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SAP R/3

Enterprise Resource Planning

Systems

Main Reference: Operations Management by Chase, Jacobs,

and Aquilano, McGraw-Hill, 2004

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Enterprise Resource Planning Defined

R/3 System Components

Reasons for Implementing R/3

OBJECTIVES

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ERP Vendors

SAP

Oracle

PeopleSoft + JD Edwards

BaaN

QAD (Mfg/Pro) Microsoft Great Plains

Others

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SAP

Founded in 1972. Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. SAP is the world's largest inter-enterprisesoftware company. SAP employs over 28,900

people in more than 50 countries. 12 Million Users. 67,500 Installations. 1,500

Partners. 23 Industry Solutions.

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Triple Client/Server Configuration

Exhibit MB 12.2

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R/3 System Functional Components

R/3 SystemFunctional

ComponentsSales & Distribution Human Resources

Manufacturing& Logistics

FinancialAccounting

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Financial Accounting

Financials

Controlling

Asset management

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Human Resources

Payroll

Benefits administration

Applicant data administration

Personnel development planning

Workforce planning

Schedule & shift planning

Time management

Travel expense accounting

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Manufacturing & Logistics

Materials management

Plant maintenance

Quality management

Production planning & control

Project management system

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Sales and Distribution

Prospect & customer management

Sales order management

Configuration management

Distribution

Export controls

Shipping and transportation management

Billing, invoicing, and rebate processing

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Reasons for Implementing SAP R/3

Desire to standardize and improve processes

To improve the level of systems integration

To improve information quality

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Question Bowl

Which of the following is considered a part of

the triple client server configuration ofthe SAP R/3 system?

a. Front-end server

b. Application serverc. Database server

d. All of the above

e. None of the above

Answer: d. All of the above

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Question Bowl

Which of the following is a program in the

SAP Production Planning Application?a. Purchasing

b. Workforce planning

c. Sales and operations planningd. Project planning

e. None of the above

Answer: c. Sales and operations planning

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Question Bowl

Which of the following is a SAP Application?

a. Quality managementb. Project system

c. Logistics general

d. All of the abovee. None of the above

Answer: d. All of the above

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Question Bowl

Which of the following SAP Applications

contains a full set of capabilities needed tomanage, schedule, pay and hire people to

run a company?

a. Financial accountingb. Manufacturing and logistics

c. Sales and distribution

d. All of the above

e. None of the aboveAnswer: e. None of the above (Correct answer

is Human Resources or HR.)