What is 'Enterprise Resource Planning - ERP'. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a process by which a company (often a manufacturer) manages and integrates the important parts of its business. An ERP management information system integrates areas such as planning, purchasing, inventory, sales, marketing, finance and human resources.
Berry Gordy's Motown Records. Founder and owner of the Tamla-Motown family record labels, Berry Gordy, Jr., established Motown Records as one of the most important independent labels in the early '60s.
Motown History. Motown was started by Berry Gordy also known as Berry Gordy Jr. He was armed with a dream and an $800 loan he got from his family and started what would become one of the best known record labels of all time. Motown created artists such as Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5, The Supremes and many others.