SAP announced new enterprise resource planning (ERP) rapid-deployment solutions to deliver speed and simplicity to enterprises considering the adoption of SAP business suite powered by SAP HANA. The SAP ERP for finance and controlling, manufacturing and trading rapid-deployment solutions offer customers a clear starting point for deploying the only integrated family of business applications that capture and analyze transactional data in real time on a single in-memory platform.
Rapid-deployment solutions follow SAP’s unique packaging, which includes preconfigured software, implementation services, bes0t-practices content and end-user enablement. The three new SAP rapid deployment solutions come with a fixed price and scope so that enterprise customers can become real-time enterprises with SAP HANA. The deployed solutions can also be used as a starting point using an assemble- to-order methodology where the scope is extended to an even broader solution desired by customers along their individual adoption paths.
The package is also available in an advanced approach to enterprise customer relationship management (CRM), the SAP 360 customer solution. “The promise of SAP business suite is to enable businesses to run faster, simpler and smarter,” said Steven Birdsall, senior vice president and general manager, SAP rapid deployment solutions. “Now, through rapid-deployment, we have wrapped this innovation into an easily accessible package as well. We have helped reduce implementation barriers for a non-disruptive and practical transformation into real-time business. Rapid-deployment solutions are offering customers game-changing innovation with controlled risk.”
Rapid-deployment solutions deliver accelerated implementation for core ERP modules in finance and accounting; trading and inventory operations; and logistics and procurement for manufacturing in six months or less. It also enable enterprises to quickly build a comprehensive view of their customers. It leverages real-time transactional analytics across a wide array of touch-points, including mobile and social media, to better contextualize interactions and improve the overall customer experience.