ERP is the abbreviation of enterprise resource planning. In 1990s, according to the development of computer information, IT technology and the demand of supply chain management, an American IT company predicted the development trend and upcoming changes of enterprise management information system in the information age, and put forward this concept. ERP is an enterprise management software that integrates material resource management (logistics), human resource management (people flow), financial resource management (capital flow) and information resource management (information flow). It will include a client/service architecture, using a graphical user interface, and through the use of open systems. In addition to the existing standard functions, it also includes other functions, such as quality, process operation management and adjustment report.

The characteristics of ERP system are:

The business application system required by enterprise internal management mainly refers to the core modules such as finance, logistics and human resources.

The logistics management system adopts the MRP management idea of manufacturing industry; FMIS has effectively realized modern basic financial management methods such as budget management, business evaluation, management accounting and ABC cost collection method. The human resource management system also integrates advanced concepts in organizational structure design, post management, salary system and human resource development.

ERP system is a highly integrated system applied to the whole company. Data is highly shared among business systems, and all source data only need to be input once in a certain system, thus ensuring data consistency.

The company's internal business processes and management processes have been optimized and the main business processes have been automated.

It adopts the latest mainstream computer technology and architecture: B/S, Internet architecture and WINDOWS interface. As long as you can communicate, you can easily access the system.

Integration, progress, unity, honesty and openness. The key of ERP management is "informatization of real work", that is, the real work content and working methods are expressed by means of informatization, because people's energy and ability are limited, and when real affairs reach a certain degree of complexity, people will inevitably make mistakes. The informatization of work content and working methods can form an information system of ERP management, with reliable information management tools.