Enterprise Resource Planning: A Transitional Approach From the Classroom to the Business World

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has become a necessity in today's workplace because it allows companies to integrate all their real time data and processes into a unified system helping them to meet demand on-time and cost effectively. This book is written to answer a need in academia for an instructional view of the Visual ERP software product. This book covers the application and use of this ERP product offered to and used in industry. By using this text in conjunction with the software, students will enhance their critical thinking, problem solving, time, and task management skills, as well as information technology competencies. This ERP text provides real data, networking concepts and theory with a practical, "how-to" approach that allows students to apply the theory and increases their comprehension. Ultimately, this active form of learning improves students and employees understanding, and reinforces concepts discussed in the classroom by using this ERP package that is prevalent in industry.