Application of Information Technology as ERP, E-commerce, Data warehousing and Data mining are getting popularity in certain areas of industrial operations like production, maintenance, quality control, inventory management, accounting, marketing and HRD. If we discuss to sustain competitive advantage in the dynamic market, an analysis at the micro level is essential e.g. Market and difference within markets, well-articulated understanding of market needs & implications of these for all functions i.e.. on time Delivery (OTD) of raw material market projections, order scheduling, production planning & control and after sales analysis. ERP is the only solution to face all the changes emerged due to changed business environment and also for the problems due to preventing traditional system of working. In Silk Industry accurate planning and scheduling of orders, better date predictions, quick response to query and online detailed information of orders is must for doing business. As a result in the past few years silk mills have invested in integrated systems, along with powerful hardware. The change from customized modular software to ERP is the current trend in silk Industry. Many silk mills are now going in for ERP/MRP (Material Resource Planning) and also web based software to enable them to remain competitive in this highly technology and competition driven economy. Effective application of Information technology in Silk Industry has now become an integral part of their operations and a dire necessity for facing global challenges. Major benefits of ERP based systems are prompt and paperless communication, Better understanding of processes and business practices during implementation, an automatic discipline is imbibed in the users as lack of or delay in data entry by one department holds up the work in the next department. ERP helps in work center capacity analysis, work planning, advance planning of materials, stock management, warehouse management and reduced process cycle times resulting from using online purchase requisitions.

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