SAP Business All-In-One Software

Materials Management Module

Inventory Management

SAP Business All-In-One ERP solution facilitates effective inventory management for midsize manufacturing and distribution businesses. The system helps track the quantity, movement, and value of stock accurately and efficiently. Powered by SAP HANA in-memory database, SAP Business All-In-One has the functionality to manage inventory across multiple warehouses and locations. All stock transactions update automatically into appropriate ledgers.

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning software integrates the following functionalities specific to manufacturing and distribution companies:

Inventory and Warehouse Management 

Manage receipts, picking and packing, physical stock transfers, and internal stock movement. Perform physical inventory and monitor the quantity and value of materials to help optimize all warehouse resources. Real-time monitoring of warehouse activities via radio frequency and barcode scanning assists to manage workload planning. 

Transportation Management

Create optimal transportation plans and monitor shipments to deliver goods on time and within budget. Rule-based automation and collaborative order combination help to consolidate deliveries and reduce costs. Manage multiple reports and processes required for international transactions.

Inbound and Outbound Logistics

Manage the logistics of incoming and outgoing goods with multiple manufacturers and customers. Gain the ability to effectively monitor receipts, track external demand, and manage advanced shipping notifications. Track outbound processes including delivery and distribution activities, and documenting proof of delivery.

Purchasing Processes

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system delivers a streamlined procure-to-pay process in one integrated solution. The purchasing process management module creates detailed and accurate records of every purchase including price, quantity, and shipping details. Cut procurement costs, streamline sourcing and purchasing processes, and build supplier relationships. 

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning software gives manufacturing and distribution businesses the tools to integrate purchase orders with logistics processes. Optimize the entire supply cycle process from sourcing to delivery. Find best suppliers, increase purchasing power, and decrease sourcing cycle times.

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system provides the following capabilities:

• Create purchase requirements manually or automatically based on material requirements planning (MRP).
• Source purchases automatically or assign suppliers via contracts.
• Coordinate inventory levels with data based on automatic updates in the general ledger via the goods receipt function.
• Automatic processing includes matching invoices against agreed upon purchase prices and quantities delivered.
• Maintain vendor and item data in one central location for full visibility of the purchasing process.

Sales & Order Management Module

Sales Processes

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system equips manufacturing and distribution businesses with the necessary tools needed to maximize productivity and meet customer demands. The sales process features help to streamline sales quotes, sales order processing, delivery, billing, and payments. The sales processing module supports the entire quote-to-cash process. Execute customer sales orders faster and more efficiently.

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning system is a completely integrated solution designed to keep processes running smoothly. Create leads in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) module, convert to quotes, create a sales order, and follow through with delivery, billing, and service. The sales processing functionality automatically calculates pricing, surcharges, discounts, freight, and taxes, and fully integrates with accounting functions. The solution delivers overall insights into available stock, production schedules, and customer accounts with industry-specific tools designed to meet the needs of manufacturing and distribution businesses. 

The integrated sales processing capabilities are fully compatible with multiple SAP Business All-In-One applications: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, CRM, General Ledger, Inventory and Logistics Management, Life-Cycle Data Management, Manufacturing Execution, Procurement and Supplier Collaboration, Product Development, Production Planning, and Cash Management.

The following features and benefits are integrated into the SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning solution:

• Sales Order Management facilitates seamless management of the entire order-to-cash process including inquiries, quotations, order processing, and contract and billing management. Utilize the e‑commerce platform to process sales quickly.

• Aftermarket Sales and Service Management addresses all customer support needs such as installation management, service contracts, warranties, and service requests. Manage all aspects of service order processing from initial inquiry to billing.

• Professional Service Delivery helps to manage all areas of service delivery including tracking time and analyzing profitability.

• Incentive and Commission Management offers the ability to create incentive programs such as sales commissions, bonuses, and profit sharing. 

Financial Management Module

Analytical Reporting

The enhanced analytical reporting features embedded in SAP Business All-In-One ERP system provide midsize companies the insight needed to make effective and quick decisions. Gain increased visibility into organizational performance via real-time data analysis. Easy access to analytics, business intelligence (BI), and reporting capabilities offer the necessary tools to predict business outcomes with confidence. 

The analytical reporting functionality offered in SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning solution provides manufacturing and distribution businesses with the ability to plan, calculate, and control organizational processes with ease. Track opportunities; generate and convert more leads with Best Practices reports and analytics. Satisfy the demanding requirements for financial accounting.

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system offers the following analytical reporting features:

• Financial Analytics foster the production of accurate financial statements and integrates all transactions throughout the company.
• Procurement Analytics help to control costs and manage the entire procurement cycle.

Sales Analytics support the entire order-to-cash process and helps businesses to meet customer demands.

• Human Capital Management (HCM) Analytics aid in streamlining payroll processes and managing staffing changes.
  

Financial Business Processes

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning software provides midsize manufacturing and distribution companies a robust management accounting tool to help monitor and control company performance via a fully integrated solution. 

Improve financial performance with tighter internal controls and enhanced insights. The financial management tools in SAP’s ERP solution enable increased accuracy of financial reporting, accelerated transaction closes, and superior cash management. Decrease risk of noncompliance with built-in international and local accounting standards.

SAP Business All-In-One ERP supplies powerful Business Intelligence (BI) tools for financial and operational reporting and analysis. Confidently create financial statements that accurately reflect the company’s assets, liabilities, profits, and losses. Preconfigured ERP + BI functionality combined with Best Practices provides a complete solution to enhance financial and operational processes. 

