Enterprise Resource Planning Effectiveness

Supply chains rely on Information Technology (IT) system solutions to support key business processes that ensure effective supply chain integration. IT Systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems create the transactions needed to support work being performed. ERP systems also provide common reporting applications for different areas of the company such as Finance, Inventory, Requirements Planning and Scheduling, Procurement, Warehouse Management, and Customer Order Management.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that identifies two key applications of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that are needed to support key supply chain business processes.

Examples are:
oAccounts Payable or Receivable
oCustomer Order Processing- customer master data
oInventory Control- Material Movement, Scrap, and Inventory Locations within the organization
oWarehouse Management- stock locations and stock pulls
oPurchase Order Processing- vendor  master data
oProduction Planning and Scheduling

Describe the importance of the chosen applications to the  organization and include:
Inputs
Function of the application
Outputs
Management of the application- how is the application maintained with master data information to allow it to function properly.

Define ERP effectiveness metrics that need to be implemented to ensure the ERP system is meeting the desired outcomes.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.