Business 42.541 e-Business SAP R/3 Overview Session 1 Winter Semester 2002.

Business 42.541e-Business

SAP R/3 Overview Session 1

Winter Semester 2002

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002

Agenda - Session 1Agenda - Session 1

Overview of ERPs and Implementations

Project Phases and Hurdles

SAP Quick Tour

SAP Reference Model


Organizational ProcessesOrganizational Processes

Sales Order Processing

Distribution

Procurement Process

Inventory Management

Financial Management

Production Planning


Organizational Systems and Data Organizational Systems and Data SystemsSystems

Organizations operate multiple legacy systems which are operationally focused

Finance, SOP, MRP, Manufacturing, AR, AP, HR, ...

Silos of information, inefficiencies, redundancies

Vendor, product, customer, employee

High maintenance costs


What is an ERP?What is an ERP?

Enterprise Resource Planning

OLTP (on-line transactional processing system)

Combine silo operational systems

Real-time integration of functional transactions

Common definition for entities (organizational, customer, product…)


ERP PlayersERP Players

SAP R/3 - market leader

Oracle Financials

JD Edwards

BaaN, Peoplesoft

I2 - Logistics Planning

Siebel - CRM Systems


SAP R/3SAP R/3

SAP R/3 (3.1H, 4.0, 4.6B) client-server/web (SAP R/2 mainframe)

World Leader

multi-lingual, multiple-company

Integration of Business Processes

Technology Leadership

Process Integration


SAP R/3 Project PhasesSAP R/3 Project Phases

Sandbox, DEV, QA, PROD

SAP R/3 Implementation Roadmap:

Project scope, phases, Charter

Business Process Blueprints, requirements definition

Unit configuration,Unit testing

Integration testing

Interface development

Data transfer

Training

Go-live

ASAP Business Blueprint


SAP R/3 Project CharacteristicsSAP R/3 Project Characteristics

System Integrators, Big 5,

Project team: Project manager, functional teams, technical teams (ABAP, Basis)

Project champion, client employee teams, multi-functional

Super users

1+ years

>$1M; high services to license ratio

Corporate-wide visibility


SAP R/3 Project Implementation SAP R/3 Project Implementation HurdlesHurdles

Missing champion

Scope creep; Poor project management

Resistance to change; Invisible enemy


SAP R/3 Quick Tour


SAP Quick Tour: User Interface SAP Quick Tour: User Interface ConceptsConcepts

Log On (client, userid, password, language)

User screens, menu bar

Transaction codes

Multiple Sessions

Create/Change/Display

Basic Help


SAP Quick Tour: Functional ModulesSAP Quick Tour: Functional Modules

Sales and Distribution

Materials Management

Production Planning

Financial Management

Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable

HR

Project Systems, Funds Management...


SAP Quick Tour: Organizational SAP Quick Tour: Organizational ElementsElements

Organizational structure

Master data

Transaction documents; process

Reporting


SAP Configuration: Reference ModelSAP Configuration: Reference Model

What is configuration?

Reference model

Standard ERP structures (delivered in the system)

General organizational structures

Function specific structures



Q&A



Agenda - Session 2Agenda - Session 2

SAP R/3 Overview:

Master Data

Organizational Entities

Transactions (document types)

Document flow

Assignment Review

Business 42.541 e-Business SAP R/3 Overview Session 1 Winter Semester 2002.

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