SAP is enterprise software from the German company SAP SE, designed to automate business processes in finance, logistics, production and personnel management. Founded in 1972 by five former IBM employees in Germany, SAP SE has grown into one of the world’s largest enterprise software developers.
SAP’s key products and solutions
- SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): an enterprise resource planning system that automates key business processes
- SAP S/4HANA: an innovative ERP package based on a high-performance HANA database running in RAM
- SAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management): customer relationship management system
- SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management): supplier relationship management system
- SAP SCM (Supply Chain Management): supply chain management system
- SAP BW (Business Warehouse): data warehouse for business intelligence
- SAP BI (Business Intelligence): business intelligence tools for decision support
- SAP HCM (Human Capital Management): human capital management system
SAP software is based on the principle of integrating all business processes into a single system. The basis of SAP architecture is a modular approach, in which various functional areas are implemented as separate, but closely interrelated components. The data entered in one module is automatically made available in all other modules, which ensures information integrity and eliminates duplication.