Question

Applications that integrate business activities across departmental boundaries are often referred to as _____________ planning systems.

Answer 1

Answer:

Enterprise resource.

Explanation:

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a business strategy process where organizations manage and integrate the main parts of their day-to-day business activities by using software applications.

The ERP software system is used to integrate planning, accounting, finance, marketing and human resources.

For instance, when an organization is replacing a payroll program that it developed in house, with the relevant subsystem of a commercial Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, It should be noted that a faulty migration of historical data from the old system to the new system represent the highest potential risk because you won't be able to measure and analyze performance.

Hence, software applications or programs that integrate all business activities across departmental boundaries such as marketing, procurement, customer relationship, sales, etc., are often referred to as enterprise resource planning systems.