3. Hybrid Systems<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\nThese ERP systems are a mix of both. Some of their functions are\u00a0on-premise, others in the cloud. They work best for\u00a0businesses\u00a0mid-transition from legacy systems or with specific data compliance requirements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>What Does ERP Software Typically Include?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nAn ERP system consists of several modules, each of which companies can deploy individually based on their operational needs. The list includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"what-does-erp-software-typically-include\"](\"https:\/\/vasyerp.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-does-erp-software-typically-include.webp\")
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1. Inventory Management<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\nThis module tracks:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Your Stock levels across locations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Purchase orders<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Warehouse transfers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Supplier information and so on.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
With it, every sale, return, and inter-branch transfer updates the central stock\u00a0record\u00a0the moment it happens. Depending on the solution provider, you can also expect to see features like barcode management, batch or expiry tracking, product pricing matrices, and automated stock alerts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2. Finance & Accounting<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\nAn ERP system’s finance modules manage:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Your General Ledger<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Accounts payable and receivable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- VAT reporting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Financial statements<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This allows your finance teams to work with\u00a0up-to-date,\u00a0consolidated\u00a0financial data. In addition to the above list, some also provide automated bank reconciliation, expense tracking, cash flow monitoring, tax compliance reporting, and automated journal entries, which further reduce the need for managing your books manually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n3. Sales, CRM & Customer Data<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\nAn ERP’s sales modules track:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Customer profiles<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Quotations and invoices<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Payment status<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Sales pipelines<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
With the CRM module, your sales teams see each customer’s entire journey from one place. To further support operations, you can see features like delivery tracking, customer communication history, credit management, and integration with point-of-sale systems or e-commerce platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n4. Manufacturing \/ Operations<\/h3>\n
For manufacturing businesses, enterprise resource planning software can include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Bill of materials<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Production scheduling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Resource planning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Work order tracking<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For product-based businesses, this connects production planning, raw material tracking, and bill of materials to procurement and finance.<\/span><\/p>\n5. Reporting & Analytics<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\nWith the Reporting and analytics module, you get live data from every module in dashboards that reflect what is happening right now in the form of:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Real-time dashboards<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Department performance metrics<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Profitability analysis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Operational KPIs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Finally, solution provider dependent, you also get<\/span> customisable reports, exportable data formats, drill-down analytics, and visual charts that can help the decision-makers in your business make better decisions, faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>How\u00a0ERP\u00a0Systems Work?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\u00a0<\/span>The backbone of an ERP system is a single shared database. Every module reads from and writes to the same central database, and as a result, every minute update is reflected across all its modules. Here is how that works in practice.\u00a0<\/span>
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