Part One: Event Summary
P.J. Jakovljevic - May 7, 2004
Event Summary
At the National Manufacturing Week (NMW) event, held February 23-26, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois (US), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the leading provider of enterprise applications, announced the availability of new industry-specific solutions for small and midsize manufacturing companies with the aim of extending its leadership as a provider of solutions for an even broader range of companies from small enterprises via mid-market companies to the world's industry leaders.
SAP's two-tiered product offering for small and medium businesses (SMB)—SAP Business One and mySAP All-in-One solutionsaims at addressing the diverse IT and business requirements of manufacturing companies of varying sizes, resources, and complexity. Both solutions for SMBs are designed to be competitively affordable and easy-to-implement for adequate enterprises, and are delivered through SAP's partner network. While SAP Business One is designed for smaller companies with less complex business processes, SAP also offers its partners mySAP All-in-One turnkey solutions to meet the industry-specific needs of more sophisticated companies. Namely, this is for the "sophisticated" or the upper echelon SMBs with a high need for individualization and industry-specific functionality. SAP is globally expanding its existing strategy of offering industry-specific SMB solutions ranging from automotive supply to food processing. These are based on the flagship, top of the range mySAP Business Suite product and are tailored, configured, and complemented by SAP channel partners, and are also available on a fixed-price, fixed implementation time basis.
To that end, in 2003, SAP and its network of qualified business partners reportedly introduced 120 new manufacturing solutions, including such specialized offerings which range, for example from fabricated metals, construction equipment, and civil works to agro-products companies. SAP and its partners currently offer 180 mySAP All-in-One solutions for manufacturers globally, based on industry best practices from SAP's more than thirty years of experience serving the world's leading businesses. For example, to meet the needs of custom manufacturers, US-based N2 Consulting has leveraged its expertise as an SAP consultant to develop FastTrack, a pre-packaged, fixed-price and implementation timeline mySAP All-in-One solution that can be implemented in as few as sixteen weeks. Spanning the engineering, quality, sales and service, and finance functions for small and midsize companies, FastTrack is touted as an end-to-end, complex manufacturing solution to manage processes such as make-to-order (MTO) with product configurator, engineer-to-order (ETO), engineering change management (ECM), service management, and make-to-stock (MTS).
Other additional new mySAP All-in-One solutions would include BDO para Agroalimentos, offered by SAP partner BDO for agro-products companies in Mexico. The solution helps companies manage purchasing, production, bulk delivery, and sales administration processes specific to the manufacture of products for the agricultural industry. Last but not least, for high-tech and electronic manufacturers, South Korea-based BizTech Consulting Co., Ltd., has introduced the BizExpert solution, with industry-specific capabilities such as electronic manufacturing system management, bin management, and multiple planning scenarios.
As for the lower-end of the market, SAP has designed SAP Business One to meet the core management needs of dynamically growing small and midsize businesses, and is moving to better address the specific needs of small and mid-sized manufacturers through a planned strategic solution relationship with SoftBrands (www.softbrands.com), an established, privately-held, global leader in manufacturing management systems for SMBs, whereby the two vendors have initiated efforts to integrate SoftBrands' leading manufacturing software product Fourth Shift with SAP Business One. Fourth Shift is a renowned mid-market, web-based manufacturing management solution that has broad functionality and that facilitates many critical business functions including manufacturing, operations, financials, and customer and supplier relationship management (SRM).
The integration of Fourth Shift Manufacturing Edition with SAP Business One is scheduled to be released in two phases beginning in July 2004. It should give small manufacturers fairly comprehensive but easy-to-use capabilities for managing a variety of manufacturing processes to replace dated legacy systems and manual processes. The combined solution should enhance capabilities in SAP Business One to serve repetitive, batch, MTO, discrete, and mixed-mode manufacturers, as well as those that are on the path to lean or demand-driven operations. Namely, further down the track, the relationship with SoftBrands will also extend SAP Business One with Fourth Shift's DemandStream Lean Enterprise Automation integrated module, a specialized solution for managing lean manufacturing operations. The combined solution will be offered through SAP Business One partners worldwide, while SoftBrands will continue to support manufacturers in its key worldwide markets, including the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, Asia Pacific, and India.
