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

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 Agenda - Session 1  Overview of ERPs and Implementations  Project Phases and Hurdles  SAP Quick Tour  SAP Reference Model

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 Organizational Processes  Sales Order Processing  Distribution  Procurement Process  Inventory Management  Financial Management  Production Planning

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 Organizational Systems and Data Systems  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

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 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…)

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 ERP Players  SAP R/3 - market leader  Oracle Financials  JD Edwards  BaaN, Peoplesoft  I2 - Logistics Planning  Siebel - CRM Systems

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP 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 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP 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 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP 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 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP R/3 Project Implementation Hurdles  Missing champion  Scope creep; Poor project management  Resistance to change; Invisible enemy

Business e-Business SAP R/3 Quick Tour

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP Quick Tour: User Interface Concepts  Log On (client, userid, password, language)  User screens, menu bar  Transaction codes  Multiple Sessions  Create/Change/Display  Basic Help

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP Quick Tour: Functional Modules  Sales and Distribution  Materials Management  Production Planning  Financial Management  Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable  HR  Project Systems, Funds Management...

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP Quick Tour: Organizational Elements  Organizational structure  Master data  Transaction documents; process  Reporting

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 SAP Configuration: Reference Model  What is configuration?  Reference model  Standard ERP structures (delivered in the system)  General organizational structures  Function specific structures

Business e-Business SAP R/3 Overview Session 1 Q&A Winter Semester 2002

SAP R/3 Overview Session - Winter 2002 Agenda - Session 2  SAP R/3 Overview:  Master Data  Organizational Entities  Transactions (document types)  Document flow  Assignment Review

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