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What is ERP?

ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning.

Enterprise Resource Planning systems integrate all data processes of an Oraganization into unified system.

The key feature of an ERP system is it uses a single or Unified database to store data for the various system modules.

Various Modules which comes under ERP are listed below:

i.Manufacturing
ii.Supply Chain
iii.Financials
iv.CRM
v.Human Resources
vi.Warehouse Management

What is SAP ?

SAP stands for Systems Applicatios and Products in Data Processing.

SAP AG has released SAP R/2 Version initially.The architecture of the R/2 system is Mainframe Architecture.

Later SAP R/3 is released which has different from R/2 architecture.

R stands for RealTime.
3 stands for 3 Tier Architecture.

There are over 120,000 installations at more than 30000 Companies.SAP Products are used over 15 millon People in more than 125 countries.

Maintain Plant

The plant plays an important role in the following areas:


  • Material Valuation - If the valuation level is the plant, the material stocks are valuated at plant level. Each plant can have its own material prices and account determination.

  • Inventory Management - The material stocks are managed within a plant.

  • MRP - Material requirements are planned for each plant. Each plant has its own MRP data. Analyses for materials planning can be made across plants.

  • Production - Each plant having they own production/planning.

  • Costing - In costing, valuation prices are defined only within a plant.

  • Plant Maintenance - If a plant performs plant maintenance planning tasks, it is defined as a maintenance planning plant. A maintenance planning plant can also carry out planning tasks for other plants (maintenance plants).

If you want to use the application PP (production planning) or product costing and job-order costing, you must set valuation at plant level.

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