SAP Business All-In-One ERP solution offers the following features and benefits for midsize manufacturing and distribution businesses:

• Virtually access all available ERP reports from anywhere at anytime.
• Integrate data with familiar desktop applications.
• Plan, monitor, and control all financial processes.
• Gain better visibility into revenue margins with graphical reports and interactive dashboards.
• Drive revenue growth and ensure financial compliance with integrated Core Financial processes.
• Operate in multiple languages and geographies in real time.
• Obtain real-time insight into overall financial performance.
• Automate and streamline all financial operations.

Supply Chain Management Module

Operational Planning

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system offers midsize manufacturing and distribution businesses the necessary tools to maintain operational excellence via efficient business processes. Gain the ability to forecast and plan for product demand and product characteristics with state-of-the-art forecasting algorithms. Increased visibility into operations helps to streamline services, logistics, workforce, and manufacturing processes.

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning software can be implemented to meet the specific needs of businesses. Enhanced agility functionalities offer companies improved effectiveness to respond quickly to change, elevate service levels, and reduce errors and costs. Capture actual production information for complete visibility across all shop-floor processes for increased efficiency and streamlined processing.

SAP Business All-In-One ERP solution offers the following features and benefits for midsize manufacturing and distribution businesses:

• Demand Planning and Forecasting provides the tools needed to forecast and plan anticipated product demand.
• Safety Stock Planning permits safety stock and target stock levels to be assigned in all inventories in the supply network.
• Supply Network Planning integrates purchasing, manufacturing, distribution, and transportation plans for comprehensive tactical planning.
• Distribution Planning helps to determine best short-term strategies to allocate available stock to meet current demand.
• Supply Network Collaboration delivers improved visibility into supply and demand across the supply network.
  

Parts Demand Planning

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system offers midsize manufacturing and distribution businesses forecasting services that cover the entire life cycle of parts for improved accuracy in parts demand planning. The parts demand planning feature is a function of the solution’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) module that provides complete transparency throughout the supply chain from demand through delivery.

Parts demand planning is based on Bills of Distribution (BOD), which pre-define the distribution routes for parts. Demand planning continuously analyzes past forecast performance and automatically adjusts forecast parameters for more efficient planning.

The parts demand planning module in SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning software offers the following features and benefits:

• Gain a transparent view into inventory levels, supply chain costs, data, and processes for increased efficiency.
• Reduce operating costs with process automation.
• Respond quickly to fluctuating demand of parts requirements and necessary customization.
• Gain greater responsiveness for improved delivery capabilities and increased customer satisfaction.
• Improve forecast accuracy via better modeling of demand quantities and events.
• Increase data maintenance efficiency with aggregated forecast-parameter profile maintenance.

Customer Relationship Management Module

The customer relationship management (CRM) module in SAP Business All-In-One ERP solution helps midsize manufacturing and distribution companies boost customer relationships for increased customer service and profitability. The CRM functionality supports end-to-end marketing, lead generation, sales, service, and analytics for complete customer relationship management. Gain new customers and increase customer retention.

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning system provides online tutorials and a user-friendly interface for seamless adoption helping users to perform daily tasks more efficiently. Maximize customer loyalty with enhanced customer interaction capabilities. The solution’s interaction center offers a strategic delivery channel for marketing, sales, and service including email, telemarketing, customer service, and IT support.

The following features and benefits in SAP Business All-In-One CRM module help to bring customer service to the next level:

• Marketing helps to align marketing plans, boost customer demand, and increase marketing return on investment (ROI). Better manage marketing resources, target groups, leads, and campaigns.

• Sales fosters the ability to refine customer service for enhanced management of contacts, sales territories, customer accounts, leads, pricing, and activities.

• Service aids in boosting service revenue and profitability with features that help to manage service orders, contracts, and warranties.

• Analytics offers real-time visibility into key performance indicators (KPI) from sales and marketing to better track opportunities and help support quick and effective decision-making.

Additional Capabilities Module

Groupware Integration

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system delivers a fully integrative solution for midsize manufacturing and distribution businesses. The built-in groupware integration functionality allows users to manage communications and activities more effectively. Email, contact lists, tasks, and appointments can be exported and shared via multiple desktop tools such as Microsoft Office and IBM Lotus Notes. Exported data can then be accessed from any place at any time for analysis and streamlined organization.

Human Capital Management

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system’s Human Capital Management (HCM) module helps midsize manufacturing and distribution companies to utilize the workforce effectively and gain a competitive edge. The HCM solution is an integrated and comprehensive system with global capabilities that supports executives, human resources (HR) personnel, and managers in cultivating the skills of the current workforce and in hiring the best talent. Gain real-time insights to align staffing with strategy for optimized overall performance. 

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning system supports the following essential HR functions:

• Manage organizational and staffing changes.
  
• Document personnel actions.
  
• Conduct applicant processing.
  
• Change work schedules.
  
• Evaluate time data.
  
• Streamline payroll processes.
  

Intuitive Navigation

SAP Business All-In-One ERP system delivers a user-friendly ERP experience. Its intuitive navigation provides maximum productivity for manufacturing and distribution businesses to aid in more efficiency in daily tasks. 

Web-like design, online tutorials, and guided procedures enable quick adoption and reduce the need for formal training. Automated workflows help to save companies both time and money by automating manual processes. 

SAP Business All-In-One enterprise resource planning solution delivers the following features to ensure rapid adoption and ease of use:

• role-based navigation;
• easy access to pertinent data; 
• screen personalization;
• key reminders and alerts;
• snapshots of most recent records; and 
• advanced search help.