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ALSO CALLED: Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, E R P
DEFINITION: ERP (enterprise resource planning) is an industry term for the broad set of activities that helps a business manage the important parts of its business. The information made available through an ERP system provides visibility for key performance indicators (KPIs) required for meeting corporate objectives. ERP software applications can be used to manage product planning, parts purchasing, inventories,  … 
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Fixed Assets Past, Present and Future: Realizing Maximum Value from Enterprise Investments
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
WEBCAST: This webcast explores the emerging paradigm for fixed asset management -- including new approaches and technologies for tracking the logical and physical deployment of fixed assets within the enterprise to extend asset life, improve utilization, and squeeze every dollar out of a company’s investment in equipment and facilities.
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 16 Nov 2009


Understanding How Technology Can Support Manufacturing Quality
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
PODCAST: In this expert podcast, industry analyst Simon Jacobson discusses the best starting point for a quality improvement initiative within a manufacturing plant, explores what types of software and technology can be used for support, explains why the IT team plays a key role in its success, offers tips on how to reduce error rates, and more.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 02 Nov 2009


Buying your BI solution from your ERP vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience? - Podcast
sponsored by IBM
PODCAST: This Podcast explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 08 Oct 2009


Buying your BI solution from your ERP vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience?
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: This webcast explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 17 Sep 2009


Getting Started with Demand-Driven Manufacturing
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
PODCAST: In this podcast, manufacturing industry analyst, Roddy Martin, explains strategies and best practices for demand-driven manufacturing.
Posted: 11 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 11 Aug 2009


Leveraging Automation to Cut SAP Accounts Payable Costs
sponsored by Esker Inc.
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to learn a variety of methods Esker can help your company with to cut the use of paper in your company today. Not only will you be helping the environment but you will also experience many benefits including better visibility, accessibility and productivity.
Posted: 13 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 13 Jul 2009


The Need for Best of Breed. Tips for your ERP & BI Application Strategy
sponsored by IBM Cognos
WEBCAST: This Webcast can help you put your business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs into perspective with application strategy tips offered by Ray Wang at Forrester Research.
Posted: 01 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 01 Jun 2009


Implementing a Data Quality Strategy
sponsored by DataFlux Corporation
WEBCAST: In this program Gartner Research Vice President Ted Fredman and DataFlux President and CEO Tony Fisher discuss the data quality issues facing business today as well as the solutions that can solve these problems.
Posted: 06 Jan 2009 | Premiered: 06 Jan 2009


E-Discovery: Thriving in the Information Explosion and Recent Economic Times
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WEBCAST: Join us for an informative discussion about how to not only survive these challenging times, but to use information management to thrive during them.
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Premiered: 16 Oct 2008

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ERP DEFINITION (continued): …  interacting with suppliers, providing customer service, and tracking orders. ERP can also include application modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business. Typically, an ERP system uses or is integrated with a relational database system. The deployment of an ERP system can involve considerable business process analysis, employee retraining, and new work procedures.Rebecca Gill, vice president of Technology Group International says:"For almost twenty years we have had people ask for demonstration copies of our ERP software, so they may play with it at their leisure. For … 
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