Use of ERP system for production planning and management

Korištenje informacijskih sustava u poduzećima je postala nužnost. Tvrtke koje nemaju strategije digitalne transformacije, gube korak sa konkurencijom. Središte tih napora mora biti ERP IT sustav, jer se on može usporediti kao središnji živčani sustav poduzeća. Kroz njega prolaze svi tokovi informacija, preko njega upravlja se svim drugim sustavima, što direktno što indirektno. U prvom dijelu ovog rada teorijski je opisano planiranje i upravljanje proizvodnjom, osnovne funkcionalnosti ERP IT sustava, detaljnije je analiziran ERP IT sustav S/4HANA od tvrtke SAP AG koji je vodeći ERP software (u okvirima planiranja i upravljanja proizvodnjom) te na kraju ovog dijela rada su istraženi trendovi i smjer kretanja ERP industrije. Drugi dio rada jest prikaz primjene Odoo ERP sustava u okvirima planiranja i upravljanja proizvodnjom.The use of information systems in enterprises has become a necessity. Companies that do not have digital transformation strategies are losing pace with the competition. The focal point of these efforts must be the ERP IT system, as it can be compared to the central nervous system of an enterprise. All information flows through it, all other systems are managed through it, some directly and others indirectly. The first part of this paper theoretically describes production planning and control, the basic functionality of ERP IT systems, gives a detailed analysis (within the framework of production planning and control) of the ERP IT system S/4HANA from the company SAP AG which is the leading ERP software vendor, and the final section explores the trends and direction of the ERP industry. The second part of the paper is a presentation of the application of Odoo ERP system in the framework of production planning and control