There are at least seven management and technical imperatives that can ha ve a substantial impact on the value realized from enterprise resource planning (ERP) investments - not just during planning and deployment, but also after the ERP is established.

从接受订单到向供应商付款，公司依靠企业资源计划（ERP）软件，来管理大多数的基本事务。ERP将漫长、复杂的供应链上的各个节点串起来，提供给客户一个整齐划一的界面。