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SAP – ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

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Introduction to ERP

ERP stands for Enterprise Resource planning that automate the tasks that are must to perform a business process. Across a company, ERP integrates all the functions and departments and create a single software program to run off one database. It also helps to replicate your business processes in software by guiding employees with all steps and automating the tasks as multiple procedures. 

There are a few reasons why companies undertake ERP

  • To standardize manufacturing and operations processes.

  • To standardize HR information.

  • To integrate financial data.

  • To integrate customer order information.

  • Reduce Inventory.

SAP is one of the largest vendors of ERP, and the SAP ERP software system is called SAP ERP Central Component (ECC), which includes SAP’s functional and technical modules to manage the business processes of an enterprise using a unified system. ECC is mainly implemented in large or medium-sized companies, and for smaller companies SAP offers One ERP platform. 

SAP ERP system makes the foundation of SAP software that helps companies to manage their business areas. It is mostly arranged in a three-tier client-server architecture to enable flexibility and increase scalability. ERP package is designed to support and integrate all the functional areas of an enterprise.

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