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A ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning) Is made out of modules such as:

Purchase administration: The process implies the gestation of purchased material and Supplies necessaries to function the company,
Including the identification of providers, The quality of quotes, the order emissions of purchases and the reception of fines.

Inventory management: This process includes the management of the company's inventory which implies a register of the available
goods, the management of purchase and sale orders and the planification of restock.

Sales Administration: This process involves managing the company's sales, including managing quotes, sales orders, invoicing, and
payment tracking.

Financial management: This process implies the management of the financial aspects of the business, of which includes the
management of accounts that are receivable or payable, management of treasury and the accountability and presentation of
financial reports.
Human resources management: this process includes the management of company employes , Including payroll management,
hiring and termination of employes and the management of benefits and training.

Project management: This process implies the management of company projects, including planification, followings and project
control, resource management and process followings.
Company resources system planification:

This system allows the processes inside of the productive activity of the company to be automated, Making the functions in progress
to carry out inside of your business to be effective. Providers are a part of the most important stakeholders inside of the supply
chain of your clients for possible third party services .

To detect a possible rupture inside of a supply chain the key performance indicators [KPI] can be monitored and to establish
contingency plans and management risks to reduce the impact of possible risks. Besides, it's important to establish solid
relationships with clients and to maintain constant and effective communication to anticipate and establish a plan to solve possible
problems in a quick and effective manner.

The inappropriate/incorrect supply administration can negatively affect the performance and effectivity of your service, these errors
can be caused by damaged links inside of this chain and/or the inexisting automation inside of your system such as:

- Inadequate stock rearrangement.


- Breach in order delivery times.
- Breach with the supplier minimum order.
- Insufficient required material.
- Outdated customer register.
- logistic problems
- capacity issues
- Cost issues.

The Composition of a resource planning system:


DataBase: A database which contains information about articles inside of the inventory, like their name, description, series number,
cost, quantity available in stock and providers, ETC.

Follow up and monitoring procedures: a set of procedures to carry out a follow up and inventory monitoring, including frequency of
review, inventory reports and tendency identifications.

Labelling system: labels for identifying every article in the inventory, which facilitates the identifications of every process of revision
and monitoring.

Replenishment process: A process to guarantee the stock up of the inventory when seen as necessary, including identifying the
minimum and maximum inventory levels and the programming of the orders.

Order follow up system : A system which allows the follow up of orders to customers and the reception of them, guaranteeing the
articles being received and registered correctly.

Reporting system: a set of reports which allow the inventory management team to evaluate the effectiveness of the system, like the
efficiency of the restock system, the inventory rotation and the inventory maintenance rotations.

The automatization in a business system can be transferred into beneficial effects for your
company such as:
Error reduction: the automation can help reduce possible human errors in the inventory chain, which not only improves the
information quality but also its precision.

Faster system function: Automatization can help accelerate the processes inside of the supply chain, which reduces the waiting time
and upgrades the delivery velocity.

Better planification: Automatization can help upgrade the supply chain planification, which allows a better anticipation of demand ,
and a more effective planification of production and inventory.

Increased visibility : Automatization can help proportion a bigger visibility when it comes to the time it takes to process information
received from the supply chain, which allows for better decision taking and more technical and accurate responsiveness.

Cost reduction: Automatization can help reduce the supply chain costs due to its error reduction, it can help increase efficiency,
velocity and reduce the necessity of unnecessary labour.

Advantages:
The implementation of upgrades in the supply chain can provide a series of advantages to your company, some of them are:
1. A better client satisfaction: An efficient and effective supply chain can positively affect client satisfaction, offering faster
delivery times, better inventory control and a more effective and better communication.

2. Better competitiveness: an optimised supply chain can help your company to be much more competitive in the current
market, offering better products, services and more competitive prices.

3. Improvement in decision taking: the implementation of data analysis tools can help companies collect and analyse critical
information about the supply chain, which can help improve critical decision taking and reduce possible risks.

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