ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ERP SYSTEM (Zarzadzanie majatkiem przedsiebiorstwa a system ERP)

The asset is a basis of functioning and development of an enterprise. The components of enterprise asset are IT asset (e.g. hardware and licences on software). Basic functions of asset management are accessible in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. More advanced solutions are defined as Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system or Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) system. In the day of crisis enterprises should better manage and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) of their IT asset. The aim of the article is to present possibilities and advantages of Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) system usage as the addition of ERP system on the example of IT asset management.