In this TMA we will discus many ideas and facts about Whirlpool Europe and about the ERP systems;

• What is the ERP system?
• What are the benefits of the ERP?
• The reasons to applying this new system.

• The benefits of the ERP for the Whirlpool case study.
• What are the costs of implementation?
• Factors about saving costs and benefits.

First of all we will talk about the ERP system, many companies moved to use the cross- functional clientserver network applications, which involved installing enterprise resource planning ( the ERP) this new software focuses on supporting the business processes involved in the operations of a business instead of focusing on the information processing requirements of business functions.

Whirlpool had many benefits from applying this new system. I will discus in this TMA how they applying that system...