Rangkuman Unit 1 : Introduction

SAP : The Company

SAP founded in 1972 by Five former IBM employees

-Hasso Plattner

-Diemar Hopp

-Claus Wellenreutheur

-Klaus Tschira

-Hans-Werner Hektor

yang awalnya singkatan Systems Analysis and Program development

yang sekarang ini telah berubah sejak 1976 menjadi Systems, Applications, and Products in data processing

SAP memiliki lebih dari 30.000 karyawan yang terdiri dari

=Developers

=Consultants

=Trainers

=Accountants

=Facilities Managers

dan banyak lagi karena saat ini SAP telah diterima di 120 negara.

An Exemplary Corporate Culture

New employees are introduced to the SAP world through special orientation events, trainee programs, and a mentoring concept the ensures each employee has practical guidance during this time.

Achievement Orientation, Creativity, and Innovation

The SAP culture offers a large amount of personal freedom. This freedom motivates and inspires employees to develop and realize their ideas. Creative and innovative concepts are always welcome within the team and new ideas are supported.

Training Through Personal Development

SAP employees know they need to be able to react flexibly to changes, and their knowledge always has to be up date.

Social Engagement

As the leading global provider of enterprise software, SAP has a responsibility to ensure that its business processes are smooth and transparent.

Corporate Citizenship

SAP would like to play its part in the creation of a productive and transparent environtment that is of benefit to everyone.

Regional Engagement

“Promote development- Seize future opportunities through innovation.” Under this motto, SAP supports organizations and institutes in the local area of its branch offices.

Goverment Relations

We take seriously our responsibilities as a competent partner and adviser, as a thought leader, and development leader. SAP therefore supports national and international programs that are customer-friendly, fair, reliable, and based on amarket economy.

Sport sponsorship

Speed, precison, and tangible results are reasons behind SAP’s global leadership as a provider of enterprise software.

keterangan lengkap mengenai SAP dapat kita lihat di http:/www.sap.com

 Product Overview

SAP offers a large palette of products for companies of all sizes. SAP provides scalable product that can be adjusted to the size and constantly changing processes of a company.

mySAP Business Suite offers a flexible software solution for larger companies that have a large number of users and processes that are constantly changing.

All software has to be adapted to the spesific company. A small company with few employees and relatively stable processes can use preconfigured SAP systems. Accounting, human resources, and logistics are the heart of every enterprise. mySAP ERP encompasses all these vital business processes within a company and provides functions for both corporate headquarters and small subsidiaries. Every company can benefit from mySAP ERP. 

· mySAP Solutions

· Solutions and Components

· SAP NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver is divided into four areas:

1. People Integration

2. Information Integration

3. Process Integration

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

a. Automotive

b. Banking

c. Chemicals

d. Healthcare

e. Logistic Service Providers

f. Mining

g. Oil and Gas

h. Public Sector

i. Retail

      · SAP xApps

The defining characteristics of SAP xApps are:

a. Cross-functional

b. Composite

c. Cross-system

d. Information-driven

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     SAP Solutions for Small and Midsize Businesses

·    SAP Business One 

     SAP Business One provides the following advantages:

a. Rapid implementation

b. Lower costs

c. Increased productivity and cost control

d. Sound business decisions

e. Scalability