Overview Of The Different SAP Modules & Solutions
An ERP system is a real-time business supporting system that provides to the data wants of the whole organization using a sole repository of data (a database) and a very high-tech set of highly-customizable software modules which, together, facilitate decision-making and the activities based on these decisions. This invariably consequences in extremely competent operations and a resultant competitive advantage. SAP, prepared by SAP AG, situated in Walldorf, Germany, is 1 such proprietary ERP system.
The SAP system is organized into whatever sets of 'solutions' (essentially, modules) that speak the information demands of special regions of any corporation's operations. Set on top of these already-integrated personalized modules is the Cross-Application layer, components of which farther see that these different result 'talk' to each other in a cohesive manner.
There is a saying, "If you fail to plan, you are actually planning to fail". Hence, a well introductory point for visualizing SAP is its Project System which deals all activity within the company as division of some project. Placed on occurrent orders (or perceived demand), this module is practiced define projects that will accomplish these orders and start going after them from then on. A regular project would take on a mix of various manufacturing actions as well as whatever associated procurement (raw materials as well as bought-out items). Going After each of such project right from inception, through to its completion and beyond (post-project analysis) is capably addressed by this module.
For project actions that link to manufacturing, the Production Planning module treats the specifics of capacity planning, production scheduling down to the individual tasks on the store floor. This includes handling data on the availability and deployment of human resources, machinery, tools and fixtures, consumables and energy requirements to name a few.
With streamlined production occurs Plant Maintenance which handles preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance along with the linked down-time of equipment and lost hours of the work-force as well as the time, material and labor necessary for such maintenance.
The Materials Management module interfaces with Production Planning and Plant Maintenance to check a) Timely delivery of materials and b) Reduced cost of inventory. Its range originates with material requisitions (based on Bills of Material emanating from production plans as well as for unintentional purchases) and leads them from placing orders to receipt of commodities, their receiving review (quality control), their being taken into stock and being subsequently supplied for production. This module also treats finished-goods inventory.
The Costing module interfaces with all entity that has a cash value associated with it. It requires into consideration the different cost-centers and all the linked costs : equipment, material, labor and services. The same holds true for the profit centers. This costing module has a provision for product-based costing (which could fail to care particular fixed costs accurately ) as well as activity-based costing which is interpreted more scientific and supplies for cross-functional apportioning of all the drivers of these prices.
The Sales and Distribution module tracks all proceedings from queries, requests for proposals/ quotations and pricing to interfacing with the finished-goods inventory (in factory and warehouses) to picking, packing, shipping and delivery.
The Financial Accounting module logs financial transactions in the electronic equivalent of essential books of accounts, keeps the General Ledger and every last defined sub-ledgers, consolidates all this into the ultimate books of accounts (essentially, Profit & Loss account and the Balance Sheet), addresses tax-related transactions/adjustments and interfaces with book closure. By The Way, most of this is of a statutory nature and has implemented with the country-specific options of SAP.
Asset Management is used for chasing assets from the time they are bought, right through their life-time with regard to their depreciation (and, therefore their current valuation) to the point they are either sold or wrote off.
The Quality Management module, along with the Project System, actually overlaps all another functions and interfaces with each one of them throughout the lifetime of the corporation. Quality, they say is never by chance; it is always by design. That is why this module is used to facilitate all activities that build quality into the organisation's products/services (preventing defects/errors taking place in the first place). This is complete by preparation (essentially, incorporating preventive steps in the organisation's work-flow), fulfilling these quality programs and leading periodic inspections to determine deviations, if several. Important to the company's image and credibility in the outside universe, are actions that leave to the several applicable certifications acquiring which is also managed in effect by this module
This was a simplex view of a very wide application called SAP.
The SAP system is organized into whatever sets of 'solutions' (essentially, modules) that speak the information demands of special regions of any corporation's operations. Set on top of these already-integrated personalized modules is the Cross-Application layer, components of which farther see that these different result 'talk' to each other in a cohesive manner.
There is a saying, "If you fail to plan, you are actually planning to fail". Hence, a well introductory point for visualizing SAP is its Project System which deals all activity within the company as division of some project. Placed on occurrent orders (or perceived demand), this module is practiced define projects that will accomplish these orders and start going after them from then on. A regular project would take on a mix of various manufacturing actions as well as whatever associated procurement (raw materials as well as bought-out items). Going After each of such project right from inception, through to its completion and beyond (post-project analysis) is capably addressed by this module.
For project actions that link to manufacturing, the Production Planning module treats the specifics of capacity planning, production scheduling down to the individual tasks on the store floor. This includes handling data on the availability and deployment of human resources, machinery, tools and fixtures, consumables and energy requirements to name a few.
With streamlined production occurs Plant Maintenance which handles preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance along with the linked down-time of equipment and lost hours of the work-force as well as the time, material and labor necessary for such maintenance.
The Materials Management module interfaces with Production Planning and Plant Maintenance to check a) Timely delivery of materials and b) Reduced cost of inventory. Its range originates with material requisitions (based on Bills of Material emanating from production plans as well as for unintentional purchases) and leads them from placing orders to receipt of commodities, their receiving review (quality control), their being taken into stock and being subsequently supplied for production. This module also treats finished-goods inventory.
The Costing module interfaces with all entity that has a cash value associated with it. It requires into consideration the different cost-centers and all the linked costs : equipment, material, labor and services. The same holds true for the profit centers. This costing module has a provision for product-based costing (which could fail to care particular fixed costs accurately ) as well as activity-based costing which is interpreted more scientific and supplies for cross-functional apportioning of all the drivers of these prices.
The Sales and Distribution module tracks all proceedings from queries, requests for proposals/ quotations and pricing to interfacing with the finished-goods inventory (in factory and warehouses) to picking, packing, shipping and delivery.
The Financial Accounting module logs financial transactions in the electronic equivalent of essential books of accounts, keeps the General Ledger and every last defined sub-ledgers, consolidates all this into the ultimate books of accounts (essentially, Profit & Loss account and the Balance Sheet), addresses tax-related transactions/adjustments and interfaces with book closure. By The Way, most of this is of a statutory nature and has implemented with the country-specific options of SAP.
Asset Management is used for chasing assets from the time they are bought, right through their life-time with regard to their depreciation (and, therefore their current valuation) to the point they are either sold or wrote off.
The Quality Management module, along with the Project System, actually overlaps all another functions and interfaces with each one of them throughout the lifetime of the corporation. Quality, they say is never by chance; it is always by design. That is why this module is used to facilitate all activities that build quality into the organisation's products/services (preventing defects/errors taking place in the first place). This is complete by preparation (essentially, incorporating preventive steps in the organisation's work-flow), fulfilling these quality programs and leading periodic inspections to determine deviations, if several. Important to the company's image and credibility in the outside universe, are actions that leave to the several applicable certifications acquiring which is also managed in effect by this module
This was a simplex view of a very wide application called SAP.
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