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SAP as Enterprise Resource Planning all in one solution
September 27, 2017

SAP as Enterprise Resource Planning all in one solution

Saravanan Veerayah Jayaraman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with SAP ERP

SAP ECC Netweaver is used as the main ERP in my company. We used this to run 3 business units. We are running the PP module, SD module, MM Module, FI and CO module as an integrated manufacturing system from Sales Order processing from customer Purchase Order to Delivery and invoicing customer. To extend the function in our AFS industry module, we have created a cutting room and roll management system which is built with ABAP within SAP. SAP ECC is very good but it is too traditional and very labour/resource intensive. Not all functions in an apparel industry are addressed by the current SAP ECC.
  • Creating Sales document and following the sales into production and delivery is a very integral part of SAP. Very rarely we have a system which is so closely knit and integrated with financial transactions.
  • Material management is also a very detailed and transparent system where inventory of each category is managed whether it is finished good, semi finished good or raw material. Even sub-contracting procedure is there to manage material category which in BOM is created as a semi finished good to be delivered via sub-contracted supplier.
  • Financial Controlling module, which I think is the best module within ECC ERP as it contains all controlling mechanisms to run all other modules, to alert them of any irregularities and facilitate the pre-production scenario in terms of financial impact and act as an agent to create a smooth production and sales flow which makes this a customer-supplier-customer end-to-end system.
  • SAP's innovation on external data integration is well known for it's standard in EDI transaction supporting multiple EDI standards. It has its own module IDOC which works like magic. The Process Integrator (PI module), OData support and Gateway module have given third party vendors the ability to integrate their systems with SAP to extend its functions and system reach. This makes SAP more acceptable and flexible in system integration.
  • SAP ERP ECC AFS module definitely has a lot of room to improve within the generic apparel industry where traditional work in sample processing, cutting room, and roll management is an essential part of the business and needs to be addressed.
  • SAP Financial module should be more integrated and flexible with regard to multiple client business unit management - I would like to see them make it more intelligent and robust.
  • ABAP programming could be more human friendly and more object oriented within its core programming modules.
  • Screen painter and other development tools need to be more modern and flexible for this era of development. It needs to evolve to a more RAD type technology.
  • SAP success depends firstly on your consultant's knowledge and installation experience including industry knowledge. Without this criteria, your SAP installation will be a failure. Using SAP themselves as an implementation partner will cost a fortune, so many will turn to a qualified, certified implementation consultant.
  • There is always a positive side when looking at ROI attributes. There is more cost to implementation than SAP ERP costs itself. They are more consultant-related and implementation criteria-related. In relation to SAP, the cost has always been justified and the ROI is always positively lower than other ERP implementations due to its effectiveness and successful factors.
  • SAP has always got an edge in terms of its system consultants, certified SAP personnel and support level. SAP support is one of the best, if not the top, support orientated company. Staff with SAP knowledge are an asset to the company. The ROI in investing in SAP makes support and talent hunting easy as there are more people who are knowledgeable in SAP than any other ERP in the market.
Being a worldwide integrated ERP solution and having catered to a lot of businesses in our specific industry, SAP stood out in terms of: 1. Support Level
2. Ease of modifying current module
3. Ease of integrating different functionality to existing module
4. Create an entirely bespoke module integrating with multiple modules for specific functionality.
5. Resources for learning, training and understanding.
6. Multi level consultants
SAP ECC will work in any industry but you need to make a proper business blueprint or master business process flow which clearly identifies the exact flow and process of your manufacturing or business methods. SAP also can be used as a financial and sales only system without running its PP or MM module. It is a flexible system. You can use SAP in various industries including restaurants and coffee shops. I cannot see why SAP will not function or fit everywhere unless there is a geographical support issue or a in country with restrictive software policies.