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title: "What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and what kind of a database is used in an ERP application?"  
description: "What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and what kind of a database is used in an ERP application?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-24  
updated: 2020-09-20  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1988/what-is-enterprise-resource-planning-erp-and-what-kind-of-a-database-is-used-in-an-erp-application  
category: "mssql server"  
tags: ["mssql server"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and what kind of a database is used in an ERP application?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an information system used in manufacturing companies and includes sales, inventory, production planning, purchasing and other business functions. An ERP system typically uses a multiuser database.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an information system used in manufacturing companies and includes sales, inventory, production planning, purchasing and other business functions. An ERP system typically uses a multiuser database.


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