Jumat, 17 Februari 2012

RANGKUMAN UNIT 1 SAP

Lesson : SAP : The company 1972: Five former IBM employees – Hasso Plattner, Dietmar Hopp, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hektor – launch a company called SAP (Systems Analysis and Program Development). Their vision: to develop standard application software for real-time business processing. Still a private corporation, the company is headquartered in Weinheim, Germany, with its main office in nearby Mannheim; however, the five company founders are most often found at their customers’s computer centers, including ICI in Östringen. The first software programs were written primarily at night and on weekends. At the end of the first business year, SAP already had nine employees and a turnover of DM 620,000. 1973: The first fnancial accounting software is completed, the RF system. This forms the basis for the continuous development of other software components in what came to be known as the R/1 system. New customers from the local region implement SAP software, including the cigarette manufacturer Rothändle in Lahr and the pharmaceutical company Knoll in Ludwigshafen. These new customer use IBM computers and the DOS operating system. 1974: SAP demonstrates its flexibility for the first time. Within eight weeks, the RF system is converted from DOS to OS. There are already 40 companies on the reference list. 1976: SAP GmbH Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung (Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing) is set up as an auxiliary sales and marketing firm. Five years later in 1981, the private corporation established in 1972 (Systems Analysis and Program Development) dissolved, and its rights are transferred to SAP GmbH, giving the company its current name (Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing). SAP now has 25 employees and a turnover of DM 3.81 million. 1977: The company headquarters moves from Weinheim to Walldorf. For the first time, SAP installs its system at customer sites outside Germany; two Austrian companies decide to implement SAP software. The company is reorganized to support active sales and distribution. 1979: SAP starts to use its first own server, a Siemens 7738. Previously, SAP employees carried out all development in the data centers of regional companies, such as ICI, Thermal, Knoll, Grünzwieg+Hartmann, and Freudenberg. SAP’s first “development center” is still housed in rented space; however, work is already underway on the first stage of construction for a company headquarters building. Intensive work with IBM’s database and dialog control system provides the impetus for a new approach to SAP software. SAP R/2 is brought into the world. 1980: SAP moves into the company’s first building on Max-Planck-Strasse in Walldorf’s industrial park. The software development area and its 50 computers are now finally under one roof. The new data processing infrastructure is also built. The Siemens 7738, an IBM/370-148, is installed, although this is changed to a higher performance 4341 later in the year. This IBM model has 4 MB of memory. The palette of products is also increased. The RV order processing software is added to the product range. 1982: SAP celebrates its 10th birthday. Its offices are already too small and the first building extension is built in record time. Over 250 companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland work with SAP software. 1984: SAP takes on 48 new employees. This increase in personnel resources is brought about in particular by the further development of SAP’s modules (RK, PPS, and RP). SAP (International) AG is founded in Biel, Switzerland. The intention is to deal with foreign markets from this base in Switzerland. SAP has 163 employees and revenues of DM 46 million. 1986: SAP founds its first country subsidiary in Austria. It also opens its first branch office in Ratingen, near Düsseldof, Germany. SAP increases its capital stock from DM 500,000 to DM 5,000,000. The growing number of employees leads to the creation of smaller organizational units headed by department managers. A new financial regulation leads to a flood of orders: approximately 100 new orders are received for SAP’s asset accounting software. After three years in development, SAP’s new human resources software is made available to customers. The company makes its first appearance at the CeBIT software trade fair in Hanover, Germany. Revenues reach the DM 100 million mark earlier than expected. 1987: Work begins on SAP’s training center in Walldorf’s industrial park. The first SAP software congress in Karlsruhe is used as a platform for the exchange of information between users and interested parties. The new generation of servers from IBM means that SAP software is now available to midsize companies (annual revenue from DM 30 million to 200 million). SAP Consulting is founded to serve this customer sector. The standardization of software production becomes an incentive for SAP to start developing a new generation of software: SAP R/3. 1988: SAP GmbH becomes SAP AG. In October, 1.2 million shares are listed on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges. SAP’s international business grows; country subsidiaries are established in Denmark, Sweden, Italy, and the United States. The international training center is opened in Walldorf. 1990: SAP stock reaches DM 85 million following the issue of preference shares. The increased funds are used to finance increasing investments. DM 110 million is made available for R&D, both for the further development of R/2 and the new development of R/3. SAP now has over 1700 employees and its revenue exceeds DM 500 million. 