ABSTRACT
This chapter examines Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), a complete and proven end-to-end planning and control system that supports both effective food safety compliance and operating excellence. The key points examined are:
• Why ERP? • A definition. • In the beginning (the dark ages). • ERP’s history and evolution. • The historical return on investment (ROI) from effective use of ERP. • The impact of data accuracy on the effective use of ERP. • Enhancements for other manufacturing industries. • The differences between standard ERP and process batch ERP. • Is ERP compatible with Lean? • The emergence of the current supply chain philosophy. • Familiarity breeds contempt; however, ERP is still critical to com-
petitiveness today. • How to get up to speed quickly on the best practices embedded in ERP.
