A class of software for planning and managing enterprise-wide the resourcesEconomic elements applied or used in the performan... needed to take customer1) In VMI, the trading partner or reseller, i.e., ... orders, ship them, account for them, and replenish all needed goodsA merchandise or materials which are used to satis... according to customer orders and forecasts. Often includes electronic commerceAlso written as e-commerce. Conducting business el... with suppliers. Examples of ERPSee Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP). systems are the application suites from SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and others.