Learn in the textbookAdvanced Systems and Business Software Packages
DefinitionA business-function software package (業務別ソフトウェアパッケージ) is commercial software aimed at work that many companies share regardless of industry, such as accounting or human resources.
ExplanationIt covers work that companies in any industry do in much the same way, such as bookkeeping and preparing financial statements in accounting, or managing staff records and attendance in HR. Because it is built around procedures many companies share, it is easier to introduce in less time and at lower cost than developing your own system from scratch. On the other hand, wherever it does not fit the company's own way of working, the company either changes how it does the work or fills the gap with extra development (customization).
AnalogyThink of the calculator and planner that people in every profession use: tools for tasks everyone needs, whatever their line of work.
Memory hookThe 務 in 業務別 is the 務 of duties, as in 事務 (office work) and 職務 (job duties). That one character tells you the product is chosen by department tasks found in companies of every industry, like those of an accounting or HR section.