The ERP Battle : SAP V/S The World

In this age of rapidly evolving technology, information flows into the systems from all corners, sometimes in a way popularly known as “Organized Chaos”. That’s where an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system comes in, to streamline this flow of information. But therein lies another dilemma. Which ERP system should an organization choose? More often than not, the reply would be “SAP ERP”. 

So, what makes SAP ERP better than the other ERP systems in the market? 

Here are some advantages that a SAP ERP system enjoys over other ERP systems:

1. SAP ERP consists of a vast array of modules, and a huge spectrum of functionalities which are NOT present in other ERP applications. For instance, Fleet Management, and Investment Management.

2. Specific Technical functionalities and modulesare in fact included within the core competencies of SAP.Most other ERP applications can’t boast of similar competencies, or at the least, can’t say that the technical modules are contained within the ERP solutions. This makes SAP ERP systems an obvious choice for some specific industries. Ex: Variant configuration and Automobile industry.

3.SAP understands the requirements of and demands for special processes for each industry and thus has come up with industry specific solutions (Columned under SAP IS, viz. SAP IS Aerospace & Defense, SAP IS Automotive, SAP IS Banking etc.). This is unheard of from other ERP applications.

4. SAP mirrors the trends of the world and regularly releases enhancement packages for each of its modules, thereby overcoming the redundancies or (if at all) any bugs in the previous packages. The regularity of these upgrades makes SAP ERP systems foolproof and gives it a greater edge over its competitors.

5. Financial benefits of SAP ERP systems are innumerable. Major ones include:

·         Reduction in sales order processing costs

·         Reduced time to calculate selling price

·         Increased Cash Flow (one-time event)

·         Reducing the number of days sales outstanding (DSO) by freeing-up capital (I.e., reduced working capital; free cash flow)

·         Increased revenues due to less stock outages (reduction in lost sales)

·         Reduction in distribution costs.

·         Reduction in freight costs

6. Owing to advantageous points that SAP ERP systems enjoy over other ERP applications, career prospects rise exponentially if one gains knowledge and expertise of SAP systems.

In light of all the aforementioned advantages, it becomes all the more beneficial if one does gain a substantial amount of knowledge with respect to SAP ERP applications. 

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