though i know their meaning is same but then why they are termed differently?
2006-08-30 23:29:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
ERP means Enterprise Resource Planning. Its like a set of softwares blinded together. A bigger picture actually. SAP is just a one ERP. It’s like Word Processing and MS Word. To do Word Processing, you can use MS Word or OpenOffice. Like that, as ERPs you can use SAP, JD Edward, etc.
2006-08-30 23:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by Nishan Saliya 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SAP Introduction
SAP means Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung. This is german for System analysis and program development.
The name was later changed into Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung: Systems, application and products in the data processing.
The company is specialized in large application supporting large corporations.
SAP is well known for its ERP solution R/3. The modularity of the product allows a certain fexibility in the implementation and use.
The major components within R/3 are
Financial system (FI-Co)
Project system (PS)
Logistic system (LO)
Human ressource (HR)
Customer Relation Management (CRM)
Developpment system (ABAP)
The major components outside R/3 are :
Netweaver
SAP Business Warehouse (BW) and Strategic Entreprise Management (SEM)
xApps
Others
2006-08-31 11:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by roy_s_jones 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are too many ERP's in the market and SAP is one of them.
2006-08-31 06:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