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Introduction to SAP Materials Management and Navigation
Published in Ashfaque Ahmed, The SAP Materials Management Handbook, 2014
SAP ERP consists of financial, logistics, and human capital management core areas. SAP MM is part of the SAP ERP logistics system, which consists of SAP production planning (SAP PP), SAP plant maintenance (SAP PM), SAP WM, SAP SD, SAP logistics execution (SAP LE), and SAP MM. SAP MM covers the areas of purchase and inventory management.
A semantic model for enterprise application integration in the era of data explosion and globalisation
Published in Enterprise Information Systems, 2023
H.Y. Yu, Akinola Ogbeyemi, W.J. Lin, Jingyi He, Wei Sun, W.J. Zhang
From the ESM of ABC, it can be found that SAP ERP, the ERP system used in ABC, needs to communicate with the SolidWorks CAD system. It can also be found from the ESM of ABC that the SAP ERP system uses SAP NetWeaver Application Program Interface (API). Further, suppose it is known that SolidWorks uses Microsoft .NET API. As such, to integrate SAP and SolidWorks, the compatibility issue between SAP NetWeaver API and Microsoft .Net API will be examined. Suppose it is known that SAP NetWeaver API and Microsoft .Net API are found to be compatible and hence, SAP and SolidWorks can readily be integrated from the viewpoint of API.
An Empirical Evaluation of a Modified Technology Acceptance Model for SAP ERP System
Published in Engineering Management Journal, 2022
Gulsah Hancerliogullari Koksalmis, Seckin Damar
ERP systems have been adopted by most businesses all around the world since they have many benefits compared to traditional systems and increase the efficiency of companies. As mentioned earlier, SAP is the world leader in the ERP market, and it is the most preferred software program among its competitors. As SAP ERP is global, the process of installation and going live with this software go through similar stages in all organizations around the world. Therefore, our model can also be conducted in other countries or cultures to evaluate the process of adoption and adaptation of SAP ERP system. However, sometimes ERP modules created by a nation may not fit the necessities of companies in other nations due to diverse strategic approaches, and legal and political prerequisites. Another important issue to be considered here is that users’ intentions and feelings toward a new system may differ due to cultural differences; generally, people who do not live in the same social environment do not share similar views. Weisinger and Trauth (2003) emphasized the importance of the cross-cultural differences on information technology management. For instance, they find that British culture is more individualistic than Japanese culture. This is also an important issue in SAP system acceptance. In a collectivist culture like Japan, individuals make decisions by reaching agreement for the same goal, so the adoption or acceptance of a new system like SAP is easier than the individualistic culture. Language is a significant issue to be considered, as well. Although SAP supports many languages, it cannot provide this advantage to some countries, such as Iran. These language differences negatively affect the application processes. Lastly, every society has its own work discipline culture which also affects the perceptions of users. Hence, the results may vary if the study is conducted in other countries or cultures.