$13-$ An Enterprise Resource Planning $($ERP$)$ System can best be described as:

a$)$ None of tha above

b$)$ a collection of programs that use a variety of unconnected databases.

c$)$ a single database that collects data and feeds it into applications that support each of the company's business activities, such as purchases, production, distribution, and sales.

d$)$ a database that is primarily used by a purchasing department to determine the correct amount of a particular supply item to purchase.

e$)$ a sophisticated means of linking two or more companies to facilitate their planning processes. $$ Bo$$ b$$rak