An Enterprise Resource Planning System can best be described as ________.
A) a collection of programs that use a variety of unconnected databases
B) a single database that collects data and feeds it into applications that support each of the company's business activities, such as purchases, production, distribution, and sales
C) a database that is primarily used by a purchasing department to determine the correct amount of a particular supply item to purchase
D) a sophisticated means of linking two or more companies to facilitate their planning processes

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An Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) is a single integrated database system that collects data from various departments within a company and feeds it into applications that support each of the company's business activities such as purchases, production, distribution, and sales. It is not a collection of programs that use unconnected databases or a database only used by purchasing departments, nor is it a means of linking two or more companies.

An Enterprise Resource Planning System Can Best Be Described as ________