34 - ERP Systems SAP
34 - ERP Systems SAP
In this module
Understand background
information and other
features of SAP ERP system
ERP Systems (SAP)
ERP System
• Pronounced as “S” “A”
“P”
• SAP SE is a German
multinational software
corporation
• Founded in Walldorf,
Germany in 1972
• World’s Largest
Software Company
ERP Systems (SAP)
Company Statistics
• Over 65,000
employees in more
then 75 countries
• 232,000+ customers in
more then 180
countries
• 200,000+ installations
• 2,500+ Business
Partners
ERP Systems (SAP)
SAP Customers
• Sony
• Caltex
• Mercedes
• Toyota
• Honda
• Nokia
• IBM
• Panasonic
• Samsung
ERP Systems (SAP)
SAP Portfolio
• World-wide usage
• Designed to satisfy the
information needs for
all business sizes (small
local to large all
international)
• Designed to satisfy the
information needs for
all industries, e.g.
Automotive, Banking,
Retail, Public Sector
ERP Systems (SAP)
SAP Releases
• SAP R/1 (1972)
• SAP R/2 (1979)
• SAP R/3 (1992 – 2003)
• SAP ERP ECC 5 (2004)
• SAP ERP ECC 6 (2005)
• SAP S/4 (2015)
ERP Systems (SAP)
SAP Architecture
• hardware/software
environment that can
make a request (client)
for services
• hardware/software
combination that can
provide services to a
group of clients in a
controlled
environment (server)
ERP Systems (SAP)
Three – Tier Structure
• GUI
Graphical User
Interface (e.g., Web
Interface)
• Application Server
One or more, help
distribute work load
• Database Server
Integrated data
repository
ERP Systems (SAP)
Most widely used
modules
• Financial Acc (FI)
• Controlling (C0)
• Human Resources (HR)
• Materials Management
(MM)
• Sales & Distribution
(SD)
• Production Planning
(PP)
ERP Systems (SAP)
• Quality Management
(QM)
• Warehouse
Management (WM)
• Plant maintenance
(PM)
• Project Management
(PS)
• Customer Service (CS)
• Enterprise Asset
Management (EAM)