A reference guide can be downloaded that provides insight into the process manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) features and functions accessible on today's market. The guide, from Technology Evaluation Centers, is designed to help you to find out which features and functions are essential to your organization's needs and which are not.
Process ERP assists businesses in the process manufacturing field (e.g., paint manufacturers or refineries). The Association for Operation Management (APICS) describes process manufacturing as the "production that adds value by mixing, separating, forming, and/or performing chemical reactions. It may be done in either batch or continuous mode."
Process ERP software includes all features to determine batch control and reporting, formula and routing, and material management capabilities, as well as other generic enterprise software modules like financials and human resources (HR) functions.
