WHAT IS ERP? Enterprise (E) Resource (R) Planning (P) A set of
integrated software modules for supporting all of an enterprises
business processes in real-time Sales, Production, Logistics,
Purchasing, Accounting, and Human Resources share relevant
information with each other as needed Uses programs (modules) and
software to manage info in every area of the business Uses common
databases and shared management reporting tools Uses integration to
streamline processes that occur in real-time. ERP is a
company-wide, cross-functional, tool, that helps an organization to
be successful in its operations
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FUNCTIONAL SILO VIEW OF AN ORGANIZATION Sales Accounting
Purchasing Production Logistics Information?
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ADVANTAGES OF AN ERP SYSTEM It breaks down the walls and
barriers within a company.
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IT HELPS MANAGEMENT TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ERPs information
is very visible and up to the second Examples: Inventory Mgmt.,
Financial Status, Hiring Training, Customer Credit
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REFERRED TO AS REAL TIME PROCESSING
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ERP PROCESSES DATA INSTANTLY The time that it takes for
information to be delivered within an integrated system from the
resource to the target is instant! Enter Shipping transaction
Relational Database stores raw data Data is instantly
available
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ERP ENABLES AND SUPPORTS BUSINESS PROCESSES Procuremen t
Fulfillment Production
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ERP FROM 10,000 FEET
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COMPONENTS OF AN ERP SYSTEM Hardware - Servers, fax machines,
printers, communication networks, etc. People - Who work in M/S,
SCM, FI, and HR Software (modules/programs/logic) Business
Functions Business Processes Centralized Databases Information/Raw
Data
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LEADING ERP VENDORS SAP Microsoft Dynamics Oracle eBusiness
Suite Epicor Software Corporation Infor Global Solutions Oracle JD
Edwards Oracle PeopleSoft IFS North America Sage North America
Activant Solutions, Inc.
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GETTING DATA OUT OF ERP SYSTEMS Types of reports Routine
reports/canned o Weekly sales, production, expenses reports Ad-hoc
o Sales of product for X period of time versus X period of time
last year Exceptions o When certain conditions occur outside
predetermined thresholds High-level executive summary Drill-down
detailed Where does the information come from? Live ERP
environment: data is generated in real-time from the live
environment Data Warehouse
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GETTING DATA OUT OF ERP SYSTEMS Example of reporting options in
an SAP environment: SAP Business Intelligence SAP Business
Warehouse BEx Web BusinessObjects Enterprise Crystal Reports SAP
Query InfoSet Query AD Hoc Query Quick Viewer DART for tax
reporting WinShuttle Duet for Microsoft Office
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GETTING DATA OUT OF ERP SYSTEMS In what formats can data be
generated from ERP? It will depend on reporting utility and
technology used, but common formats include: o Spreadsheet o.csv
o.pdf If extracting data directly from the database then additional
options may be available using database capabilities
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SAP ERP
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WHAT IS SAP? Its an acronym: S A P =Systems, Applications, and
Products in Data Processing That stands for a company: SAP AG
Founded in Walldorf, Germany in 1972 Worlds Largest Business
Software Company Worlds Third-largest Independent Software Provider
Its the name of the software sold by SAP: SAP R/2 SAP R/3 SAP ERP
Company Statistics Over 40,000 employees in more then 50 countries
1500 Business Partners 36,200 customers in more then 120 countries
12 million users 100,600 installations
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SAP ARCHITECTURE Client/Server Environment Client
hardware/software environment that can make a request for services
for a central repository of resources Server hardware/software
combination that can provide services to a group of clients in a
controlled environment Three Tier Structure GUI o Graphical User
Interface or Web Interface Application Server o One or more, help
distribute work load Database Server o One single data
repository
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SAP ARCHITECTURE Database Application Presentation Browser
Client PCs, Laptops, etc. Network Application Servers Internet
Transaction Server Web Server
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SAP BUSINESS SUITE SAP NetWeaver SAP SCM SAP PLM SAP SRM SAP
CRM SAP ERP ECC 6.0
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SAP BUSINESS SUITE SAP NetWeaver SAP SCM SAP PLM SAP SRM SAP
CRM SAP ECC SD MM PP QM PM HRIS WF AM CO FI PS SAP R/3
Client/Server ABAP Basis
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SAP SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Solutions SAP ERP SAP CRM SAP PLM SAP
SCM SAP SRM SAP Analytics SAP Manufacturing SAP Service SAP Mobile
Solutions SAP xApps Small & Medium Size Solutions -Business One
-Business by Design -SAP All-in-One Platforms -Enterprise Services
Architecture -SAP NetWeaver Platform
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SAP ERP CORE APPLICATIONS Accounting Financial Accounting
Controlling Asset Management Treasury Logistics Sales &
Distribution Plant Maintenance Materials Management Production
Planning Quality Management Human Resources -Personnel Management
-Benefits -Payroll
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CASE STUDY Company: Global operations, HQ in USA 6 billion
sales 22,000 employees Manufacturing and engineering Multiple
acquisitions Mainframe based systems plus dozens of different ERP
and business systems Started deploying SAP in 2006 (still in
process of deploying!) Rolled out geographically and by business
process No single retention or purging policy: are trying to
determine appropriate approach Infrastructure is Oracle database,
SAN storage, LINUX servers Have 4 environments: production,
sandbox, DR, and test