Introduction To SAP

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Introduction To SAP

• Rutgers University Faculty of Management
• By Martin OReilly

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Agenda

• ERP SAP Background
• IDES
• SAP Basics Navigation
• SAP Exercises With IDES

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOM SAP R/3

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What is SAP R/3?

• SAP is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
  system

SAP ERP
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What is an ERP?

• Enterprise-wide system which integrates the
  business functions and processes of an
  organization
• Integration of business functions into one
  seamless application
• Usually runs on a RDBMS
• Replaces Countless Departmental and Workgroup
  Information Systems

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What is an ERP?

• Links business processes
• Maintains audit trail
• Utilizes a common information system
• Implementation normally involves BPR Business
  Process Reengineering
• Very Difficult to Implement Correctly

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Evolution of ERP

• 1960s Inventory Control Systems
• 1970s MRP Material Requirement Planning
• 1980s MRPII MRP Distribution
• 1990s MRPII ? ERP with introduction of other
  business functions ? CRMs
• Today Web Enabled ERPs

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What is the State of the ERP Market?

• EPR Systems firmly entrenched in technological
  infrastructure
• Linking ERPs to Front End Systems
• ASP possible new market segments
• Product Life Cycle State of decline
• Public Sector Growth laggards
• New Implementations declining due to new
  paradigms

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What is SAP R/3?

• SAP Systems, Applications and Products in Data
  Processing (R stands for real
  time, 3 stands for 3 tier)
• German Based Company
• SAP ERP Market Leader
• 80 Fortune 500 Companies Use SAP
• Over 12,000 Customers

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What is SAP R/3?

• Client/Server Technology
• Highly Customizable
• Based on Industry Specific Best Practices
• Multi-lingual International
• Based on Open Standards
• Integrated Applications System Modular in
  design

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New Dimension Products
Business Information Warehouse
Strategic Enterprise Management
Supply Chain Optimizer
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What is IDES?

• IDES International Demonstration and
  Evaluation System
• IDES Basics
• Fictitious company using R/3
• Customizing, master data, transaction data
• Integrated, well-documented system environment
• Simulation of business processes
• IDES is a Standard R/3 System
• System R/3 (standard)
• IDES data (customizing, master data, transaction
  data)

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IDES Guidelines

• To reflect increasingly complex requirements of
  modern business
• To design all organizational structures in a
  practical manner
• To make each element of the core functionality of
  the R/3 System available in its most up-to-date
  version
• To allow users with very little or no previous
  R/3 knowledge to easily run core scenarios in the
  R/3 System

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IDES - The Business Group
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IDES LOGISTICS
Industry
Complexity
Sturdiness
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IDES - Financial Accounting
IDES Corporation

• Consolidation

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IDES - Cost Accounting
IDES Corporation

• Cost accounting for all companies

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IDES - The Business Group
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IDES - Logistics
Production
AssemblymanufacturingJIT
Make-to-orderproduction
Engineer-to-order
Productionby lot size
Repetitivemanu-facturing
Complexity
Processmanu- facturing
Massproduction
Sturdiness
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IDES - The Business Group
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IDES - The Business Group
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IDES - Documentation

• Process-oriented online help
• Step-by-step documentationwith all relevant
  information
• Functions in Detail brochure

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IDES Summary

• Complete R/3 modelcompany
• Complete integration
• Internet scenarios
• Process-oriented online help
• Basis for all R/3 training

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Web Sites of Interest

• http//www.erpworld.org/
• http//www.cio.com/forums/erp/
• http//www.intelligententerprise.com/
• http//www.sap.com/
• http//www.oracle.com/
• http//www.peoplesoft.com/
• http//www.jdedwards.com/
• http//www.baan.com/index.html