Overview of SAP

SAP ERP

SAP Stands for Systems and Application Products in Data Processing.An International provider of comprehensive, enterprise-class information system with proven success supporting large, global manufacturing and distribution enterprises.

  • Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing (S A P), the number one Enterprise Software Package in the World.
  • SAP is a highly configurable Enterprise Software package and is built on best business practices that are followed across the Globe.
  • SAP is based on streamlining data collection and processing based on business information needs.
  • The complexity of SAP is what gives it a competitive advantage; but at the same time, makes it challenging to implement.
  • SAP is considered as ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) and E-Business Software.
  • ERP Systems attempt to integrate all departments and functions across a company onto a single system that can serve different department’s needs.
  • ERP made SAP a standard worldwide. SAP is classified as SAP – Technical and SAP- Functional.

 

What is ERP?

  • 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

Evolution of ERP

Evolution of ERP

 

Why ERP?

  • Highly Competitive Business Environment
  • Provides the opportunity to examine and adopt the Best Practices from across Industries
  • Increased Accuracy & Elimination of Duplicity
  • Increased Information Availability
  • Integration of various Functions
  • Reduction in Inventory
  • Reduction in Cycle Times

Results of Integration

  • Focus on Business Processes
  • Elimination of Redundant Data (Common Consistent Data)
  • Easier Corporate Consolidation
  • Better Managerial Control
  • Elimination of Interfaces
  • Faster reaction to changing structures

The Integrated Supply Chain

The Integrated Supply Chain

The Company behind the Package

  • SAP AG in 2002 revenues: € 7.4 billion
  • Market Leader in Enterprise Apps Software Licenses
  • 12Million Users, 60,100 Installations
  • Increased Customer satisfaction and stronger Customer loyalty
  • Heavy investment into SAP’s worldwide business community
  • 28,900 SAP employees in > 50 Countries

SAP’s India Implementations Or Partners

  • Tata Group
  • Reliance
  • Wipro
  • Infosys
  • Siemens Ltd
  • VST Industries
  • Asian Paints
  • Arvind Mills
  • ACC
  • ONGC
  • IOC
  • CIDCO
  • Eicher
  • Mahindra & Mahindra

Unique Benefits of mySAP

For People

  • Fast
  • Convenient
  • Higher effectiveness
  • Rewarding
  • Single point of access
  • Secure

For Companies

  • Increased revenues
    • Reduced time-to-market
    • Membership in industry business community
  • Reduced costs
    • Internet integration
    • End-to-end business processes
    • Fast implementation and change

For SAP and Partners

  • New user communities
  • Transparent pricing
  • Stronger customer relationships
  • Sharing of up-to-date knowledge
  • More visibility

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
  • Automate Project Monitoring
  • Cost Savings on overheads such as Stationery, File Storage, etc.
  • No duplication of data – Single point of data entry
  • MIR made easy – Reports available online
  • Ensure that Meher has the latest in business process automation along with cutting edge technology, which will add to its efforts to achieve market leadership
  • Replace Legacy Systems that have inherent problems such as OS compatibility, Failures and lack of Recovery Tools, Version Change Problems, etc.

Top Ten Reasons for choosing SAP

  1. Real-time competitive advantage
  2. Business Solution
  3. Ease-of use
  4. Professional team
  5. Reliability
  6. Industry insights
  7. Foresight
  8. Integration of the entire solution
  9. Functionality
  10.   Global coverage

SAP Modular Structure & Integration

SAP Modular Structure & Integration

 

SAP Modules Integration – An Example

 

SAP Modules Integration

Financials

  • General Ledger
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Bank and Cash Management
  • Budgeting and Monitoring
  • Withholding Tax (TDS)
  • Asset Accounting

Controlling

  • Product Costing
  • Periodic Allocations
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Cost Center Accounting
  • Profit Center Accounting

Sales and Distribution

  • Sales Order Processing and Monitoring
  • Shipping
  • Bill / Invoice Generation
  • Credit Management
  • Bill of Material
  • Pricing and Discounts
  • Statutory Requirements

Production Planning

  • Production Planning
  • Production Order Processing
  • MRP
  • Shop Floor Control

Materials Management

  • Purchasing
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Valuation
  • Vendor Evaluation and Rating
  • Invoice Verification
  • Statutory Requirements

Quality Management

  • Incoming Inspection
  • Process Inspection
  • Final/Delivery Inspections
  • Quality Reports / Certificates
  • Quality Notifications

Plant Maintenance

  • Maintenance Planning
  • Breakdown Maintenance
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Predictive Maintenance

SAP Technology – Technical Support Tools

  • ABAP Query – Simple Reporting Tool
  • CATT – Regression Testing Tool
  • Desktop Integration – Export / Import of data using Microsoft Tools
  • SAPScript – SAP Scripting Language
  • BDC / LSMW – Batch Data Upload Programs
  • Security