Applying ERP in practice: Survey and design guidelinesApplying ERP in practice: Survey and design guidelines Σύντομη Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Short Paper 2015-11-052001enThe paper presents a study about ERP systems, their functionality, the advantages and disadvantages. ERP is an umbrella term for the broad set of activities supported by multi-module application software that helps a manufacturer or other business manage the important parts of it’s core-business and operational functions. Including product planning, parts purchasing, maintaining inventories, interacting with suppliers, providing customer service, and tracking orders, finance and human resources aspects of a business. International Logistics Congress, Thessalonica. (October). Furthermore how a business can have a successful implementation and integration, and a research is being presented regarding ERP systems in Greeks enterprises, about their motives to implement such a system, the problems they faced and which were the benefits. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/17th International Logistics Congress Moustakis Vasilis Μουστακης Βασιλης Bilalis Nikolaos Μπιλαλης Νικολαος D. Pli