A new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution? Which actual benefits can be derived from next generation ERP solutions? What are the differences to traditional ERP solutions?These are only some of the questions that will be addressed and answered in the following chapters. ? Chapter 1: What are the major challenges resulting from the volatility of our markets and what role does IT play in this dynamic? How can ITlive up to the demands resulting from this relationship? ? Chapter 2: In general, what is the path like to mySAP ERP? What are the major scenarios, business processes, and functional capabilities of mySAP ERP? ? Chapter 3: To what extent does mySAP ERP cover industry-specific requirements and the specific needs of mid-sized companies toward ERP solutions? ? Chapter 4: How is a next generation ERP solution defined from a tech- nological perspective, including concepts such as the Enterprise Ser-vices Architecture (ESA)? ? Chapter 5: What are the basic aspects to consider for the transition to mySAP ERP and how are typical transition paths characterized? ? Chapter 6: How have other leading organizations across the globe conducted the step to mySAP ERP and what are the major benefits they have obtained? ? An outlook into future versions of mySAP ERP will conclude this book in Chapter 7. The Key Capabilities of mySAP ERP This chapter looks at the range of processes and functionality offered by mySAP ERP and shows how organizations can gain benefits from deploying these scenarios. But first, we’llexplain the path from SAP R/3 to mySAP ERP in more detail. 2.1From SAP R/3 to mySAP ERP One way of comparing traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)and the next generation ERP is to think of an efficiently run office as a traditional ERP and an efficient and agile enterprise as a next generation ERP. SAP and its customers are entering the third generation of ERP—the third time that SAP is leading the way in defining and driving ERP. With the first generation, SAP R/2, SAP brought value to organizations through real-time integration of systems in a central mainframe environment. The sec-ond generation, SAP R/3, brought value through standardized business processes in a networked client/server environment. With the third generation, mySAP ERP, SAP brings value to its customers through the integration of heterogeneous environments, with the focus on adaptability and enabling people in an ever-changing environment. An evolutionary step Unlike the move from SAP R/2 to SAP R/3, however, this change is not of a revolutionary nature.

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