An Enterprise Resource Planning System Can Best Be Described as ________

question 181

Multiple Choice

An Enterprise Resource Planning System can best be described as ________.

• A) a collection of programs that use a variety of unconnected databases
• B) a single database that collects data and feeds it into applications that support each of the company's business activities, such as purchases, production, distribution, and sales
• C) a database that is primarily used by a purchasing department to determine the correct amount of a particular supply item to purchase
• D) a sophisticated means of linking two or more companies to facilitate their planning processes

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Definitions:

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