Prior to this announcement, in November, SAP announced the US launch of enhancements to SAP Business One that combine broader customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities and comprehensive business management tools in a single software solution. SAP Business One was originally launched in the United States in March 2003. The solution's award-winning Drag & Relate data navigation system, which encompasses good traits (i.e., "the best of both worlds") similar to both Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and to typical report writers' querying capabilities, has since provided users with intuitive data access simply by highlighting and dragging pieces of information on the screen. Additionally, the product features strong integration with desktop applications, since users can drag information between different data sources and link them on the desktop. It also has integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system for pipeline tracking, opportunity management, strategic selling, and contact management, while other initial key functionalities also include comprehensive financial management, with multi-currency, budgeting, and bank reconciliation; a well-rounded inventory management system, with kitting and multilevel price lists; and a comprehensive reporting module that allows easy access to any data.
Part One: Event Summary
P.J. Jakovljevic - May 7, 2004
Event Summary
At the National Manufacturing Week (NMW) event, held February 23-26, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois (US), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the leading provider of enterprise applications, announced the availability of new industry-specific solutions for small and midsize manufacturing companies with the aim of extending its leadership as a provider of solutions for an even broader range of companies from small enterprises via mid-market companies to the world's industry leaders.
SAP's two-tiered product offering for small and medium businesses (SMB)—SAP Business One and mySAP All-in-One solutionsaims at addressing the diverse IT and business requirements of manufacturing companies of varying sizes, resources, and complexity. Both solutions for SMBs are designed to be competitively affordable and easy-to-implement for adequate enterprises, and are delivered through SAP's partner network. While SAP Business One is designed for smaller companies with less complex business processes, SAP also offers its partners mySAP All-in-One turnkey solutions to meet the industry-specific needs of more sophisticated companies. Namely, this is for the "sophisticated" or the upper echelon SMBs with a high need for individualization and industry-specific functionality. SAP is globally expanding its existing strategy of offering industry-specific SMB solutions ranging from automotive supply to food processing. These are based on the flagship, top of the range mySAP Business Suite product and are tailored, configured, and complemented by SAP channel partners, and are also available on a fixed-price, fixed implementation time basis.
To that end, in 2003, SAP and its network of qualified business partners reportedly introduced 120 new manufacturing solutions, including such specialized offerings which range, for example from fabricated metals, construction equipment, and civil works to agro-products companies. SAP and its partners currently offer 180 mySAP All-in-One solutions for manufacturers globally, based on industry best practices from SAP's more than thirty years of experience serving the world's leading businesses. For example, to meet the needs of custom manufacturers, US-based N2 Consulting has leveraged its expertise as an SAP consultant to develop FastTrack, a pre-packaged, fixed-price and implementation timeline mySAP All-in-One solution that can be implemented in as few as sixteen weeks. Spanning the engineering, quality, sales and service, and finance functions for small and midsize companies, FastTrack is touted as an end-to-end, complex manufacturing solution to manage processes such as make-to-order (MTO) with product configurator, engineer-to-order (ETO), engineering change management (ECM), service management, and make-to-stock (MTS).
Other additional new mySAP All-in-One solutions would include BDO para Agroalimentos, offered by SAP partner BDO for agro-products companies in Mexico. The solution helps companies manage purchasing, production, bulk delivery, and sales administration processes specific to the manufacture of products for the agricultural industry. Last but not least, for high-tech and electronic manufacturers, South Korea-based BizTech Consulting Co., Ltd., has introduced the BizExpert solution, with industry-specific capabilities such as electronic manufacturing system management, bin management, and multiple planning scenarios.
As for the lower-end of the market, SAP has designed SAP Business One to meet the core management needs of dynamically growing small and midsize businesses, and is moving to better address the specific needs of small and mid-sized manufacturers through a planned strategic solution relationship with SoftBrands (www.softbrands.com), an established, privately-held, global leader in manufacturing management systems for SMBs, whereby the two vendors have initiated efforts to integrate SoftBrands' leading manufacturing software product Fourth Shift with SAP Business One. Fourth Shift is a renowned mid-market, web-based manufacturing management solution that has broad functionality and that facilitates many critical business functions including manufacturing, operations, financials, and customer and supplier relationship management (SRM).
