ERP system: the core engine driving the digital transformation of enterprises
ERP system
Definition: An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a management platform built on information technology, employing systematic management concepts to provide decision-making and operational tools for both corporate decision-makers and employees. It integrates information technology with advanced management ideas, achieving comprehensive and integrated management of the three major flows: logistics, capital flow, and information flow.
Development stage: it has gone through the information management system stage, material requirements planning stage, manufacturing resource planning stage, enterprise resource planning stage and ERP stage in the era of e-commerce.
Functional Modules: These include the Production Control Management module, Logistics Management module, Financial Management module, etc. The Production Control Management module is the core, covering Master Production Scheduling, Material Requirements Planning, Capacity Requirements Planning, Shop Floor Control, etc.; the Logistics Management module includes Distribution Management, Procurement Management, Inventory Management; the Financial Management module is divided into Accounting and Financial Management.
Digital transformation
Definition: It is a high-level transformation based on digital transformation and digital upgrading, which further touches the core business of the company and aims to build a new business model. Its essence is to develop and utilize digital technology and support capabilities to reconstruct business, process and organization.
Development history: In 2020, there are initiatives such as "Digital Transformation Partner Action", and various industries are constantly promoting digital transformation, such as the optimization and adjustment of physical branches of banks, and the appearance of new intelligent branches.
Application: Using big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain and other innovative technologies to help enterprises build management cockpit, obtain core data, build dynamic data model, insight into business weaknesses, form digital credit certificates, etc.
Information management
Definition: It is a process of driving industrialization with information technology and realizing the modernization of enterprise management. It integrates modern information technology with advanced management concepts, changes various ways of enterprises, re-integrates resources, and improves the efficiency and benefit of enterprises and enhances their competitiveness.
Cognitive understanding: it is a process to achieve the goals of enterprises, not a simple combination of IT and management, but a mutual integration and innovation, which is a dynamic system and management process.
Content: The essence is information integration, the core elements are data platform construction and data in-depth mining. Through the information management system, all links of the enterprise are integrated to share information and resources, use technical means to find potential customers, support decision-making system, and achieve the purpose of reducing inventory.
Mobile applications
Definition: It refers to the use of mobile devices (such as mobile phones and tablet computers) and mobile network technology by enterprises to realize the mobile processing and management of enterprise business.
Advantages: Convenience: Employees can access corporate systems and data via mobile devices anytime and anywhere, handling business without time or location constraints. Timeliness: Receive business notifications and reminders promptly, update data in real-time to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of information, enhancing work efficiency. Efficient Collaboration: Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members, such as instant messaging, file sharing, and task assignment through mobile applications.
Application Scenarios: Mobile Office: Achieve functions such as document approval, email sending and receiving, and schedule management, making office work more flexible and efficient. Sales Management: Sales personnel can view customer information, product inventory, place orders, and track order progress through mobile applications. On-site Service: Service personnel can obtain service tasks, query relevant materials, and record service conditions on-site via mobile applications.
