
Abstract Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems offer a better way to help manage and improve plant and business processes. As processing plants turn increasingly to ERP to run operations, they must use a trio of technology resources to control ERP systems. This trio of resources – standards, ERP software such as SAP, and middleware or third-party software – is integrating the plant floor to the business floor to make ERP a success.
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