Web based ERP applications help organizations tomake faster decisions as data integrations are online and live.


No user can get on-hand information on thestatus of any organizational activity without using a web technology


Web technology can provide on hand and liveinformation as the live process goes. Web technology has the advantage ofaccessing and communicating live information on the run from anywhere and atanytime.


Web based ERP solution allows department peopleto share information generated between departments effectively and timely. Webbased solution has single location database and hence every operation that isdone in departments are stored in one location making it easier to access andanalyze.


It helps people to do their day to day functionfrom any location and at any time irrespective of being in the office or anywhere across the world and helps organizations to enable access to theirsuppliers and customers to know their status by providing user name andpassword. Information shared will be pertaining to the individualsupplier/customer only.


Web based ERP solution enables remote access tothe live operational data with due access security and facilitates efficientcommunication methods to communicate various instant findings from a processfunction to concerned persons. It also helps customers to know his order statusorder-wise.


Besides, in web based ERP solution one cannotescape from his work as his output data is an input data for other user. If onedata is incomplete the entire chain gets struck. Exceptional cases are therefor flexibility with due access security.


For example:- if merchandisingdepartment gets an order and they generate the design and identify the materialrequirement for the order, purchase department or planning department or storescan access the material requirement data for the given order and they need notenter the material requirement data once again. Departments need not be in onelocation and can be located any where across the world. In other words, purchasedepartment will know the exact material requirement data item wise and theyeasily can plan for purchase schedule.


Example, material required on the 10th day ofthe production process, and the supplier lead time is two days from the date ofpurchase order, purchase department can place the order on the seventh day oron the eight day so that the material will be available on the tenth day. Themoney for the material is not blocked for seven days and hence can be utilizedfor other priorities.


System will also provide the complete details onthe item including current stock, stock on order, list of suppliers, lastpurchased supplier, rate purchased etc. In addition to this, system will alsoprovide information on supplier supplying to our standards, our cost, our timeframe our quantity with our quality, rating with rejection analysis, etc.


All these (data) information is not created byone department but is picked up from related databases. This information isautomatically generated and one need not wait for the information. Onceinformation is generated, automatic alerts and reminders are posted too.Today's web technology allows facility to post alerts and reminders throughSMS, and to schedule the task until it is completed.



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