Monday, July 18, 2016

SAP Modules Overview

SAP MODULES OVERVIEW -- SAP is the world leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service revenue. Based on market capitalization, it is the world’s third largest independent software manufacturer supporting all sizes of industries helping them to operate profitability, grow sustainably and stay ahead of the competition in the market.

SAP modules and a simple overview of each one. As you can see in the above picture we have 12 main modules which inside have several sub modules, you will have an overview of the main module and also links to a more detailed description of each of them. I will try to write this article in the easiest to read and understand way possible to help the understanding of these basic concepts.
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SAP Module Integration


SAP solutions include a number of functional modules, which support transactions to execute key business processes, such as :
 1. Financial Accounting (FI) Module
An important core module, designed for meeting all the accounting and financial needs of an organization. Within this module Financial Managers as well as other Managers within your business can review the financial position of the company in real time.

2. Controlling (CO) Module
Represents the company’s flow of cost and revenue, offers all the support information needed by Management for the purpose of planning, reporting and decision making. Decision making can be achieved with a high level of information reducing drastically risks. Basically It is a management instrument for organizational decisions

 3. Materials Management (MM) SAP Module
Is the materials management module of the SAP. This module is used for Procurement Handling and Inventory Management. Materials management (MM) is integrated with other modules such as SD (Sales & Distribution), PP (Product Planning) and QM (Quality Management). Materials management is used for procurement and inventory management

 4. Sales and Distribution (SD) SAP Module
The SAP sales and distribution is part of the logistics module that support your customers, starting from quotations, sales order and all the way towards billing the customer.  It is tightly integrated with the MM (Material Management) and PP (Product Planning) functional modules.  It allows companies to input their customer sales price, check for open orders and forecast etc.

5. Production Planning (PP) SAP Module
The purpose of PP&C (Production Planning and Controlling) is to ensure that manufacturing runs effectively and efficiently and produces products as required by customers. The Production Planning module of SAP takes care of Master data needed like Bill Of Materials, Routings and Work Centers and stores it in one separate component

 6. Quality Management (QM) SAP Module
Quality management is a method for ensuring that all the activities necessary to design, develop and implement a product or service are effective and efficient with respect to the system and its performance. Quality management is the comprehensive solution that supports the company throughout the product life cycle and along the supply chain.

 7. Plant Maintenance (PM) SAP Module

oriented to cover all maintenance activities, supporting the Planning, Programming and Implementation, with emphasis on the availability of equipment, staff costs and Assurance, guaranteeing so the state of the art of database and optimization.

SAP’s Plant Maintenance comprises of the following activities such as inspection, to measures and establishes the actual condition of a technical system, preventive maintenance to measures and maintain the ideal condition of a technical system, repair to measures and restore the ideal condition of a technical system and other measures that need to be taken using the maintenance organization

  8. Project System (PS) SAP Module
Created to support the planning, control and monitoring of long-term, highly complex projects with defined goals .Projects are generally part of the internal processes of a company. To be able to control all tasks in project execution, you need an organizational form that is specific to the project and which is shared by all departments involved.

  9. Human Resources (HR) SAP Module

It deals with various activities done in the human resource department of an organization, such as, Personal administration, personnel development, training and event management, payroll etc. This module enables customers to effectively manage information about the people in their organization, and to integrate that information with ”other SAP modules” and external systems.

10. Logistic Execution SAP Module
Logistic Execution can be divided into two sub-modules, i.e., shipment of goods (purchase to procurement process) and warehouse management (storage of goods). These two modules are integrated with sale and distribution, material management, and production and planning.

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