The Current State of Resource Planning and Enterprise Management Information Systems

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the current state of resource planning and enterprise management information systems. The author tells about the development of enterprise management methodologies using software. The paper touches on the evolution of methodologies that automate the activities of an enterprise, namely such methodologies as Material Requirements Planning, Capacity Requirements Planning, Manufactory Resource Planning, Customer Synchronized Resource Planning. The author examines the most common resource planning and large enterprise management information systems on the Russian market, such as 1C: Enterprise, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite, Sage ERP. In addition, the author considers systems more suitable for automating the activities of small and medium-sized businesses, such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Galaxy ERP, Sail-Enterprise, Epicor iScala, CAS Business-Lux. When considering each of the listed systems, such things are mentioned as the industries, in which these systems are used, the cost of licenses, the functionality, and the used database management systems. The author also mentions the most well-known enterprises on the Russian market, where the discussed in this paper resource planning and management systems are implemented and used.