SAP@GSU

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SAP_at_GSU

• Intro to ERP/SAP _at_ GSU

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What is SAP R/3?

• SAP R/3 is an enterprise-wide, integrated,
  relational-data-base, client-server information
  system.
• SAP R/3 is the largest-selling software of its
  type in its target large-firm market.
• SAPs wide acceptance makes it an ideal product
  with which to illustrate accounting system
  features.

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SAP R3 Components
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Who Uses SAP?
Microsoft IBM Shell Sony
BMW Mercedes Benz Compaq VW
Hewlett Packard Exxon Bosch Amoco
Philip Morris Toyota Nissan Volvo
Mobil Ernst Young Rolex Chevron
Siemens Chrysler Colgate Nestle
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Companies in Georgia Using SAP

• Coca Cola
• Federal Reserve System
• Management Recruiters
• Price Waterhouse Cooper
• Greythorn Inc
• International Paper
• BearingPoint

• Georgia Pacific
• Home Depot
• Briggs Stratton
• ADP Corporate
• MSI Consulting
• Clarkson Consulting
• Cox Newspapers

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Key Global Features

• Total Integration
• Multi-Language
• Multi-Currency
• Multi-National

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SAP 2007

• SAP Revenues 2006 9.4 Billion Euros
• 39 K Employees in 2007
• 41 K Customers in 2007
• 121 K Installations in 2007
• 12,000,000 users in 2007
• 30 industry solutions
• 1,500 SAP Partners in 2007
• 120 Countries in 2007

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SAP R/3 Customer Installations by Industry
SAP HIGH TECH ELECTRONICS 11.3
Others 11.5
SAP BANKING 2.0
SAP MEDIA 2.3
SAP HEALTHCARE 2.3
Metal, Paper Wood Products 2.8
Services 3.1
SAP OIL GAS 3.2
SAP CONSUMER PRODUCTS 10.3
SAP TELECOM-MUNICATIONS 3.4
SAP PHARMA - CEUTICALS 3.4
SAP PUBLIC SECTOR 3.4
SAP CHEMICALS 9.5
SAP UTILITIES 3.9
SAP RETAIL 6.3
SAP AUTOMOTIVE 4.8
Consulting Professional Services 6.0
21 Industry Solutions
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SAP Courses at GSU

• CISM 4334 Intro to ERP
• CISM 4335 ABAP
• CISM 4434 Configuration
• MGMT 4333 HRIS
• At least 30 SAP usage.

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What Does SAP Stand For?

• Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der
  Datenverarbeitung
• Systems Applications and Programs in Data
  Processing

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Basic German

• Hello Guten tag!
• How are you? Wie gehts
• Good, thank you Gut danke!
• Good morning Guten morgen!
• Good evening Guten abend!
• Thank you Danke schon!
• No thank you Nein, danke!
• Good bye Auf Viedersehen

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Enterprise Systems Configuration
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Configuration

• The process of tailoring SAP software by
  selecting specific functionality from a list of
  those supported by the software, very much like
  setting defaults (e.g., Word, Access)
• DOES NOT involve changes to the underlying
  software code

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Business Modules

• Collections of logically related transactions
  within identifiable business functions
• MM (Buy)
• PP (Make)
• SD (Sell)
• FI and CO (Track)

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Business Process Integration
SAP Enterprise System
FI
SD
MM
Transactions
FI
MM
SD
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Pen Incorporated Produce for Sales Order
SAP Enterprise System
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Testing
Purchase Requisition
Purchase Order
Procurement Process
Check Availability
Run MRP
Goods Receipt
Sales Order Process
Sales Order Entry
Invoice Receipt
Pick Materials
Payment to Vendor
Receipt of Payment
Post Goods Issue
Invoice Customer
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SAP DSS

• Reflections

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Business Intelligence

• Scope of BI is changing (broadening)
• (BI Applications and technologies that can
  enable organizations to make more informed
  business decisions.)

