ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the category of integrated business management software that runs the operational backbone of an enterprise. Core modules: finance & accounting, HR & payroll, procurement, inventory, sales, and (for manufacturers) production planning & manufacturing execution.
ERP for logistics-adjacent businesses (freight forwarders, NVOCC, 3PL, manufacturers, traders) requires industry-specific extensions beyond generic ERP — landed-cost calculation, multi-currency multi-entity, EDI to ports/carriers/customs, and integration with WMS/TMS. WHIZERP is purpose-built for goods-moving businesses, integrating natively with WHIZCargo (freight) and WHIZMarine (maritime).
An ERP is the single source of truth for the back-office — when finance, procurement, inventory and production share one data model, you stop reconciling spreadsheets and start running the business on one set of numbers. For goods-movers it needs logistics-specific extensions (landed cost, EDI, multi-entity) that generic ERP lacks.
What is the difference between an ERP and a WMS or TMS?
An ERP runs the whole back-office (finance, procurement, inventory, HR). A WMS runs the warehouse and a TMS runs transport — execution systems that feed into the ERP's financial record.
What is a logistics ERP?
An ERP with industry extensions for goods-moving businesses — landed-cost calculation, multi-currency multi-entity, EDI to ports/carriers/customs, and integration with WMS/TMS.