{"id":1122,"date":"2019-07-01T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T15:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.test\/en-au\/blog\/?post_type=sage_glossary&#038;p=1122"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:41:13","slug":"erp-enterprise-resource-planning","status":"publish","type":"sage_glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/glossary\/erp-enterprise-resource-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"What is enterprise resource planning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/glossary\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Glossary definition<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is enterprise resource planning?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"What is enterprise resource planning?\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/glossary\/erp-enterprise-resource-planning\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<p>Essential for success in modern businesses, ERP is a type of software that integrates the management of day-to-day business operations such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finance and Accounting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inventory and Product Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Connecting these operations under one suite can boost company efficiency and allow for real-time assessment of core business processes. A range of data is collected and analysed by the software of ERP, meaning the user is able to track resources, production and finances across different sectors of the business continuously. While ERP was at one time considered an enterprise-only tool, a broader ERP definition includes suites available to businesses of all sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-an-example-of-an-erp-system\">What is an example of an ERP system?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/erp\/\">ERP systems<\/a> have a diverse range of powerful yet flexible business applications. For example, ERP software can be used to create and maintain a cohesive, multifunctional database, allowing multiple divisions, such as management and sales, to collaborate with real-time synchronisation \u2013 rather than wasting valuable time manually processing and creating reports. By streamlining workflow, managing information, and delivering actionable insights into trends and performance, ERP systems simultaneously increase productivity, mitigate the risk of errors, and ultimately, drive greater profitability. 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