Glossary

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning - business software for running every aspect of a company including managing orders, inventory, accounting, and logistics. Well known ERP software providers include BAAN, Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP, collectively known to industry insiders as the "BOPS". ERP software deployments are usually associated with very large companies such as those in the Fortune 500, but as competition drives technology forward, accounting and industry-specific business management software is entering the ERP market space.

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