Pronto and ERP Systems
ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, which is the organisation of main business processes, usually supported by software or technology.
ERP systems are software that help the management of your core business operations, such as invoicing, sales, procurement, payroll, HR, accounting, project management and job costing, manufacturing and material requirements planning (MRP), point of sale/retail, stock or inventory management, quality control, supply chain, warehousing and distribution. These systems help your business flow through these processes, recording key data and performing financial calculations along the way, to give you a record of what has occurred in the past; reporting to know how your business is performing now; and forecasting to help predict future performance.
ERP systems give you control and visibility over your business. In the past, a lot of recording about business processes was done in disparate databases, on paper and in spreadsheets, meaning information was disconnected and not always reliable. ERP systems are a type of information system, or database, that bring all of this information together in one location, allowing for better planning and workflow, better data integrity and uniformity, consistent fast reporting and sharing of information across the business, improved financial controls, and reduced risk.
In this age of Big Data, having information stored in a central database that is accurate, relevant, comparable and timely, is essential for any business.
Pronto Xi Software is one type of ERP software that can be hosted on your business premises, or in the cloud (which is becoming more common for today’s businesses).
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