | | inventory, Web presence and payroll with the ERP |
| management system that integrates all facets of the | | | | components that are compactly integrated. |
| business, including planning, manufacturing, sales, and | | | | Compiere is an Open Source ERP software that suits |
| marketing. As the ERP methodology has become | | | | small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the global |
| more popular, software applications have emerged to | | | | marketplace. It covers different areas like Customer |
| help business managers implement ERP in business | | | | Management, Supply Chain Management and |
| activities such as inventory control, order tracking, | | | | accounting. |
| customer service, finance and human resources. | | | | The Intuitive Enterprise Solution is an ERP software |
| Small business are usually family enterprises and | | | | application that helps small and mid-size manufacturing |
| hence not too many of them use ERP software as | | | | businesses achieve increased productivity and at the |
| they have an accounting system in place. Many | | | | same time, lower costs. Intuitive ERP focuses to build |
| companies provide ERP solutions to small-sized | | | | flexibility and control, organizes information and also |
| business houses. Few players in this field are | | | | automates business processes across an enterprise. |
| Microsoft Business Solutions, NetERP, Compiere, and | | | | This product offers complete integration of planning |
| The Intuitive Enterprise Solution. | | | | and materials management and procurement. It also |
| Microsoft Business Solutions has recently offered to | | | | facilitates reduction in cost of manufacturing and |
| provide ERP solutions to small and medium sized | | | | financial business processes and thereby improves |
| businesses. This would connect the small and medium | | | | productivity, quality and control. |
| sized businesses with large organizations, their | | | | It is believed that accounting systems can manage a |
| employees, customers and suppliers for improved | | | | small-scale business effectively. However, the trends |
| efficiency. | | | | are changing today with many small enterprises |
| NetERP is an ERP solution from NetSuite. It is a | | | | investing in ERP, as it is cross-functional and |
| business application that supports back-office | | | | enterprise wide. |
| operations. This can manage financials, purchasing, | | | | |