S4 HANA ERP An Introduction to ERP Flashcards
ERP
Comrpises of a commercial software package that promises the seamless integration of all the information flowing through the company, - financial, accounting, human resources, supply chain and customer information
A centralized data management system
Decentralized Data Management
- Numerous disparate information systems are developed individually over time
- Integrating the data is time and money consuming
- Inconsistencies and duplication of data
- Lack of timely information leads to customer dissatisfaction, loss of revenue and repute
- High Inventory, material and human resource cost
DBMS
DataBase Management System
- Used by ERPs
- combines Sales, Inventory, Production Planning
Centralized Data Management
- Data maintained at a central location that can be accessed by all Business Units
- Provides an effective management system
- Eliminates data duplication, inconsistency and discontinuity
- Reduces maintenance cost and overheads
- Provides real time data
- Increases productivity and customer satisfaction
- ERP is a centralized data management system
ERP Package
- Tool for an organization
- Integrates various systems of the enterprise and facilitates error-free transactions and productions
- SAP SE is the world’s largest enterprise applications software company
SAP ERP
Comprises of several independent modules that can be purchased and customized according to the business requirements
Functional Areas/Functional Modules
- Finance (FI)
- Controlling (CO)
- Sales and Distribution (SD)
- Materials Management (MM)
- Quality Management (QM)
- Production Planning (PP)
- Project Systems (PS)
- Human Resource (HR)
- Logistics Execution (LE)
- Warehouse Management (WM)
- Asset Management (AM)
- Plant Maintenance (PM)
- Environment Health and Safety (EHS)
ERP Evolution
- R/2 - 1979
- R/3 - 1992
- ERP - 2004
- S/4 HANA - 2015
SAP R/2 – REal Time / 2 tier
- Based on Centralized Processing
- RUns only on mainframe systems
SAP R/3 – Real Time / 3 tier
- Based on Client-Server Principle
- Open Systems
ECC 6.0 - SAP ERP Central Component
Built on NetWeaver Technology which has ABAP and JAVA stacks
S/4 HANA
New business suite of applications designed to run simple in a digital and connected world
Built on the advanced in-memory platform, and designed on the most modern user experience, SAP Fiori
SAP ERP User interface, Application, and Database
User Interface
SAP GUI
SAP Fiori
Application
DB Independent
Transactions vs Analytics
Database
Any DB
HANA ( -> Suite on HANA)
SAP S/4 HANA User Interface, Application, Database
User interface
SAP Fiori
SAP GUI
Application
Based on ERP coding
Optimized for HANA (reworked + simplfied)
Embedded Analytics in real time
Database
HANA
Why S/4 HANA
Digitization of enterprises
- smart phones
- internet
- cloud enabling processess anytime
- anywhere
- anymode
- any device
- Real time ( data, analytics, predictions, AI/IA)
- Simplify (processes, data management, deployment)
- Consistent UX (role based, just what is needed, in any device)
- Digital (un/structured data, connectedness, text minig, micro searches)