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SAP R/3 Process Oriented Implementation: Iterative Process Prototyping

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If you want to understand what SAP's R/3-system really does, this book offers you the best way to get a grip on it. By mapping the system's transactions to the underlying business processes you can easily follow and understand the core functions of the model company. The EPC-methodology provides a perfect framework for describing processes in such a way that the user can understand the different threads as well as the guys who implemented the system. Reading this book I realized for the first time how I can benefit from the use of SAP in my company.

BTW: The book has more than 840 pages, not 448 as mentioned in the book information!

The rich and sometimes jargon ridden world of complex ERP software like SAP R/3 is best understood with the help of a proper guide. There are not many books in the market that unravel this world to a beginner in ERP systems and this book more than adequately fills that void. Despite the somewhat prosaic language in the book, the authors do a wonderful job of starting with a survey of basic technological, organisational and business trends and go on to developing a framework for enterprise and process modelling. In my large library of SAP realted books, this one stands out and I will not hesitate in recommending it to anyone interested in this area.

I'm a FI/CO consulant with 6+ years experiences, after reading the book I find there are still some areas and key points that I just ignored or left uncertain in the past, the authors Gerhard Keller and Thomas Teufel present their knowledge and ideas in a very structured and comprehensive way.

Although process mostly keeps the same even with R/3 upgrading, there would still have some big changes between version 3.0 which this book refers to and the version 4.X. And I really hope this book could have second edition and explore more on the MTO process instead of only 30 pages in the last chapter.

This is really the best SAP book I've read!

If you can access to R/3 and want to understand the reason why and how ERP pakages works well, then this book is the best help. Sheer's excellent Business Process Enigneering provides thorough description of the data model in R/3, but this book's methodology is a key to understand how the data model is implemented in R/3 and how it is used to configure your own business process with R/3's complete reference model of business processes.

The Book explain the SAP R/3 model in an excellent way. However the book is outdated and need update to reflect the progress made in SAP ERP during the last 10 years. I urge the authors or SAP to update the book with the latest developments.

Abdullah

After you go thru this book, you will find a very clear picture on how SAP works is already in your mind. This book gives your detail explanation, so easy to follow it up. Highly recommend this books!

From almost twenty SAP books that I have read, this book is what I need for large scale implementation. I will not complaint the length of the book. It is guiding what to do as a consultant.

This book is great! I really love how the authur brought in the business value chain into perspective on how it fits into SAP. It outlines each of the SAP transactions that fit into that value chain, a description of the transaction, and processes behind the transaction. Keller and Teufel must have worked for SAP in Germany, 'cause it really appears they know their stuff and how to present it.

Its a pleasure to read this book! Walking through business processes and the related screenshots of the SAP R/3-System is a nice way to "look and feel" the functionality of this ERP-system.

Its a pleasure to read this book! Walking through business processes and the related screenshots of the SAP R/3-System is a nice way to "look and feel" the functionality of this ERP-system.