comprehensive information system designed to integrate all the business processes found in an enterprise.
Efficiency and productivity are improved through the integration of information and the removal of duplicate information and processes.
Enterprise Resource Planning Enterprise resource planning (ERP) makes timely information easily available for analysis and decision- making in companies of all sizes. ERP systems monitor business functions in real-time to provide timely information in manufacturing, finance, distribution, sales or human resources. A strength of ERP systems is that they integrate data across all functions. For example, a manufacturing supervisor would be notified when raw material inventory falls below a set floor Advantages of ERP Eliminates costly, inflexible legacy systems Improved work processes Increased data access for decision making Eliminates Data redundancy Provides integration with in-home and external systems for better system communications
Overview of major ERP systems
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What Does SAP Stand For? Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing
SAP SAP stands for Systems, Applications and Products in data processing. A ERP dynamo 10 million users, 30,000 installations, 1000 partners, 21 Industry solutions. Customer world-wide, mostly Fortune 500 companies. 95% of the top 100 German companies use SAP. SAP is the fourth largest software company in the world. The SAP R/3 system is a business software package designed to integrate all areas of a business.
Why - SAP R/3 has been successful
Integrated Enterprise-Wide Best Business Practices SAP Multi-Currency Multi-Lingual Secure Information SAP Three Tier Client Server Architecture
Applications Database First Tier Second Tier Third Tier Database Layer Application Server Database Server User Presentation Layer Application Layer SAP SysteSAP System sasa
R/3 Client / Server ABAP/4 FI Financial Accounting CO Controlling AM Fixed Assets Mgmt. TR Treasury WF Workflow IS Industry Solutions MM Materials Mgmt. HR Human Resources SD Sales & Distribution PP Production Planning QM Quality Manage-ment PM Plant Main- tenance System SAP: Industry Solutions
Aerospace & Defense Automotive Banking Chemicals Consumer Products Defense & Security Engineering, Const. Healthcare High Tech Higher Education Industrial Machinery Insurance Life Sciences Logistics Service Prod. Media Mill Products Mining Oil & Gas Pharmaceuticals Postal Services Professional Services Public Sector Railways Retail Telecommunications Utilities Wholesale Distribution