Which of the Following BEST Describes Enterprise Resource Planning

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST describes enterprise resource planning?

• A) An information processing application for routine business activities of a company's business units
• B) An information system for organizing and managing a firm's activities across product lines, departments, and geographic locations
• C) A system used for transforming data into information for use in decision making
• D) A computer-based electronic technology that assists in designing products by simulating a real product and displaying it in three-dimensional graphics
• E) An internal inventory of a company's product lines

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Definitions:

Empirical Reasoning

The process of drawing conclusions based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone.

Hypothesis

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Causal Factors

Elements or conditions that directly bring about a change in another variable or phenomenon, contributing to its occurrence.

Natural Science Research

A systematic investigation aimed at acquiring knowledge about the natural world, employing methods of observation, experimentation, and analysis.