Glossary term

Enterprise resource planning

Enterprise resource planning is an integrated system used to manage authoritative business records and processes such as finance, accounting, materials, inventory, projects, purchasing, and operations, depending on the implementation. In VendrNova’s architecture, the ERP remains the financial system of record while procurement orchestration coordinates the decisions, evidence, workflows, suppliers, and agreed system handoffs around it.

Enterprise resource planning is an integrated system used to manage authoritative business records and processes such as finance, accounting, materials, inventory, projects, purchasing, and operations, depending on the implementation. In VendrNova’s architecture, the ERP remains the financial system of record while procurement orchestration coordinates the decisions, evidence, workflows, suppliers, and agreed system handoffs around it.

In plain English

An ERP is the organization’s core operational and financial record system.

Illustrative example

At Northstar Industrial Systems, the ERP remains authoritative for agreed supplier, purchase-order, receipt, invoice, and financial records while VendrNova coordinates the surrounding procurement process.

Related terms
ERP-additive procurement; System of record; ERP integration; Reconciliation
Lifecycle stages
All stages
Stakeholders
Finance; IT and Security; Procurement; Operations

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