Basic Concepts On ERP

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the planning of how business resources (materials, employees, customers etc.) are acquired and moved from one state to another. An ERP system is based on a common database and a modular software design. The common database can allow every department of a business to store and retrieve information in real-time. The information should be reliable, accessible, and easily shared. The modular software design should mean a business can select the modules they need, mix and match modules from different vendors, and add new modules of their own to improve business performance.

The ERP software: phpBMS 

phpBMS is web-based, open source, Business Management Software (BMS). It is designed for companies looking for an application to manage their business. A system that is capable of creating and printing sales orders, tracking clients and prospects, fulfilling accounts receivable needs, and printing detailed sales and purchasing reports. Using an ERP system, companies are able to optimize the cost of sales, develop new approaches to increasing sales, improve operation efficiency, and much more. 

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All About SAP System

SAP R/3 is the former name of the enterprise resource planning software produced by the German corporation SAP AG (now SAP SE). It is an enterprise-wide information system designed to coordinate all the resources, information, and activities needed to complete business processes such as order fulfillment, billing, human resource management, and production planning^[1]

The current successor software to SAP R/3 is known as SAP ERP.

History of SAP R/3

Earlier versions

The first version of SAP's flagship enterprise software was a financial accounting system named R/1. This was replaced by R/2 at the end of the 1970s. SAP R/2 was amainframe-based business application software suite that was very successful in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was particularly popular with large multinational European companies who required soft-real-time business applications, with built-in multi-currency and multi-language capabilities.

R/3

With the advent of distributed client–server computing SAP AG brought out a client–server version of the software called SAP R/3 (the "R" was for "Real-time data processing" and "3" was for "3-tier": 1) database, 2) application server, and 3) client (SAPgui)). This new architecture is compatible with multiple platforms and operating systems, such asMicrosoft Windows or UNIX. This opened up SAP to a whole new customer base.

SAP R/3 was officially launched on 6 July 1992. Various releases of the software were made through the 90s.

A newer version of the software, with new architecture, was released in 2003–2004, renamed as SAP ERP. ECC is a version name for SAP ERP,(ERP Central Component). Other SAP Implementations can be customized products can function on the central component. SAP came to dominate the large business applications market over the next 10 years.^{[citation needed]} SAP ECC 5.0 ERP is the successor of SAP R/3 4.70. The newest version of the suite is SAP ERP 6.0, Enhancement Pack 7.

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Popular ERP Tools in the market

ERP Tools:

There are several ERP software manufacturers and among them, prominent are SAP, Oracle Corporation, People Soft, JD Edwards, Lawson etc. SAP has the major share in the ERP market and next comes the Oracle Corporation. Oracle has bought JD Edwards, People Soft, and Siebel recently and they compete with SAP aggressively. Leading ERP software like SAP, Oracle Apps, etc., are focusing on all functionalists of an enterprise and few companies are focusing on certain domains only. Below are the popular ERP Tools and their respective vendor list.

ERP Tools & Vendors List:

ERP Tools	Vendor List
SAP R/3	SAP
Oracle e-Business Suite	Oracle Corporation
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne & JD Edwards World	Oracle Corporation
PeopleSoft	Oracle Corporation
Microsoft Dynamics	Microsoft Corporation
Lawson Financials	Lawson Software
Sage MAS 500	Sage Group
NetERP	NetSuite
Visual Enterprise	Infor Global Solutions
Agresso Business World	Unit 4 Agresso
Epicor Enterprise	Epicor
IFS Applications	Industrial and Financial Systems
MFG/PRO	QAD
Ramco e.Applications	Ramco Systems

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ERP Chat Room for Users

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SAP vs. Oracle

ERP implementations come down to a lot of things like risk, Scalability, cost and duration. So who comes out ahead in an SAP vs. Oracle matchup?

Many CIOs looking to implement new ERP software will no doubt end up considering the industry's two biggest behemoths: SAP and Oracle. While both vendors are the clear market share leaders and have very well-established product lines, the strengths, weaknesses, risks and product roadmaps of these two vendors couldn't be much different.

