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What is SAP and how is it different from ERP?

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ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is enterprise wide information system which consolidate information from various functions/departments of an organisation.

Here function means Supply chain Management, Manufacturing, Operations,
Customer relationship management,Human resource,Payroll, accounts, finance,Warehouse Management,etc.

Whereas
SAP (Systems,Applications and Products) is a name of a company which offers
ERP solution for various industries to integrate information from various
functions of that industry under one system.

In this there are 8 Modules in all

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