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Business without ERP
Customers
PP contacts Purchasing for raw material
Purchasing
Customer Calls to place 1 order for a Car
Sales office/Inventory contacts PP
Production Planning
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Sales office contacts Inventory
Sales
Inventory
Business without ERP (Contd..)
Customers
Where is my car What is this confusion What to manufactur e?? Whom to contact for status? What is Cost and profit
Production Planning
Sales
Shop floor
Finance
Purchasing Vendors Inventory
Lets Deliver the end product to customer..
I did not order for a TRUCK!!!!
Dear Sir, Your Order
Sales
Business without ERP (Contd..)
I AM NOT TAKING DELIVERY AND WILL NEVER DEAL WITH YOU!
We are SORRY Sir
Sales
Overall Picture
Vendors
Sales General Ledger
Purchasing
Customers
A/R
A/P
Production Planning
Inventory
Shop Floor Execution
Why Enterprise Architecture
Why Enterprise Architecture ? Numerous disparate information systems
Integrating the data becomes costly
Time Money Resources
Inconsistencies and duplication of data Lack of timely information Required: Central enterprise definitions Required: Centrally controlled business change
Enterprise Structure Integrating Business
FA Marketing Treasury GL Shop Floor Sales AR AP Purchasing Payroll HR
Partner Systems
PP
Mfg.
Plants
Enterprise Architecture - Benefits
Eliminates the duplication, discontinuity and redundancy in data Increases the return on investment made on IT implementations Delivers quality information designed for the Enterprise as a whole Faster and cheaper Delivers quality information to produce a quality enterprise Satisfying Partners/Customers Reducing required manpower
SAP STANDS FOR:
Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing
When was SAP founded?
Founded in 1972 by Wellenreuther, Hopp, Hector, Plattner and Tschira
Renamed in 1977 Before 1977 : Systems Analysis and Program Development (German : Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung)
History of SAP
Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing
German : Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung
Founded in 1972 by Wellenreuther, Hopp, Hector, Plattner and Tschira
Renamed in 1977 Before 1977 : Systems Analysis and Program Development (German : Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung)
SAP is both the name of the Company as well as their ERP Product
3 Tier Client / Server Architecture
The SAP R/3 architecture is based on a 3-tier client/server principle
Presentation Server Application Server Database Server Dedicated Servers are linked by Communication Networks
Perform tasks without sacrificing data integration and processes within
the system, as a whole
SAP R/3 System Architecture (Contd...2)
Overview of Presentation & Database Servers
The Presentation Server
GUI only At workstation Very light Sends requests to application server Obtains screens from application server and displays
My SAP Industry Solutions (Some Examples) & SAP for Aerospace
Defense SAP for Media SAP for Automotive SAP for Mill Products SAP for Banking SAP for Mining SAP for Chemicals SAP for Oil & Gas SAP for Consumer Products SAP for Pharmaceuticals SAP for Engineering, Construction & Operations
SAP for Healthcare SAP for Public Sector SAP for High Tech SAP for Retail SAP for Higher Education & Research SAP for Service Providers SAP for Industrial Machinery & Components SAP for Telecommunications SAP for Insurance
Integration is the Key Challenge Business Drivers
Document Mgmt Call Center Market Analysis
Extended Value Network Increased Market Dynamics
Integration costs are high
Long integration projects IT environments become increasingly rigid Lots of heterogeneous systems
SCM
ERP
E-sales
Pressure on IT increases
Must leverage existing investments Must support new business processes quicker
Trading
E-procurement
Technical systems
Must reduce total cost of ownership (TCO)
PLM
How to Address the Integration Reduce Complexity Challenge
Minimize the number of connections
through hubs
Document Mgmt Call Center Market Analysis
Use only one platform to integrate all people, information, and systems
Reduce Cost Integration
SCM ERP
Deliver .NET and J2EE interoperability Deliver adaptors for ISV products Deliver products, not projects
E-sales
Increase company performance
Increase ease of use, scalability and adaptability
Trading E-procurement Technical systems
Increase business process flexibility by using an Enterprise Services Architecture
PLM
Business Scenarios Main Elements
Organizational Structure in SAP
Production Planning
Financial Accounting
Plant
Company Code
Controlling
Controlling Area
Client
Human Resources
Personnel Area
Sales and Distribution
Materials Management
Sales Area
Purchasing Organization
Logging on to SAP System
Logon pad with different systems
Adding to favorites
Steps to add transaction to favorites Step I: Select the transaction you want to add to favorites Step II: Right click on the transaction you want to add to favorites Step III: Select Add to favorites.
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