I. J. of Business & Management Research
Research Article | 
The Role of IT in Automating the Business Processes in Retail Sector with Reference to Enterprise Resource Planning
Author(s) : Ramesh Babu Grandhi
Publisher : FOREX Publication
Published : 15 June 2021
e-ISSN : 2347-4696
Page(s) : 190-193
Abstract
The information technology plays an important role as an enabler in retail industry to automate the business processes. The companies had identified that without the involvement of information technology the businesses cannot move forward with smooth running of business operations. With the advent of latest technologies in the field of information technology, companies are managing the business processes in more effective and efficient way. It is important to identify the importance of technological trends that had enabled the business processes to smoothen the operations such as technological enabler of the retail industry and its overall contribution to the sector as a whole. Enterprise Resource Planning, as the concept suggests, it can play a vital role in dealing with daily processes of the company. The importance of the Enterprise Resource Planning can deal with more challenging factors that a company faces and how well they can automate the processes is an advantage to the company at large.
Keywords: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) , Retail, Information technology , Automation
Ramesh Babu Grandhi, Research Scholar, Department of Management, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Rajasthan, India ; Email: ramesh@sjcc.edu.in
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Ramesh Babu Grandhi (2021),The Role of IT in Automating the Business Processes in Retail Sector with Reference to Enterprise Resource Planning. IJBMR 9(2), 190-193. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.090209.