SAP #What is SAP Flashcards
What is SAP
Systems, Applications and Products in data Processing
Some truths about SAP AG?
- Industry solutions
- Best business practices
- Open integration
- Globalization
- Scalable
Which IP and MAC-address are used on the way from R2 to Webserver?
IP Addresses are fixed on the whole way from S to D
Mac Addresses are changing from Network segment to network segment
What is the project organisation?
- Sponsors
- Project leader
- Experts: IT, cost, IE, Financial
- Local experts
Why companies still buy ERP-system?
- Small company grows (1st time)
- Needed functionality
- New segments
- Extended to new country
- Not acceptable maintenance costs
- Missing consolidation func.
What are standard ERP-module?
- CRM
- SRM
- HR
- Order management
- Purchase
- Material management
- Sales
Why we need integrated ERP?
- Report not manipulated
- Plausibility check
- Central Data storage
- Multi-user
- Traceability SC
What are 3 Three-tier Structure for Hardware-architecture?
User interface (web)
Application Serve
Database server
What 3 main areas for costing?
- Product-C:
- Standard-C: constant, compare with actual cost
- Activity based-C: split to all products
Which function that the cost system needs to have?
- cost calculation per article (actual cost(
- Variance analysis
- revision of standard costs
- Inventory valuation
- Quality lost analyses
What are backlogs in production?
- bottlenecks (supply Chain) (only delivery through 1 supplier) 2. high priority orders
- High safety stock = dead capital
What Activities do not create added value
- Waiting time
- Transport
- Off quality
What is hidden costs of ERP?
Training Integration and testing data conversion data analysis consultants Waiting for ROI Replacing best & brightest staff for implementation
What are ads btw Individual software (IW) and standard one (SW)?
- competitive ads.
- more stability
- complicated adjustments
- long specification
- high costs
- dependence on the developer
SW:
Dis: adaptation
Ads: fast available
know-how-import
IW: - meet requirement
- Not for competitors
But: high cost, maintenance
What is mirrored computer center?
Location
uninterruptible power supply
Real time mirroring