What Is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)?—Microsoft Dynamics 365

What business functions can be optimized with ERP?

An ERP system can cover many core functions across your organization—helping break down the barriers between the front office and back office while offering the ability to adapt your solution to new business priorities. Some of the key business functions include:

Commerce

Today’s retailers face many challenges, and an ERP system can deliver a complete,
omnichannel commerce solution

that unifies back-office, in-store, and digital experiences. Customers get a more personalized and seamless shopping experience through AI recommendations, while retailers increase employee productivity, help reduce fraud, and grow their business.

Finance

Modern ERP increases profitability while driving compliance. It offers dashboards and AI-driven insights that give an overview of your
finances

to help you tap into the real-time information anytime and anywhere. It should also cut down on entering information manually by automating daily tasks and include tracking abilities that help with your business’s regulatory compliance.

Human resources

Modern solutions offer ways to manage company data and streamline employee management tasks like payroll, hiring, and other duties. You’ll be in a better position to help retain, recruit, and empower employees while also tracking employee performance and to help you identify HR problems before they happen.

Manufacturing

This ERP capability improves business communication, automates daily processes through robotic process automation, and offers manufacturers the ability to fulfill customer needs and manage resources by accessing real-time data. It also optimizes project management, cost management, and production planning.

Supply chain

If your company is still entering information by hand and trying to track down inventory in your warehouse, you can save time and money by automating these processes with ERP. Modern
supply chain solutions

also offer dashboards, business intelligence, and even Internet of Things (IoT) technology to help you get a handle on your inventory management.