According to Panorama Consulting's 2014 Clash of the Titans report -- which summarizes quantitative results from hundreds of ERP implementations across the globe -- SAP and Oracle customers have very different results implementing and using these two products. For example, while the average Oracle customer spends less money on their implementation, the average SAP customer is able to deliver closer to expected implementation durations. This is just one of many examples we found when analyzing the results of the study.

Given that there are so many tradeoffs and variables to consider, we thought it would be helpful to narrow the differences between the two products to five key areas: implementation risk, implementation cost and duration, scalability, software functionality and customization, and cloud adoption. These areas underscore some of the biggest differences between the two products and their future directions.

Implementation risk

very executive is concerned about the risk of their implementation, which is why they are constantly craving methods and tools to help mitigate the risk of failure. Data from the Clash of the Titans report confirmed that these are indeed rational concerns, with more SAP customers claiming their implementations were a failure than Oracle's customers. Further, more SAP customers experienced some sort of material operational disruption at the time of go live, such as not being able to ship products or close the books.

While the research suggests that SAP has a higher-risk implementation profile than Oracle products, every ERP customer experiences an elevated degree of risk. This is why these two vendors have done a particularly good job of developing risk management mechanisms to address these concerns. For example, SAP's All-in-One product features best practices and pre-configurations for a number of different industry verticals, with the intent of reducing risk and accelerating implementation. Speaking of acceleration, Oracle has developed similar tools with its line of implementation accelerators and its User Productivity Kit, both designed to make testing, training, and other key implementation processes more efficient and effective.

Implementation cost and duration

When considered as a percentage of a company's annual revenue (or budget, for public-sector organizations), SAP is the higher cost option. The average SAP customer spends 4% of its annual revenue on its total cost of ownership, while the average Oracle customer spends 1.7%. This could be attributed to the breadth of functionality -- and therefore higher cost -- associated with SAP's software. It could also be an indication of large organizations botching their implementations of the product (think: Waste Management, Hershey, Marin County and other high-profile failures of recent years).

References: WWW.Techtarget.com

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ERP The Beginning -First Post

The Guide to ERP-First Post :  -- Most people still do not know what is meant by the ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning) ERP system and the concept itself. And how an ERP system can provide the revenue for a company to implement such a system.  ERP system can be described as a management tool that balances supply and demand for the company as a whole, capable of connecting with customers and suppliers in a single chain availability.

Adopting business processes that have been proven in decision-making, and integrating all functional parts company ; sales, marketing, manufacturing, operations, logistics, purchasing, finance, new product development, and human resources. So that businesses can be run with a level of customer service and high productivity, costs and lower inventory, and provide the basis for an effective e-commerce.

Of all the technological development of today's information systems, the information systems are designed to support the entire functional unit of the company is Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP. Applications ERP is a software package (software) that can meet the needs of an enterprise to integrate the entire activity, from the point of view of business processes within a company or organization. ERP  system one advanced information systems that can be obtained at the beginning of the 21st century.

To be able to adopt the technology of ERP systems, the company is not uncommon to have to provide funds from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. The fund is to be provided for investment in ERP application software packages, such as server and desktop hardware, database and operating system software, high performance network, to consulting fees for implementation. Although hindered by the huge investment costs, many companies in the world. This is because the application software packages ERPyang properly implemented will produce a "return" to a worthy investment, and in quick time.

Because the ERP system  handles all activities in the organization, bringing a new work culture in the organization and integration. take over routine tasks of personnel from the operator to the functional managers, thus providing the opportunity for human resource companies to concentrate on handling the critical issues and long-term impact. ERP systems also bring cost savings impact (cost efficiency) significantly with the integration and ongoing monitoring of the performance of the organization.

Implicitly ERP application is not just a software per se, but rather a solution to the problem of information within the organization. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) can be defined as the application of computer-based information system designed to process and manipulate a transaction within the organization and provide facilities planning, production and customer service are real-time and integrated.

ERP application is an integrated system, so that the application can provide to the organization ERP users an integrated transaction processing model with activity in other business units within the organization. By implementing standardized business processes and enterprise single database (single database) which includes all activities and locations within the company, ERP is able to provide integration between the activity and location. As a result, ERP systems can lead to decision-making ability is better with quantitatively measurable parameters. So that the resulting decisions can support each company or organization's operational processes.

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