2. SAP BUSINESS ONE
TOP 10 BENEFITS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
1 Run your entire business with one piece of 5 Integrate manufacturing with accounting data.
software. Seamlessly integrate and eliminate redundant SAP Business One’s inventory management capability is fully
data entry across manufacturing, inventory, accounting, integrated with its accounting functionality, so there’s no need
customer relationship management, sales, manufacturing, to reconcile your inventory status with your financials – they’re
purchasing, banking, inventory, and costing. automatically in sync.
2 Streamline production. Easily define multi-level BOMs 6 Better customer relationships. SAP Business One is
and automatically create work orders based on accurate the perfect customer-centric solution for interfacing with larger
reports of product and material availability. customers who are already using SAP. Embedded customer
relationship management (CRM) arms your team with
3 Prevent stock-outs. Tools help you stay on top of
relevant company-wide data for stronger sales and support.
inventory levels, price lists, special price agreements, transfers
between warehouses, stock adjustment transactions, and 7 Clearer, instantaneous insights. Create up-to-the-minute
picking and packing of inventory for shipping. dashboards to deliver revealing snapshots of key performance
indicators--for unprecedented day-to-day control.
4 More accurate material requirements planning.
SAP Business One enables users to manage MRP through 8 Business-critical alerts. Features a powerful business
a simple wizard-based process. Define planning scenarios alert system developed for small and midsized companies.
in five easy steps... accurately predict demand based on 9 Easy to implement, learn and use. Get up and
forecasts... and much more. running in just weeks. Plus, a worldwide network of qualified
business partners provides unsurpassed local support.
10 Affordable. A best-in-class solution at the right price.
3. THE AVERAGE SMALL
BUSINESS RUNS 6.4
PIECES OF SOFTWARE.
THAT’S 5.4 MORE
THAN YOU NEED.
“SAP BUSINESS ONE WAS ABLE TO
SAP Business One is a breakthrough in business INTEGRATE EVERY SINGLE PART
management software built from the ground up for OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS UNDER
small and midsized manufacturing businesses. ONE ROOF, SO THAT SALES,
DISTRIBUTION, CUSTOMER SERVICE
Unlike the legacy software and manual methods you’re AND MANUFACTURING WERE ABLE
probably struggling with now, SAP Business One is a TO WORK IN TANDEM.”
single piece of software that puts business users in charge Rolando Cohen, CFO, Yak Pak
– so you gain increased control and achieve greater
insight into your business. Automate and integrate all “AFTER THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN
the critical functions of your organization including: APPROVED AND USER TRAINING
COMPLETED, WE WERE ABLE TO GO
• Manufacturing LIVE WITH SAP BUSINESS ONE JUST
• Inventory THREE WEEKS INTO THE PROJECT.”
• Financial Management Thomas Schneider
• Purchasing Project Manager, Trefz
• Banking
• Customer Relationship
Management
4. SEE HOW ONE PIECE
OF SOFTWARE CAN Immediately Take Corrective Action When
HELP YOU RUN YOUR Something Goes Wrong. SAP Business One provides
ENTIRE BUSINESS. workflow-based alerts using your own business rules. An
embedded workflow management tool allows you to
designate the activities you want to track and help you
take immediate corrective action when necessary.
SAP Business One Capabilties Embedded Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
SAP Business One is the only solution built for small to
FINANCIALS SALES SERVICE PURCHASE INVENTORY MANUFACTURING
midsized companies that features built-in CRM to help you:
• Chart of accounts • Quotation • Service contract • Purchase order • Items mangement • Bill of materials • Manage sales opportunities and conduct sales
• Accounts segments • Order management • Purchase delivery • Item query • Production orders
• Service planning
pipeline analysis
• Journal entry • Drop ship • Purchase return • Price list • Forecasting
• Journal voucher • Invoice • Customer tracking • Purchase invoice • Recipt to stock • MRP wizard • Track customer and vendor profiles, contact
across interactions
• Recurrent transaction • Delivery • Purchase credit rate • Release from stock • Recommenation
• Multicurrency • Return
• Knowledge database
• Landed cost • Stock transactions report information, account balances
exchange rate • Service call
• Multicurrency • Warehouse transfer • Administer contract management and service planning
management
• Financial reports price lists • Serial numbers
• Budget cost centers • Client management • Batches management • Enable customer support
• Sales tax • Gross profit • Pick and pack
• Multiple periods calculation
• Kitting
• Deposit • Contact management
• Checks • Opportunities and Powerful Reporting Tools Provide Full Business
pipeline management
• Credits Insight. Simple for users to create, SAP Business One
• Outlook integration
• Receipt
• Deferred payment delivers standard financial and enterprise reports.
