Another key component of an effective GERP system is the ability to pull data from the organization's supply chain. To understand if its operations are reducing waste and pollution, and therefore are more profitable, a company needs decision support mechanisms at all levels. It is crucial to be able to avoid litigation, and their associated costs. Businesses that know the full cost of operation are clearly in a better position to make contingency plans or take preventive action if environmental risk and liability become reality. Today, environmental quality is increasingly seen as integral to overall product quality.
Environmental quality is an obvious part of total quality.
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