unit 1

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION

SAP’s Company History

1972 : Five former IBM employees Hasso Plattner,Dietmar hopp,Claus Wellenreuther,Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hektor launch a company called SAP (System Analysis and Program Development).

1973 : The first financial accounting software is complete,the RF system.This forms the basic for the continuous development of other software components in what came to be know as the R/1 system.

1977 : The company headquarters moves from Weinheim to Walldorf.For the first time,SAP installs its system at customer sites outside Germany

Branch Offices and subsidiaries Of SAP AG

SAP has a network of development centers,training centers,and service subsidiaries.For example,there are development centers (the SAP Labs) in palo Alto (U.S.),Sophia Antipolis (france).SAP has local subsidiaries in more 50 countries that are responsible for sales,consulting,training,and service.

Internet Portal

Most of the information in this lesson is taken from SAP’s internet portal.For more information,visit www.sap.com ,you can find information about the company and its products,service,and partners.Many customers also want to receive local offers and information in their own language.Customers can choose from a number of country specific SAP portals.

PRODUCTS

History Of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System

In the 1970’s, the concept of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system did not exist.With its R/1 system,SAP development a software product that handled process data in real time and saved it to a central database.

In the 1980s, these systems came to be known as a standard ERP system.Since SAP had broken new ground in this area,it became a market leader.

MySAP Solutions

MySAP Business Suite consists of individual SAP solutions.Each solutions has its own focus area and provides function to map this area in a flexible and comprehensive way

MySAP ERP

It is imperative today more than ever to ensure that the business processes in an organization are integraded,streamlined,and transparent.MySAP ERP allows companies to gain better control of their administrative and operations environment and increase efficiency and profitability.

MySAP ERP is designed in such a way that companies can implement only the business functions they need when they need them

Industry Portfolios

Whereas the mySAP business suite is generally industry-independent,many industries require specialized functions and processes

More then 20 industry solutions are available today.Among these are solutions for:

· Automotive

· Bangking

· Chemicals

· Healthcare

· Logistics Service providers

· Mining

· Oil and gas

· Public sector

· Retail

MySAP All-in-one

Eachqualifield mySAP all-in-one solution is a prepacked,industry-specific version of mySAP Business siute with built-in content,tools,and methodologies for a cost-effective,turnkey implementation.MySAP All-In -one solutions offer out-of-the-box flexibility combined with the power of SAP’s world-class business solutions.

SAP Business One

SAP business one is an easy-to-use business and operational management solutions for emerging and dynamic business ranging in size from 10 to several hundred employees.The solution is simple yet powerful,allowing an immediate and complete view of both business operations and customer activies