Which of the Following Statements Best Defines an Enterprise Resource

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best defines an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system?

• A) a demand-pull system in which each component in a production line is produced immediately as needed by the next step in the production line as planned by enterprise resource management
• B) a system that comprises a single database that collects data and feeds it into software applications supporting all of a company's business activities
• C) a planning system that omits recording some of the journal entries relating to the stages from the purchase of direct materials to the sale of finished goods
• D) a system that is made up of work areas with different types of equipment grouped together to make related products

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Definitions:

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method used to determine the relationship between two or more variables, without establishing a cause-and-effect relationship.

Significant Predictor

A variable that has been statistically shown to influence or predict changes in another variable of interest.

Behavioral Measurements

Techniques and methods used to observe, record, and assess behaviors as a way to understand and predict human actions.

Mischel's Book

Refers to texts by the psychologist Walter Mischel, who is known for his work on personality theory and cognitive-affective approaches.