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what eliminates the need for the company to submit purchasing orders?

VMI

Key features of transaction processing systems include

- dependability - reliability - processing capacity

what is a disadvantage of ERP?

Cost

If your organization collects transactions and processes them at night, this is called?

batch processing

________ is part of the ________ process and involves customizing the product in response to a customer request

configure-to-order; fulfillment

The ________ has to be managed to ensure sustainable business practices in the teak wood furniture industry.

entire supply chain

is an extended ERP module

E-Business

what systems are an evolution for FAIS

ERP

You decide to purchase SAP but modify it to handle your specific business processes. This is an example of the ________ approach to ERP implementation.

best-of-breed

You want to implement an ERP system, but you do not want to buy something from SAP or Oracle. Since you are building an ERP system from scratch, this is called a(n) ________ approach to ERP implementation.

custom