The planning and controlling operations is largely dependent on managing the substantial information generated, not just of relevance to the operations function but seamless integration of all business functions. It is towards this aim that the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are developed to provide the information backbone needed to support business decisions and execute the operations. So ERP is described as software system that integrates application programs in manufacturing, logistics, sales and marketing, finance, human resources and the other functions in a firm (Vollmann et al. 2005). The noted experts Tom Wallace and Bob Stahl prefer to express ERP as enterprise-wide set of management tools that help balance demand and supply, thus encompassing the roots of ERP and the decision support capability. Read More….