Peter Zencke walks us through the evolution of SAP Business ByDesign; equating early work on the mid-market SAP solution to a "concept car." It's been 4+ years of development and more than 1,000 software engineers.
He highlighted the four key points of differentiation between ByDesign and other midmarket ERP solutions:
- Completeness
- Adaptability
- Ease of Use
- TCO Reduction
Zencke then showed a video of several of SAP's initial beta customers. Although the video showed four or five, it's my understanding that SAP has 20 live customers with 40+ more in pilots.
The product is designed to provide COMPLETE business process functionality from "order to cash." The functional footprint covers eight segments:
- Compliance Management
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Executive Management Support
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Financial Management
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Customer Relationship Management
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Supplier Relationship Management
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Project Management
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Supply Chain Management
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HR Management
...now on to the DEMO
Note: This is not a
recommendation to buy or sell SAP or any other security, but is merely a
personal analysis to foster discussion for informational purposes only.
At the time of this writing, I and/or funds I maintain discretionary
control over, did not maintain a position (long or short) in SAP. We also may, at times, carry derivative options on underlying
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