SAP Business All-in-One

Your existing business processes and IT infrastructure have supported your company's growth. But have you sustained profitable growth? With global competitive dynamics, that's the new challenge. How do you:

• Manufacture with precision and efficiency
• Manage the unexpected, from material shortages to customer-imposed rushes
• Tighten your supply chain and streamline processes to cut costs, improve margins, and fortify your competitive position
• Delivering the superior service that builds long-lasting relationships
• Accelerate new product introductions
• Take the hassle and risk out of regulatory compliance

If you're thinking about these challenges, it's time to think about SAP.

SAP Business All-in-One: Enabling Profitable Growth Through Manufacturing Precision

The SAP Business All-in-One solution combines proven SAP software with best-practice preconfigurations and "quick start" accelerators to address core industry business processes – and get every facet of your business running smoothly. The solution was created specifically for companies of your size, at a price you can afford.

In fact, a solution to handle your core business processes can be implemented in 12 - 24 weeks. And, because it's built on open standards, SAP Business All-in-One supports modular deployment – so you can add to and adapt the solution as business needs change.

SAP Business All-in-One is a complete solution for the midsize manufacturer. Every part of the solution, from manufacturing models to sales cycle templates, is built with deep industry expertise based on 35 years of experience.

Select SAP Business All-in-One, and you get:

• Profitable business growth – Increase the accuracy of quotes and orders – and grow existing accounts – with tools that give you clear visibility into all activities. Expand revenue models and product portfolios with support for multiple growth strategies, including the mergers, divestitures, partnerships, and acquisitions.
• Stronger customer relationships – Improve customer service before, during, and after the sale. With a comprehensive view of schedules, constraints, capacity, and inventories, you can consistently meet commitments to customers, even when last-minute changes occur.
• Faster new production introductions – Seize emerging market opportunities with software that fosters collaboration and integrates the entire product development process – from conception and design to commercialization.
• End-to-end process automation – Streamline the entire production and distribution process, so you can deliver precisely what customers have ordered, on time.
• Improved asset utilization – Respond to the unexpected and quickly retool to make the most of available materials and equipment. Sophisticated production models help you balance machine loads and sequence jobs, so you can optimize resources and minimize costly equipment setup and downtime.
• Reduced compliance risk – Eliminate human error by automating regulatory compliance initiatives – from generating in-depth financial reports to documenting quality and safety standards. Stay current with international regulations, including Basel II, REACH, cGMP, and Sarbanes-Oxley.

In manufacturing, success begins with best practices – proven practices that have kept successful companies profitable in the midst of challenging business realities.

SAP Business All-in-One solutions include SAP Best Practices, providing preconfiguration settings to handle your core business processes. You get built-in support for the industry's best practices – from manufacturing models and sales planning to proven supply chain management techniques – so you can become more efficient, faster.

SAP also helps support your lean and Six Sigma manufacturing initiatives, so you can increase quality, efficiency, and throughput, while reducing costs.

Experience You Can Count On. Results You Can Measure.

With SAP Best Practices, you can take advantage of proven industry practices without reinventing the wheel. Our best practices:

• Target key business performance metrics
• Are localized for specific regions
• Provide a solid foundation that can be adapted to meet your own unique processes and changing business needs

Plus, preconfigured software based on SAP Best Practices – along with our SAP ASAP Focus methodology and extensive documentation – make implementation fast and predictable. Your solution can be ready for use in 12 - 24 weeks, with tools to ensure successful end-user adoption and continuous improvement over time.

With SAP Business All-in-One, you can introduce efficiency and automation into your core business operations. And because the solution is fully integrated, you can automate and streamline your entire business, end-to-end. Your SAP Business All-in-One solution includes:

• SAP ERP application – The same enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that runs Fortune 500 companies can integrate your core business processes, giving you a full view into your business operations. The software provides comprehensive support for managing financials, human resources, operations, and corporate services.
• SAP CRM functionality – Leveraging standardized best practices, SAP CRM empowers sales professionals with full visibility into the opportunity pipeline and sales performance, providing the tools and information they need to reduce the sales cycle, enhance revenue potential, and improve sales productivity.
• SAP NetWeaver platform – The SAP NetWeaver platform powers all SAP software, including SAP Business All-in-One solutions. As a standards-based, open technology platform, SAP NetWeaver ensures that you have a solution that can grow with your business. Partners can easily add industry-specific functionality or business processes to the system to help address your unique requirements.
• SAP Best Practices – Because SAP Business All-in-One comes with preconfigurations based on industry best practices, you don't need extensive customizations before streamlining processes and reducing costs. SAP Best Practices include the documentation, forms, and reports needed to get your system up and running quickly.

SAP Business All-in-One Innovations

Recognizing your need for a comprehensive solution that can be easily implemented, adopted, and adapted to meet changing business requirements, SAP has further enhanced SAP Business All-in-One solutions with:

• An enhanced user experience driven by role-based navigation and a user-friendly interface
• Enhanced SAP Best Practices optimized for productivity and ease of doing business
• Extended functional capabilities designed to help midsize companies run their entire business
• Added extensibility by partners, enabling personalization and configuration to meet granular, industry-specific needs
• Streamlined implementation processes that offer a lower, more predictable total cost of ownership