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Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)

• Moving towards integration of traditionally
  segmented applications
• with decision support strategy focus
• Data Warehousing
• Budgeting planning
• OLAP
• Operational BI / Data Marts
• Activity-based costing
• Balanced score card / KPI / Perform. Mgmt.
  System

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Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)

• Business case
• Are we all on same page w.r.t. strategy
  operations?
• one version of the truth?
• consistent metrics, measurements goals

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Operational BI
Includes some traditional model-based DSS
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Simulation
Forecasting
BAM
(Data Mining)
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• Quickly developed bolt-on infrastructure to R/3
• Mind-numbing complexity
• A very difficult application to master

SAP BW Engineer!
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312 slides
Not only use client tools (e.g. OLAP), but we
also build the Data Warehouse infrastructure!
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DSS BPM
HIPRE
Simulation
Forecasting
BAM
(Data Mining)
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HOT!
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END
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Business intelligence

• Enforce common metrics / measurements / goals

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Business intelligence

• Applications and technologies can enable
  organizations to make more informed business
  decisions.
• Early definition
• Data-driven DSS (simple models, much data)
• E.g., Data Warehouse, OLAP, Reporting

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SOA SAP

• Desires and Challenges

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Constraints

• Professional body of knowledge
• Required Coverage
• Expanded GAAP
• Additional classes
• SOX COSO
• Crowded class content

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PAST SAP ACCT 5232 (Cairney)
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ACCT 5232 (Cairney)

• CREATE A SECONDARY COST ELEMENT IN R/3
• Create two secondary cost elements, 6400XX and
  6500XX (GG your group ) in controlling area
  2000.
• The path is MASTER DATA gt COST ELEMENT gt
  CREATE SECONDARY
• CLICK BaseScreen (basic screen), and enter the
  following information in the Create Secondary
  Cost Element Basic Screen
• SAVE YOUR WORK on both elements.

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ACCT 5232 (Cairney)

• Creating Cost Centers
• Create the following cost centers in controlling
  area 2000 with XX being your group number
• a) Administration cost center 200XX, Name
  Administration
• b) Service cost center 500XX, Name Cleaning
• c) MENU PATH
• ACCOUNTING gt CONTROLLING gt COST CENTERS gt
  MASTER DATA gt COST CENTER gt CREATE
• TYPE IN THE RESPECTIVE COST CENTER AND CLICK
  BasScreen
• Ex. 200XX

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NEXT SAP

• ACCT 7530 (Higgins)
• Package from Alliance
• Masters students know the bookkeeping cycle
• Students will quickly work through the SAP key
  entering (3 wks vs 13 wks)
• Illustrations of Controls
• Format checks
• Validity checks
• Connection to REAs.
• ACCT 3231 (Cairney)

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FUTURE SAP

• ACCT 4130 (Metrejean)
• Illustrations of Controls
• Format checks
• Validity checks
• ACCT 2101 (?)
• Projects and administered created for all
  sections by a single dedicated faculty
• A single Honors or Systems section

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FUTURE SAP (contd)

• SOA Curriculum Committee
• Systems Track
• Masters /or Undergraduate
• Additional Masters courses?
• SAP standalone or Integrated

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MGNT 4333 Human Resource Information Systems

• This course is currently being taught for the
  fourth time.
• It is an elective for students pursuing the HR
  emphasis in BBA Management.
• For IS majors, it is one of the courses in the
  ERP emphasis and counts toward the SAP
  Certificate.

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MGNT 4333
Beginning Fall 2007, the required textbook is a
SAP book. This is being supplemented by numerous
articles on HRIS (HRMS) systems.
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MGNT 4333 Major Components

• Lectures on key concepts
• Webinars Product demos (typically 4-6)
• Guest speakers (typically 2-4)
• One specializes in developing SAP applications
  for HR
• Group Project (Developing a business case for a
  HRIS investment)
• A running case (CH Fabrication) is used to
  provide organization context for business case
  for recommended solution
• SAP Exercises using HR module
• First three are also used in ERP course
• Last one is take home component of final it is
  used to validate student learning in previous SAP
  exercises.

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SAP at GSU Where from Here?

• Continued/increased interest from corporations
• BMW
• Georgia-Pacific
• Under Armour
• Staffing Technologies
• Better communication marketing
• With employers
• Current students
• Prospective students
• More interns, co-ops, student employment
  opportunities
• Continued need for faculty SAP training/developmen
  t

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SAP at GSU Some Key Questions

• Should SAP Certificate be more accessible?
• To IT CS majors?
• To IS Minors?
• To graduate students (MBA/IS? MAAC? MT/IT?
  MBA/MSIS?)
• Should ERP emphasis be expanded?
• What other courses should be included or
  developed?
• Should a SAP internship count toward emphasis
  completion
• How can corporate buy-in be increased?
• Should a steering committee for SAP_at_GSU be
  created?