The integration of Fourth Shift Manufacturing Edition with SAP Business One is scheduled to be released in two phases beginning in July 2004. It should give small manufacturers fairly comprehensive but easy-to-use capabilities for managing a variety of manufacturing processes to replace dated legacy systems and manual processes. The combined solution should enhance capabilities in SAP Business One to serve repetitive, batch, MTO, discrete, and mixed-mode manufacturers, as well as those that are on the path to lean or demand-driven operations. Namely, further down the track, the relationship with SoftBrands will also extend SAP Business One with Fourth Shift's DemandStream Lean Enterprise Automation integrated module, a specialized solution for managing lean manufacturing operations. The combined solution will be offered through SAP Business One partners worldwide, while SoftBrands will continue to support manufacturers in its key worldwide markets, including the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, Asia Pacific, and India.
Prior to this announcement, in November, SAP announced the US launch of enhancements to SAP Business One that combine broader customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities and comprehensive business management tools in a single software solution. SAP Business One was originally launched in the United States in March 2003. The solution's award-winning Drag & Relate data navigation system, which encompasses good traits (i.e., "the best of both worlds") similar to both Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and to typical report writers' querying capabilities, has since provided users with intuitive data access simply by highlighting and dragging pieces of information on the screen. Additionally, the product features strong integration with desktop applications, since users can drag information between different data sources and link them on the desktop. It also has integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system for pipeline tracking, opportunity management, strategic selling, and contact management, while other initial key functionalities also include comprehensive financial management, with multi-currency, budgeting, and bank reconciliation; a well-rounded inventory management system, with kitting and multilevel price lists; and a comprehensive reporting module that allows easy access to any data.
source
http://www.technologyevaluation.com/research/articles/a-semi-open-source-vendor-discusses-market-trends-19391/
P.J. Jakovljevic - May 7, 2004
Event Summary
At the National Manufacturing Week (NMW) event, held February 23-26, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois (US), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the leading provider of enterprise applications, announced the availability of new industry-specific solutions for small and midsize manufacturing companies with the aim of extending its leadership as a provider of solutions for an even broader range of companies from small enterprises via mid-market companies to the world's industry leaders.
SAP's two-tiered product offering for small and medium businesses (SMB)—SAP Business One and mySAP All-in-One solutionsaims at addressing the diverse IT and business requirements of manufacturing companies of varying sizes, resources, and complexity. Both solutions for SMBs are designed to be competitively affordable and easy-to-implement for adequate enterprises, and are delivered through SAP's partner network. While SAP Business One is designed for smaller companies with less complex business processes, SAP also offers its partners mySAP All-in-One turnkey solutions to meet the industry-specific needs of more sophisticated companies. Namely, this is for the "sophisticated" or the upper echelon SMBs with a high need for individualization and industry-specific functionality. SAP is globally expanding its existing strategy of offering industry-specific SMB solutions ranging from automotive supply to food processing. These are based on the flagship, top of the range mySAP Business Suite product and are tailored, configured, and complemented by SAP channel partners, and are also available on a fixed-price, fixed implementation time basis.
To that end, in 2003, SAP and its network of qualified business partners reportedly introduced 120 new manufacturing solutions, including such specialized offerings which range, for example from fabricated metals, construction equipment, and civil works to agro-products companies. SAP and its partners currently offer 180 mySAP All-in-One solutions for manufacturers globally, based on industry best practices from SAP's more than thirty years of experience serving the world's leading businesses. For example, to meet the needs of custom manufacturers, US-based N2 Consulting has leveraged its expertise as an SAP consultant to develop FastTrack, a pre-packaged, fixed-price and implementation timeline mySAP All-in-One solution that can be implemented in as few as sixteen weeks. Spanning the engineering, quality, sales and service, and finance functions for small and midsize companies, FastTrack is touted as an end-to-end, complex manufacturing solution to manage processes such as make-to-order (MTO) with product configurator, engineer-to-order (ETO), engineering change management (ECM), service management, and make-to-stock (MTS).
