An Overview of ERP & You! Matt Walsh 04’ Graduate SAP Solution Advisor Vik Pant 03’ Graduate SAP Solution Advisor

Introduction to ERP Enterprise Resource Planning  Enterprise  Resource  Planning ERP helps achieve business objectives  Increase revenues  Decrease costs  Reduce risks ERP covers multiple aspects of a business  People  Process  Technology

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ERP Enablers - Integration Challenges Lack of visibility in supply chain Increased manufacturing lead times High inventory costs Benefits Visibility to more than 350 plants Closely monitor all aspects of factory logistics Match supply to inventory strategies

ERP Enablers – Business Processes Challenges Manual processes are very slow Manual processes have high risk of errors It is quite expensive to monitor and govern manual processes Benefits Automated processes are very fast Standardized processes have fewer opportunities for mistakes Integrated processes are simple to manage and control

What’s Next? – Web Enablement Challenges Availability of workstations Employee training costs Ease of use Benefits Browser and mobile access Familiar user interface More productive users

What’s New? – Document Management Challenges Paper based processes are very slow Papers could be easily damaged, misplaced, mishandled and misused Pushing paper around is quite costly Benefits Processes with linked electronic documents can be executed much faster and more reliably Electronic copies of paper document can be archived safely Cost of storing and distributing electronic documents is very low

Summary business ERP is helps business increase revenue while decreasing cost ERP is enabled by integrated business processes The future of ERP is always evolving! Matt Walsh SAP America, Inc. SAP NetWeaver Solutions Advisor Vik Pant SAP America, Inc. SAP NetWeaver Solutions Advisor