PRC-3 · Chapter 5 · Question 53 of 74
A manufacturing firm replaces its separate HR, Finance, and Inventory software with a single, massive software suite that shares one unified real-time database across the entire company. This suite is known as:
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Explanation
ERP is a cross-functional system that integrates all core business processes (finance, HR, manufacturing) into a single, unified software platform and database.
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