Other additional new mySAP All-in-One solutions would include BDO para Agroalimentos, offered by SAP partner BDO for agro-products companies in Mexico. The solution helps companies manage purchasing, production, bulk delivery, and sales administration processes specific to the manufacture of products for the agricultural industry. Last but not least, for high-tech and electronic manufacturers, South Korea-based BizTech Consulting Co., Ltd., has introduced the BizExpert solution, with industry-specific capabilities such as electronic manufacturing system management, bin management, and multiple planning scenarios.
As for the lower-end of the market, SAP has designed SAP Business One to meet the core management needs of dynamically growing small and midsize businesses, and is moving to better address the specific needs of small and mid-sized manufacturers through a planned strategic solution relationship with SoftBrands (www.softbrands.com), an established, privately-held, global leader in manufacturing management systems for SMBs, whereby the two vendors have initiated efforts to integrate SoftBrands' leading manufacturing software product Fourth Shift with SAP Business One. Fourth Shift is a renowned mid-market, web-based manufacturing management solution that has broad functionality and that facilitates many critical business functions including manufacturing, operations, financials, and customer and supplier relationship management (SRM).
The integration of Fourth Shift Manufacturing Edition with SAP Business One is scheduled to be released in two phases beginning in July 2004. It should give small manufacturers fairly comprehensive but easy-to-use capabilities for managing a variety of manufacturing processes to replace dated legacy systems and manual processes. The combined solution should enhance capabilities in SAP Business One to serve repetitive, batch, MTO, discrete, and mixed-mode manufacturers, as well as those that are on the path to lean or demand-driven operations. Namely, further down the track, the relationship with SoftBrands will also extend SAP Business One with Fourth Shift's DemandStream Lean Enterprise Automation integrated module, a specialized solution for managing lean manufacturing operations. The combined solution will be offered through SAP Business One partners worldwide, while SoftBrands will continue to support manufacturers in its key worldwide markets, including the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, Asia Pacific, and India.
Prior to this announcement, in November, SAP announced the US launch of enhancements to SAP Business One that combine broader customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities and comprehensive business management tools in a single software solution. SAP Business One was originally launched in the United States in March 2003. The solution's award-winning Drag & Relate data navigation system, which encompasses good traits (i.e., "the best of both worlds") similar to both Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and to typical report writers' querying capabilities, has since provided users with intuitive data access simply by highlighting and dragging pieces of information on the screen. Additionally, the product features strong integration with desktop applications, since users can drag information between different data sources and link them on the desktop. It also has integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system for pipeline tracking, opportunity management, strategic selling, and contact management, while other initial key functionalities also include comprehensive financial management, with multi-currency, budgeting, and bank reconciliation; a well-rounded inventory management system, with kitting and multilevel price lists; and a comprehensive reporting module that allows easy access to any data.
Part One: Event Summary
P.J. Jakovljevic - May 7, 2004
Event Summary
At the National Manufacturing Week (NMW) event, held February 23-26, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois (US), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the leading provider of enterprise applications, announced the availability of new industry-specific solutions for small and midsize manufacturing companies with the aim of extending its leadership as a provider of solutions for an even broader range of companies from small enterprises via mid-market companies to the world's industry leaders.
SAP's two-tiered product offering for small and medium businesses (SMB)—SAP Business One and mySAP All-in-One solutionsaims at addressing the diverse IT and business requirements of manufacturing companies of varying sizes, resources, and complexity. Both solutions for SMBs are designed to be competitively affordable and easy-to-implement for adequate enterprises, and are delivered through SAP's partner network. While SAP Business One is designed for smaller companies with less complex business processes, SAP also offers its partners mySAP All-in-One turnkey solutions to meet the industry-specific needs of more sophisticated companies. Namely, this is for the "sophisticated" or the upper echelon SMBs with a high need for individualization and industry-specific functionality. SAP is globally expanding its existing strategy of offering industry-specific SMB solutions ranging from automotive supply to food processing. These are based on the flagship, top of the range mySAP Business Suite product and are tailored, configured, and complemented by SAP channel partners, and are also available on a fixed-price, fixed implementation time basis.
