Supply chain management $($SCM$)$ is the broad range of activities required to plan, control and execute a product's flow from materials to production to distribution in the most economical way possible. SCM encompasses the integrated planning and execution of processes required to optimize the flow of materials, information and capital in functions that broadly include demand planning, sourcing, production, inventory management and logistics or storage and transportation.

As the supply chain manager for a company, choose a product within that company and write a project report based on the questions below.

Question $2(20$ Marks$)$

Discuss the impact of ERP systems on enhancing data$-$driven decision$-$making processes in SMEs, considering their focus on internal supply chain operations. Include at least $2$ references.