A sample of standard manufacturing reports include:
The Power of Shared Business Intelligence. Eliminate Duplicate Data Entry and Improve Data • Bill of materials reports
A common problem that comes with using multiple Accuracy. Quickly access accurate and relevant business • Inventory status reports
software solutions is the lack of visibility between systems. information from the desktop. All information is entered • Inventory valuation reports
SAP Business One provides an integrated view of your via one screen, not through separate modules. Since • Production order reports
business to help you make better-informed decisions. there’s no duplicate data entry, everyone gets one • Order recommendation reports
Every employee can benefit from shared organizational consistent answer every time. • Sales and purchasing analysis reports
knowledge and act upon it. • And more
5. SAP Business One’s unique reporting tools allow you Streamline and Monitor Manufacturing. Easily specify An Affordable, Easy-to-Implement Solution.
to click on virtually any item in a report to see all the finished goods products and their raw materials – with Accelerated implementation times ensure quick extraction
relevant details. The software’s Excel reporting capability precise specifications for the quantities and warehouses critical data from legacy systems and rapid realization of
uses a standard Microsoft Excel interface to simplify involved. Work orders can be issued for assembly or the full benefits of SAP Business One.
report creation. disassembly, which automatically puts components
back into inventory. Easy to use, SAP Business One puts users in charge by
providing a true and unified view of your entire operation.
Users can view planned quantity versus quantity issued, An intuitive user interface and a Microsoft Windows
in stock and available and can also monitor the due environment make it easy to learn.
dates of the order. Sales orders can also be referenced on
a work order so users can check the status of the item Backed by the Industry Leader. With a successful
while it is work-in-process. track record of over 80,000 installations, SAP is the
world’s leading provider of business software solutions.
Easily Forecast and Plan Production. Predict demand Track Inventory Accurately. SAP Business One makes We leverage the experience of over 12 million users to
based on forecasts, instead of solely relying on received it easy to track inventory levels as they increase, decrease, deliver the best practices you need to meet your business
orders. A planning wizard steps users through creating or are transferred between warehouses. The solution objectives today and for years to come.
planning scenarios in five easy steps. Forecast calculations automatically manages:
help users foresee future demand and adjust material There’s never been a better time to step up to the
planning accordingly. • Inventory levels benefits of SAP Business One. SAP Business One has
MRP Wizard Results • Item management the power to help your business boost productivity, cut
• Price lists (including special prices) costs, seize opportunities, and anticipate challenges as
• Warehouse transfers never before.
• Stock valuation methods
• Pick and pack processes For more information about the benefits of SAP Business
• And more One, call 1-8XX-XXX-XXXX.
Or visit: www.sap.com.
6. SAP Business One Comparison Checklist
Ordinary SAP
Compare SAP Business One to any solution you’re using now — or considering! Accounting Business One
Soluitions
Seamlessly integrates every critical function of your business, including manufacturing, sales, inven-
? YES
tory, customer relationship management and finance
Uses best-practice processes to automate production, inventory management and MRP ? YES
Designed expressly for small and midsized businesses ? YES
Eliminates duplicate data entry and manual data reconciliation for accurate data across your organization ? YES
Enables instant access to time-critical information so you can make better decisions faster ? YES
Integrated solution eliminates need for multiple software upgrades ? YES
Instant alerts let you take immediate corrective action when business rules are breached ? YES
Worldwide network of business partners provides responsive local service and support ? YES
Easy implementation ? YES
Intuitive Windows®-based interface is easy for employees to learn and use ? YES
Ready adaptability to many environments without extensive modifications ? YES
Allows virtually unlimited number of user defined fields, tables and user defined objects to
? YES
the software
Affordable best in class solution ? YES
For more information about the benefits of SAP Business
One, call 1-8XX-XXX-XXXX.
Or visit: www.sap.com.
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