SAP

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Agenda
In this session, we will discuss:
● Introduction to SAP
● Need for SAP
● Centralized and decentralized systems
● What is ERP?
● Advantages of using SAP ERP

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Introduction to SAP
● System application and product:- used for data processing
● Founded in 1972

What is the next/ preceding step’s status?

Who is responsible for the next/preceding steps?
Do we have enough HR/Materials for the
software?
Do we have appropriate expertise?
Etc.

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Need for SAP
Inventory Finance

HR

Sales

Shop
Production Planning
Customer

Vendor

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Enterprise Resource Planning

Finance

Control and Planning and

monitoring Production

ERP
Human Sales and
Resource distribution

Material
acquisition and
management
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Decentralized and Centralized systems
● Decentralized systems

Customer Sales Inventory

Increased customer
Loss of business
dissatisfaction

Increased data
Increased labour cost
maintenance cost

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Decentralized and Centralized systems
● Centralized systems

Finance

Inventory HR

ERP
Customer Sales Shop

Production
and Vendor
planning
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Advantages of using SAP ERP

Eliminates redundancy and duplication in data

Access to real-time information

Increased productivity and throughput

Efficient process management

Improved customer interaction and service

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Summary
● SAP is a company that creates an efficient ERP for the management of various daily tasks that are part
of an organization.
● ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, which is a type of software that takes care of all aspects of
an organization’s daily activities while keeping everyone updated on all changes in a real-time manner.
● A management system can be centralized or decentralized. SAP ERP is a centralized system.
● Implementing SAP ERP gives us various advantages in terms of productivity, throughput, and
management efficiency, which directly impacts customer services and experience.

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