DEFINITION of 'Enterprise Resource Planning-ERP'. A process by which a company (often a manufacturer) manages and integrates the important parts of its business. An ERP management information system integrates areas such as planning, purchasing, inventory, sales, marketing, finance, human resources, etc. Next Up.RP is most frequently used in the context of software. As the methodology has become more popular, large software applications have been developed to help companies implement ERP in their organization.
7 Things You May Not Know About the Ming Dynasty. At its peak, the Ming dynasty made China a global superpower, influencing the known world in trade, culture and might. It spanned nearly 300 years, from the fall of the Mongols in 1368 to the ascendancy of the Manchus in 1644. Here are seven things you might not know about the Ming era.
The Han Dynasty was a series of emperors of the same family who ruled ancient China for over 400 years. It was the second imperial dynasty of China. Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCE to 220 AD. Han rule was interrupted briefly (in AD 9-24 by Wang Mang, a reformer), and then restored for another 200 years.