Enterprise Resourse Planing & Business Management

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An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integrates (or attempts to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a unified system. A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a unified database to store data for the various system modules.

Gallant's ERP developments are usually web based, allowing access from anywhere, while keeping in mind security and privacy. Some organizations - typically those with sufficient in-house IT skills to integrate multiple software products - choose to implement only portions of an ERP system and develop an external interface to other ERP or stand-alone systems for their other application needs. This is very common in the retail sector, where even a mid-sized retailer will have a discrete Point-of-Sale (POS) product and financials application, then a series of specialized applications to handle business requirements such as warehouse management, staff roistering, merchandising and logistics.

Ideally, ERP delivers a single database that contains all data for the software modules for Business Management, which would include:

	Manufacturing Engineering, Scheduling, Workflow Management, Quality Control, Cost Management, Manufacturing Process and Flow.
	Customer Relationship Management Sales and Marketing, Commissions, Service, Customer Contact and Call Center support.
	Financials General Ledger, Cash Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets.
	Projects Costing, Billing, Time and Expense, Activity Management.
	Human Resources, Payroll, Training, Time & Attendance, Benefits.
	Supply Chain Management Inventory, Order Entry, Purchasing, Product Configuration, Planning, Supplier Scheduling, Commission Calculation.
	Data Warehouse and various Self-Service interfaces for Customers, Suppliers, and Employees.