1991: SAP presents its R/3 system for the first time at the CeBIT in Hannover. The product meets with overwhelming approval due to its client/server concept, uniform appearance of graphical interfaces, consistent use of relational databases, and the ability to run on computers from different providers. 1992: After successful installation at selected pilot customers, SAP R/3 is released to the generalmarket. This heralds the start of a new stage in SAP’s growth. As it celebrates its 20th anniversary, SAP intensifies its partner strategy in accordance with the expected high installation figures for R/3. Independent consulting companies support customers during the installation of R/3. 1995: SAP in Germany increases its sales activities targeted at midsize companies by collaborating with system resellers. The American company Burger King, Inc. is the 1000th Human Resources customer. Microsoft also begins to use SAP. Shortly afterward, the German Manager-Magazin chooses SAP as its company of the year. Deutsche Telekom AG implements R/3; it requires 30,000 R/3 workstations and represents the largest contract in the company’s history. 1996: SAP and Microsoft present a joint Internet strategy. Coca-Cola, the largest soft drinks manufacturer in the world, decides to implement SAP R/3. A number of SAP customer events set new records. At the European SAPPHIRE ’96 in Vienna, 4,300 customers and interested parties take the opportunity to gain information about SAP’s products and strategies, and over 8,000 participants visit the American SAPPHIRE. SAP is named company of the year for the third time by Manager-Magazin. 1997: SAP celebrates its 25th anniversary. Among the guests at the official celebration is the German Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl. SAP’s earnings before taxes exceeds the DM billion border for the first time. Customers like Daimler-Benz and General Motors decide to implement SAP R/3 and more then two million users worldwide work with SAP products . 1998: Dietmar Hopp and Klaus Tschira, two of the founders of SAP, announce their decision to leave the board of directors; both move into the supervisory board. Dietmar Hopp takes over the presidency. 1999: In May, Co-Chairman and CEO Hasso Plattner announces the mySAP.com strategy, heralding the beginning of a new direction for the company and its product range. mySAP.com connects e-commerce solutions with existing ERP applications using up-to-date Web technology. In the same year, numerous my SAP.com customers are won, among them Hewlett-Packard and the pharmaceutical company Hoechst Marion Roussel. Almost 15% of the revenue of EUR 5.1 billion is used for research and development. 2000: 10 million users, 36,000 installations, 1,000 partners, and 22 industry solutions: SAP is the leading global provider of e-business software solutions that integrate processes within and beyond company boundaries. SAP, with headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, is the third largest independent software provider worldwide. 2001: The New Economy bubble has burst, but the trust in SAP and its solutions is not broken, the revenue reaches EUR 7.3 billion. By taking over TopTier, SAP extends its solution offering by company portals. 2002: While the success for SAP began with SAP R/2, in 1992 SAP R/3 was responsible for the international breakthrough. The brand SAP represents high quality enterprise software. Shai Agassi becomes member of the board of directors and becomes responsible for new technologies 2003: An era ends. Hasso Plattner, the last of the founders of SAP, leaves the board of directors and is elected head of the supervisory board. In January, SAP announces the solution concept behind mySAP Business Suite. In addition to the name change from mySAP.com to mySAP Business Suite, SAP introduces a new ERP solution: mySAP ERP. With SAP Labs China in Shanghai, SAP opens the ninth development site outside Walldorf. Research centers in India, Japan, Israel,France, Bulgaria, Canada, and the United States contribute expert IT knowledge for SAP. 2004: Enterprise Services Architecture delivers the first version of SAP NetWeaver 04. The resonance from the new integration and application platform is overwhelming. By the end of 2004 the new product has more than 1000 customers. In total, more then 24,000 customers in over 120 countries run 84,000 installations of SAP Software. Achievement orientation, creativity and innovation the sap culture offers a large amount of personal freedom. thus freedom motivates and inspires employees to develop and realize their ideas . creative and innovative concepts are always welcome within the team and new ideas are supported . this backing encourages every employee and increases productivity both within the team and beyond departmental boundaries. the lack of bureaucratic red tape and hierarchical restrictions allows information to quickly get to where it needs to be Social engagement as the leading global provider of enterprise software . SAP has a responsibility to ensure that its business processes are smooth and transparent . however SAP does not just have responsibility to its customers and partners but also to society in general . for this reason social engagement is an important component of SAP's corporate strategy Corporate citizenship SAP would like to play its part in the creation of a productive and transparent environment that is of benefit to everyone . SAP promotes partnerships and cooperation with all social organizations that also respect this goal, and is actively engaged in social , scientific , and cultural acticities. Regional engagement “promote development – seize future opportunities through innovation.” Under this motto, SAP support organizations and insitutes in the local area of its branch offices. Government relations We take seriously our responsibility as a competent partner and adviser, as