SAP ERP Core Finance Software

In case the product is out of stock, the sales team approaches the Production Planning Department to manufacture the product

Pros

SAP system consists of a number of fully integrated modules, which covers virtually every aspect of the business management.

SAP is #1 in the ERP market. As of 2010, SAP has more than 140,000 installations worldwide, over 25 industry-specific business solutions and more than 75,000 customers in 120 countries

Other Competitive products of SAP Software in the market are Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics etc

Cons

Client contacts the sales team to check the availability of the product
Sales team approaches the Inventory department to check for the availability of the product

Pros

More standard reports and features than you'll ever need. Drill down functions and shortcut keys also make navigating very time efficient.

Cons

Very difficult to use at first with shortcut keys. Not easily modified and custom reports require a programmer to create.

It is the best ERP that every company must have.

Pros

It is a great ERP. Is is integral and every company process is connected. It has industry templates that makes the start up easy for new companies in SAP.

Cons

Sometimes the ECC look and feel is not the best, however you have a lot of information to find what you are looking for,

Pros

I love how much you can get done with this software! So many nooks and crannies for information. Perfect tool in a manufacturing environment.

Cons

Though it is quite a steep learning curve, once you get well trained it's quite the beast of a tool. It took me about a month of training to get the modules down.

Pros

Drill down features are endless. You can find as much information about the data you are searching

Cons

The vastness of the user menu and the ability of not having a web based version. Currently have to login thru Citrix.

Pros

Easy to find employees familiar with the product product knowledge in the workforce. Proven track record of working in large companies

Cons

Too much training involved to use. Need to custimize software to use efficiently. Other softwares are more defined out of the box.

efficiency improvement while handling material management related tasks.

Pros

there are different modules in sap erp, i use MM and SD modules. the Material management module is very user friendly , you can get reports like billed quantity, invoiced quantity, material in store, transfer goods from one store to another. Its all real time data updation and its very reliable.

Cons

sap erp is a little complicated software , it takes time for you to get accustomed to the interface.also many times you do not use the full features available. Also, it is industry specific and may not be wholly customised to suit the individual needs. But overall it is the best in erp,

Easy to use. Helps with forecasting.

Pros

Excellent software to use in coordinating orders & inventory. It's nice to be able to track finances and helps with planning & forecasting. Being able to use the program for other departments. I like that it can be configured for daily tasks that is very efficient. It is very time saving and can help reduce costs.

Cons

Customization is a requirement to make shortcuts. It would be nice to have more tools from third party sites as you only have the basics. Having to pay for monthly maintenance and upkeep can damper the costs.

Pros

SAP offers powerful tools which offer lots of customization.
Reliable and stable system that supports almost every one of our business processes.

Cons

I don't know why SAP is so famous for it's ERP sytem. It sute got better, but it still has such a complicated user Interface. Many processes and workflows could be designed much better.
You have to put so much customization that costs increase dramatically.

Gain of experience on different business process in several kinds of industries, like retail, pharmaceutical, media, manufacturing, etc.

Pros

It's amazing how this system is capable to change the culture within an organization, enabling it to compete in a globalized world and to achieve corporate and financial goals.

Cons

It requires the allocation of human and financial resources in order to achieve the expected results. Also, is very important to select carefully the SAP implementation partner who will support and guide you during the implementation, from the start to the go live.

Pros

Encompasses entire operations landscape for a company, providing real time updates and information from customer interactions to company Financials.

Cons

Some processes within the software that are supposed to function identically show deviations from eachother

Almost all the business processes are covered by the system. Very reliable and stable. Word class support.

Pros

World class tool and support. Very reliable and stable system, that helped us to run almost every one of our business processes on it. As it is widely used, there are plenty of resources available to implement new functionalities and maintain the system.

Cons

It is not very user friendly, at least the client the final user works with. Maintenance cost is high.

I was able to get all of my depts and clients loaded fairly quickly. Reporting from front to back was easy to set up and the I was able to get the right reports when needed to show the "health" of my business

Pros

Set-up was a breeze! It came with many pre-configured business processes that once I got used to the navigation, I was able to set-up all of my depts. in under 3 hours.

Cons

I already had a server in place for my 7 person equipment company. However if you don't have a server, you'r queries and objects will be SLOWWWW. ANd not so much a "con" but their customer support....well I'll leave it at that.

Having access to inventory at all office made my job when I was a buyer easy.
Invoice blocking for reconciliation help to avoid errors in vendor payments.

Pros

Linking departments and offsite offices
Inventory for all offices available
Easy to use
Reconciles all products and uses

Cons

Blocking of services if one area is not complete

SAP ERP is an excellent and all encompassing system. May not be the absolutely easiest to use but is thourgh and all encompassing an gets the best results.

Overall we struggled with initial implementation but once we were more mature the product performed well and has provided great value to our organization

Works great but converting due to corporate buyout. Have no complaints and sorry to have to change rather then upgrade.

Basic functionalities are never enough. You always have to put so much customization that cost increase dramatically

Advice to Others

Go see customers in that business before investing

SAP is easy to use. Like that we can save features. The quality of SAP is good. One downfall is when it goes down, it takes awhile to get reloaded. Like that we can program our own programs from the one that are built in.

Wm is outdated, it is not very user friendly. Receiving product is very difficult, i guess i need to move to ewm