What ERP Systems are and Why Companies Thrive with Them

ERP, otherwise known as "enterprise resource planning," refers to a software-mediated management system which integrates the miscellaneous business processes of a company. From accounting to product design, ERP systems bring about different business processes and data sources together. It is a complete technological solution to a myriad of problems that organizations cope with, such as data fragmentation, data integrity, and process unification.

ERP Systems Bring Data Together

ERP systems use common data structures (schemas) that conform to a business's various software platforms; these schemas usually draw from a shared database. Because ERP systems rely on common data structures, databases, and software platforms, businesses do not need to worry about integrating multiple data sets from multiple software platforms; the ERP system creates a "single source of truth," a single database that assimilates all of this information from everywhere.

ERP Systems Keep Data Safe

With a consolidated and secure database, ERP system users can rest assured that their data is safe from tampering and theft. Most ERP systems use data integrity protocols that ensure that everyone in the company is drawing from the same source of information, thereby preventing costly and inefficient miscommunication between departments. Data anarchy can cripple businesses that rely on large data sets and a plethora of different departments to operate; ERP systems condense this anarchy into order.

ERP Systems Bring Businesses Together

ERP systems enable managers to monitor and control business processes in real-time. By bringing together information from disparate departments with disparate workflows, ERP systems increase efficiency, improve communication, and reduce operational costs.

 

Do Your Responsibilities

Right now, the area of our beautiful country that I am in, there is a huge fire raging – the biggest fire in the country!  We’ve had smoky air for a few weeks now, which brings respiration problems, burning eyes and a general feeling of heaviness.  There is a fire camp located about 20 miles away where at least 500 first responders are living in tents as they fight this raging fire.

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Basically, these people are on a moment’s notice, 24 hours a day to pack up and join with the rest of their brothers and sisters to fight fires around our country.  I was thinking about what it takes to coordinate an effort like that.  They have laundry service, caterers for food, restrooms and everything they need right there so that while they put their lives on hold to fight the fires, they can still have some semblance of order.

I was reminded of how fast things in life can change, and how each person has their own role to play.  No matter how much I want to help, I’d be a liability if I were out there on the front lines with the trained professionals, because I have no training or experience.  We all have our roles in life and not everyone is capable of doing every role.

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Dr. Tae Yun Kim shares various examples from the Bible where it talks about one body, but many parts.  The arm can’t do what the eyes can do.  The lungs can’t do what the fingers do.  But, as long as each part does its responsibility, the body can function as a whole.

I recently re-watched the movie “Red Dawn”, the newer one that came out a few years ago.  There’s a scene where the American teenagers have a plan to blow up the bad guys during a rally.  One of the teenagers got distracted when he saw his girlfriend on a prisoner bus.  He left his post to rescue his girlfriend.  Another teenager went to help and he ended up dying.  Needless to say, the mission failed and a prime reason was because the one person abandoned their post, abandoned the plan and went off to do something else that he thought was more important.  That’s a tough decision to make: stick to the plan and possibly never see his girlfriend again, or abandon the team and go for the obviously emotional choice.  Removing the emotion, the teenager didn’t do his responsibility, the plan failed and one of their team died.  Yeah, it’s a movie, but very symbolic of things that happen all the time in real life.

Dr. Tae Yun Kim always talks about doing our responsibility, especially if it is in a team setting and others are counting on you to do your part.  Of course, things like illness,and unforeseen circumstances will impact things.  But, still, the responsibilities need to get done.  If someone is counting on me to get something done, I need to deliver.  And, if there is a real reason why I cannot, then I need to communicate and help to find a solution.

Find the original on Tae Yun Kim’s original website or read this similar Tae Yun Kim article next. 

 

How to Install Texture Pack for Minecraft?

Every Minecraft player must know what texture pack is. It is a file collection that has function to change the texture of the gameplay view such as mobs, blocks, items, and the GUI. There will be several files in the zip files that consist of PNG images as well as a pack.txt. The original resolution of texture is about 16x16 ,32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256, up to 1024x1024 which belongs to HD texture. Some of the Minecraft players do not feel satisfied with the textures that are too flat. Therefore, they decide to install texture pack for a better graphic experience and details. How to install texture pack on Minecraft?

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Installing a Texture Pack

If you decide to install a texture pack, then you can find and download it online. You can download texture packs in several sites you choose. All of the texture packs are in ZIP format along with its necessary Pack.text that will be recognized by the Minecraft app. Suppose you decide to make your own texture, just ZIP it if it is needed. After that, you can continue to run the Minecraft and make sure it is running. You have to go to the main menu to go on. Then, you just click texture pack button or you can also find in on Option Menu. Next, click Open Texture Pack Folder, it will lead you to the texture pack folder in the Minecraft. You can place the texture pack while Minecraft is running or when it is closed. You only need to wait for a few second and your texture pack will appear in the Minecraft. Just choose it and click Done and finally your texture pack is already available in your Minecraft and you can use it right away. Just try to load your Minecraft  and see what makes it so special and different.

 

Some Tips on Installation

You have to know that some texture packs can only redesign some Minecraft texture during the gameplay. Just because you see that the main menu has no different display, it does not mean that the texture pack does not work. Suppose you want to change the menu either, you can find other texture packs or you can also make it by modifying the texture pack by your own. Moreover, you can also install so many texture packs in the Minecraft and the list will be showed while you just need to scroll down to see them. Some texture packs may not be changed because they are locked so you cannot overwrite them with new texture packs. Just remember that in the ZIP format will contains another folder with different title. That is the actual texture pack that you can copy to the Minecraft texture pack folder.

Well, those are several ways on how to install texture pack so that you have more textures when playing Minecraft game. Texture pack can be a good choice for those who want to get different images and display and it will make the gameplay more fun.