BSOP 334 Week 5 DQs

This paper of BSOP 334 Week 5 DQs comprises:

How does an MRP-II system or an ERP system help a company be more successful in managing its business and achieving its strategic objectives? Relate this to actual situations of companies you are familiar with.

It is said that successful supply chain management will help the various organizations that are part of the same supply chain operate like a flock of birds, which can suddenly turn in unison as the lead birds change direction! Please elaborate on this saying, and explain why is this good for those organizations, the end user, and the industry at large? How does it work?