To that end, in 2003, SAP and its network of qualified business partners reportedly introduced 120 new manufacturing solutions, including such specialized offerings which range, for example from fabricated metals, construction equipment, and civil works to agro-products companies. SAP and its partners currently offer 180 mySAP All-in-One solutions for manufacturers globally, based on industry best practices from SAP's more than thirty years of experience serving the world's leading businesses. For example, to meet the needs of custom manufacturers, US-based N2 Consulting has leveraged its expertise as an SAP consultant to develop FastTrack, a pre-packaged, fixed-price and implementation timeline mySAP All-in-One solution that can be implemented in as few as sixteen weeks. Spanning the engineering, quality, sales and service, and finance functions for small and midsize companies, FastTrack is touted as an end-to-end, complex manufacturing solution to manage processes such as make-to-order (MTO) with product configurator, engineer-to-order (ETO), engineering change management (ECM), service management, and make-to-stock (MTS).
Other additional new mySAP All-in-One solutions would include BDO para Agroalimentos, offered by SAP partner BDO for agro-products companies in Mexico. The solution helps companies manage purchasing, production, bulk delivery, and sales administration processes specific to the manufacture of products for the agricultural industry. Last but not least, for high-tech and electronic manufacturers, South Korea-based BizTech Consulting Co., Ltd., has introduced the BizExpert solution, with industry-specific capabilities such as electronic manufacturing system management, bin management, and multiple planning scenarios.
As for the lower-end of the market, SAP has designed SAP Business One to meet the core management needs of dynamically growing small and midsize businesses, and is moving to better address the specific needs of small and mid-sized manufacturers through a planned strategic solution relationship with SoftBrands (www.softbrands.com), an established, privately-held, global leader in manufacturing management systems for SMBs, whereby the two vendors have initiated efforts to integrate SoftBrands' leading manufacturing software product Fourth Shift with SAP Business One. Fourth Shift is a renowned mid-market, web-based manufacturing management solution that has broad functionality and that facilitates many critical business functions including manufacturing, operations, financials, and customer and supplier relationship management (SRM).
The integration of Fourth Shift Manufacturing Edition with SAP Business One is scheduled to be released in two phases beginning in July 2004. It should give small manufacturers fairly comprehensive but easy-to-use capabilities for managing a variety of manufacturing processes to replace dated legacy systems and manual processes. The combined solution should enhance capabilities in SAP Business One to serve repetitive, batch, MTO, discrete, and mixed-mode manufacturers, as well as those that are on the path to lean or demand-driven operations. Namely, further down the track, the relationship with SoftBrands will also extend SAP Business One with Fourth Shift's DemandStream Lean Enterprise Automation integrated module, a specialized solution for managing lean manufacturing operations. The combined solution will be offered through SAP Business One partners worldwide, while SoftBrands will continue to support manufacturers in its key worldwide markets, including the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, Asia Pacific, and India.
Prior to this announcement, in November, SAP announced the US launch of enhancements to SAP Business One that combine broader customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities and comprehensive business management tools in a single software solution. SAP Business One was originally launched in the United States in March 2003. The solution's award-winning Drag & Relate data navigation system, which encompasses good traits (i.e., "the best of both worlds") similar to both Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and to typical report writers' querying capabilities, has since provided users with intuitive data access simply by highlighting and dragging pieces of information on the screen. Additionally, the product features strong integration with desktop applications, since users can drag information between different data sources and link them on the desktop. It also has integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system for pipeline tracking, opportunity management, strategic selling, and contact management, while other initial key functionalities also include comprehensive financial management, with multi-currency, budgeting, and bank reconciliation; a well-rounded inventory management system, with kitting and multilevel price lists; and a comprehensive reporting module that allows easy access to any data.
source
http://www.technologyevaluation.com/research/articles/a-semi-open-source-vendor-discusses-market-trends-19391/
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