2. Agenda
What is SAP
What SAP Will do
System Landscape in SAP
Key Concept
Modules in SAP & Integration
Basic Navigation in SAP
3. ERP Overview
ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
Software that helps to Integrate all Functions of an Organization
Enables Planning, Tracking and Utilization of Organizational Resources (Man,
Machine, Material, Money)
Houses Data – Provides Information for Analysis
Is a Decision Support System
4. Organization without ERP - Isolation
Procurement
Inventory
Finance
Maintenance
Engineering
Design
Controlling
Production
Planning
MIR
Sales
Shop Floor
execution
Quality
5. Results of Isolation
Inconsistent, Redundant Data
Process Productivity Monitoring Difficult
Reaction to change slow
Consolidation & Managerial Control Difficult
7. Result of Integradtion
Focus on Business Processes
Elimination of Redundant Data (Common Consistent Data)
Easier Corporate Consolidation
Better Managerial Control
Faster reaction to changing structures
8. What is SAP ?
Founded in 1972 as Systems Applications and Products
SAP is the recognised market leader in providing collaborative business solutions for
all types of industries and for every major market.
Is the world's largest business software company and the world's third-largest
independent software provider overall..
SAP R/3– Systems Application Product in Data Process
Intergradation
Real Time
3 Tier Architecture
There are over 100,600 installations of SAP worldwide serving more than 42,000
customers in more than 25 industries across 120 countries . It is running the
businesses of over 9,000 organisations.
Employs more than 54,000 people in more than 50 countries.
The cornerstone in SAP’s offering is its ERP solution (ECC)which consist of a number of
key modules which supports common practices within different business functions
The ECC solution has its roots in manufacturing but has long since evolved into
covering multiple industries and their associated specialised requirements
9. What SAP Will do!
Integrate Islands of Information
Achieve Reduction in Inventory Levels and Cycle Times and improve Productivity
Make Planning, Scheduling, Tracking and Management easier leaving more time for
you to perform value-added work
Cost Savings on overheads such as Stationery, File Storage, etc.
10. SAP ERP and SAP NetWeaver
SAP ERP is the result of an ERP offering to SAP R/3. SAP ERP includes all the
functionality of SAP R/3 Enterprise with the large number of additional business
processes like self service, strategic management, and others.
SAP ERP is an integrated and personalized functionality. SAP ERP is built on the
NetWeaver technology.
SAP NetWeaver is used as a technology platform for integration and as an
application infrastructure with open connections to Microsoft .NET and IBM
WebSphere.