* SAP is the world’s leading provider of ERP software and
services, with worldwide revenue in 2004 of $9.7 billion and a 57
percent market share among major business application providers; it
is one of the world’s largest software companies overall
* ERP is a flexible, open technology platform that helps
businesses run more efficiently (and profitably) by providing
integrated management of key operations and supply chains
* Written for IT professionals who find it hard to get through
SAP’s complex documentation, our book demonstrates how ERP can cut
costs, provides a clear overview of how the ESA (enterprise service
architecture) model affects ERP, and shows how to implement the new
ERP in the real world
* Topics covered include reducing the cost of an existing IT
backbone, using the new ERP to address a company’s ‚pain points‘
and challenges, and proving the value of ERP through ROI (return on
investment) and TCO (total cost of ownership) studies
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword xix
Introduction 1
Part I: my SAP ERP in a Services-Enabled World 5
Chapter 1: ERP: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 7
Chapter 2: Differentiating Yourself with ERP 27
Chapter 3: Raising the Bar on Productivity 39
Chapter 4: Gaining Business Insight 59
Chapter 5: Keeping IT Flexible 79
Part II: Getting Under the Hood: The Underlying Technology 91
Chapter 6: Meet SAP Net Weaver 93
Chapter 7: Bringing Services to Life with SAP Net Weaver 119
Chapter 8: SAP Net Weaver Up and Running 139
Chapter 9: Composites: Extending my SAP ERP 155
Part III: Implementing Change 179
Chapter 10: Knowing What to Expect: Covering Costs and Managing Change 181
Chapter 11: Building an ERP Roadmap 195
Chapter 12: Following ERP into the Future 207
Part IV: The Part of Tens 233
Chapter 13: Top Ten Ways to Make People More Productive 235
Chapter 14: Top Ten Ways to Enable Innovation 249
Chapter 15: Top Ten ERP Resources 257
Glossary 267
Index 275
Über den Autor
Andreas Vogel joined SAP in the Corporate Consulting
Team/Office of the CEO in 2003, where he worked on various projects
related to SAP strategy. In the beginning of 2005, Andreas joined
the Solution Management Team for my SAP ERP, where he lead the
effort to service-enable my SAP ERP. Andreas now
serves as vice president of Field Support for my SAP ERP, where he
is responsible for the introduction of my SAP ERP 2005 into the
market.
Before joining SAP, Andreas held various research, technology, and
business positions around the world, among them principal research
scientist at the DSTC (Brisbane, Australia), chief scientist at
Borland (San Mateo, CA), and CTO and cofounder of Mspect Inc.
(Sunnyvale, CA).
Andreas holds MSc and Ph D degrees in computer science from Humboldt
University, Berlin, Germany. Andreas previously published three
books on CORBA and Enterprise Java Beans with Wiley.
Ian Kimbell joined SAP in the marketing organization in
February 1998, where he held several positions in industry and
solution marketing, which culminated in developing the SAP Solution
Maps and marketing my SAP.com Ian then spent a two-year assignment
in the SAP Chairman’s office as a board assistant before
moving on to development as VP for my SAP ERP Strategy and Business
Development for my SAP ERP 2004. He has now returned to marketing
and is vice president of Solution Marketing for my SAP ERP.
Before joining SAP, Ian held various international IT and marketing
positions during his 11-year tenure with Du Pont.
Ian has become well known at the SAPPHIRE conferences in recent
years, where he has regularly appeared in the keynote
presentations, demonstrating the my SAP Business Suite.
Ian holds two business degrees, including a British Bachelor of
Arts with honors in European Business and a German Diplom
Betriebswirt.
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