ever wondered wat SAP stands for?

last SG · 2006-06-13T23:58:07+00:00

too expensive lah... i think their IT cost is very high just by maintainin SAP...

Glen999 SG

SAP is for big enterprise... global company.. not for singapore companies (although some singapore company is considered big in singapore but they are relatively small in terms of globa scale)

Many global companies uses SAP to run their operation for the entire asia/europe. They use one single SAP installation in a data center (e.g. Malaysia cyberjaya datacenter) .... and run their entire finance, sales, logistc, HR operation for japan, china, singapore, australia, thailand etc...

which other software can do this? the closest competitor is oracle.. but oracle is no way close to SAP.

however, some kiasu singapore companies still go ahead with SAP implementation...of coz die lah.. you have small budget, don't do proper training, cut development cost... ...

A big scale of SAP project's budget normally is more than 10 million USD/Euro.

Glen999 SG

i know malay version:

S - selalu (always)
A - ada (got)
P - problem

CanadianBornChinese SG

our company uses SAP.

Urroh SG

my company also use sap but i am not too familiar. Only know how to pull out reports. Mr. Green

crispylips SG

SAP is the name of the european company right?

Using SAP is just like telling people you can google for info online. Not intend to make sence isn't it?

Am i making sence?!?!?!? Exclamation Question

TehJarVu SG

i know i came from a SAP school Mr. Green

SGBelair SG

SAP is probably the best ERP systems in the world.....most of Fortune 500
companies use it.

Of course in the wrong hands...can be quite a white elephant.

HaHaHa.....so what is good, Accpac??

FireIce SG

Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Microsoft Axapta)
Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Microsoft Navision)

Apex-LW'21 SG

Official SAP Website

Haze| SG

SAP is great
I am using it now
the flexibility of the software is very suitable for most companies i would say

but it's really damn expensive

sohguanh SG

but it's really damn expensive

The price alone will put a lot of small companies off. So that is why some posters say SAP are meant for global enterprise company worldwide cuz the global usage will justify the cost invested.

In local Spore usage, it is just too expensive to use SAP. Are ppl trying to say without SAP, there are no other alternatives? Are SAP trying to force the whole world to only use their software exclusively? A-la M$ marketing strategy on it's OS?

Nay.... I feel money muz be well spent and not spent on something branded juz becuz it sounds world class. Now I tink my tax money is used to pay for some of SAP licensing cost? Liao chor leh Mr. Green

SGBelair SG

A global rollout for SAP will cost at least US$50mil upwards, fully justified if you
are a billion $ turnover company.

Nobody can force you to use SAP, people use SAP beacuse it's good and
efficient. Make no mistake, I uses SAP on a daily basis and must say it's worth
every single cent my coy has spent on it, that's because it's implemented properly and user training was extensive, only then can it's potential be fully
realised.

There is one other alternative, Oracle, which is slightly more affordable whereas JD Ewards and Great Plains( from MS) are just not up to it.

stellazio SG

i thought it sounded like some political party.. Laughing

FireIce SG

i like to call Great Plains -> Great Pains

sohguanh SG

Nobody can force you to use SAP, people use SAP beacuse it's good and
efficient.

Well the same argument is used by ppl who uses M$ Window OS. But is it true that it is good and efficient and hence a lot of ppl uses it? Think more into what I am trying to say Mr. Green

Glen999 SG

it is totally different league...

global companies will not even consider these microsoft products....

these softwares targer at SME (really SME only)...

Glen999 SG

Originally posted by sohguanh:
[b]Nobody can force you to use SAP, people use SAP beacuse it's good and
efficient.

Well the same argument is used by ppl who uses M$ Window OS. But is it true that it is good and efficient and hence a lot of ppl uses it? Think more into what I am trying to say Mr. Green [/b]

i think scalability and flexibility are the key components that big global companies are looking for. and SAP is the right one.

kaobeikaobu SG

SAP saps ur resources if its nt suitable 4 ur company. Laughing

sohguanh SG

i think scalability and flexibility are the key components that big global companies are looking for. and SAP is the right one.

Quite a while ago, our local SP Services has a big problem with their billing system. They send extraordinary high bills to ask ppl pay money. Was the system generated using SAP? I heard they need bring in overseas EXPENSIVE consultants to fix the problem. Wonder if it is due to SAP customisation that causes that BIG blunder then? Wonder how much it cost to rectify the problem Mr. Green

Glen999 SG

Originally posted by sohguanh:
[b]i think scalability and flexibility are the key components that big global companies are looking for. and SAP is the right one.

Quite a while ago, our local SP Services has a big problem with their billing system. They send extraordinary high bills to ask ppl pay money. Was the system generated using SAP? I heard they need bring in overseas EXPENSIVE consultants to fix the problem. Wonder if it is due to SAP customisation that causes that BIG blunder then? Wonder how much it cost to rectify the problem Mr. Green [/b]

yes, i think it's by Accenture...
well, this is human issue not the software issue...
the SAP consultants were the laughing stocks for the entire SAP industry...

anyway, don't have good impression on Accenture.. heard that they also got issues in SIA.

anyway, the key is that SIA, SP are not big companies.. they try to cut corner e.g. training, testing etc.. then die lor..

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