a thought leader and development leader. SAP therefore supports national and international programs that are custumer-friendly, fair , reliable and based on a market economy. Sport sponsorhsip Speed,precision and tangible result are reasons behind SAP’s global leadership as a provider of enterprise software. Therefore SAP support competitive sporting events and the desire to be the best in a given discipline. Lesson: Product overview Product History of enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems In the 1970s the concept of an enterprise resource palnning (ERP) system did not exist. With its R/1 system, SAP developed a software product that handled process data in real time and save it to a central database, In the 1980s these system came to be know as standar ERP systems. Since SAP had broken new groun in this area, it became the market leader . In the 1990s, the internet internet grow rapidly , new companies developed new applications for the internet and the “neweconomy” was born mySAP ERP is designed in such a way that companies can implement only the business functions they need when they need them , thus simplifying upgrades and reducing total cost of ownership with mySAP ERP , SAP has set a new standard for ERP systems . this solution incorporates the mySAP ERP financials and mySAP ERP human capital management solutions and also contains basic functions for operations mySAP financial the aim of this solution is to utilize a company's funds effectively and therefore increase profitability in the long term mySAP HCM every company has employees . they are important resources and mySAP ERP HCM enables you to utilize them effectively toward the success of your company . this solution covers all aspects of human resources from recruitment and training through payroll business suite if you want to remain competitive in the current economic climate , you have to be flexible and capable of changing to meet constant new demands from your customers . MySAP business suite providers this flexibility in a complete package of open integrated solutions for the entire value chain . customers employees, supliers and partners are brought together to from one unit in a process that takes almost no time at all . the core functionalities and solutions from mySAP ERP are enhanced and extended through the following solutions in the mySAP business suite my SAP CRM my SAP is a solution that puts the customer first . the customer can contact companies through a number of communication channels mySAP PLM this solution pffers fumctions for product development , product safety , quality and maintenance MySAP SCM supply chains do not end at the warehouse doors . you can use mySAP SCM to plan and optimize supply chains across company boundaries mySAP SRM procurement over the internet and marketplaces are only two ways to optimize purchasing. employees can use this solution to provide procurement with information about demand directly from their work centers quickly, easily and effectively SAP xApps SAP are a new breed of applications that enable you to drive improvements and innovations in your company more easily . with their ability to combine existing ,heterogeneous system to form cross-functional processes , SAP bring people , information, and business processes together to make your company more dynamic and competitive Characteristic Cross functional can be implemented with a multitude of applications and information sources . this allows you to run critical integrated processes across heterogeneous systems in compliance with your company's business strategy execute flexible workflow and business processes independently of the underlying infrastructure . furthermore SAP xApps synchronize and improve existing business processes cross-system support a complex transfer of information (context , relevance) as well as the communication within the business itself , thereby simplifying the collaboration of working groups and sound decision making information-driven enable intelligent processes that are driven by decision relevant business information . this enables a company to make informed , strategic decisions , which you can continually evaluate and if applicable, amend mySAP all-in-one each qualified mySAP all-in-one solution is a prepackaged, industry specific version of mySAP business suite with built in content, tools, and methodologies for a cost effective . turnkey implementation . mySAP all-in-one solutions offer out of the box flexibility combined with the power of SAP's world-class business solutions people integration people integration ensures that your employees have the information and functions that they require to perform their work as quickly abd efficiently as possible. the functions of the SAP enterprise portal play a central role here information integration information integration is used to manage all data relevant to companies this includes data for your own company and data relating to third parties process integration process integration ensures that business processes run across system boundaries in a heterogeneous system landscape . this is achieved by using XML data packages and workflow scenarios , for instance. SAP exchange infrastructure (SAP XI) plays a central role here .information integration application platform the application platform support java 2 enterprise edition (J2EE) and ABAP (SAP's programming language) in one environment. it guarantees the independence of database and operating systems , the complete support of platform-independent . web services and company applications and an open environment that is based on recognized standards. the central component of the application platform is the SAP web application server

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