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

ERP has become a necessity in today's workplace because it helps companies. integrate all their real time data and processes into a unified system that. helps them meet demand for products on time and cost effectively. This book. is about Enterprise Resource Planning and is written to provide a need in. academia and industry for an instructional view of the Visual ERP software.. When we set out to write this book we wanted to create an introductory text. that provided a unique view of the understanding of the Infor Visual ERP. software. The material within this text presents a clear and current account. of the successful use of this ERP software. We have aligned this text with. the needs of organizational demand and student preparation. This text looks. at the best ways to interpret data from this ERP software for better decision. making. This text is unique in that there is no other text available that. covers this material. The book will cover the application and use of this ERP. product offered to and used in industry. The skills acquired from using this. software with this text are critical thinking, problem solving, time, task. management skills, and information technology competencies. This active form. of learning improves students and employees understanding and retention of. concepts discussed in the classroom by using an ERP package prevalent in. industry. This helps develop attributes needed to succeed in business by. offering outstanding educational effectiveness through this dynamic learning. by doing application. The complexity is at a level that students can easily. grasp. This ERP text provides real data, networking concepts and theory with. a practical, "how-to" approach that allows students to apply the theory to a. real world environment and increases their comprehension.