Process manufacturing industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemicals etc has four unique ERP features. They are:-
1. Maintaining product quality:-An ERP application used in process industries should have a strong quality control suite.
2. Vast traceability:- Tracking raw materials as well as the final products is very important in such industries. A process manufacturing ERP is able to provide such a vast traceability.
3. Robust bill-of materials (BOM) capabilities.
4. Good Managerial capabilities:- this forms the most essential component of any ERP application.