Let’s Make SAP Mobile
In alignment with one of SAP’s 5 key points in their strategic 5-year enterprise software plan, we are now focusing on mobile applications that integrate seamlessly with SAP. These applications will extend the reach of SAP’s core software to more users. By doing so we are filling the gap in SAP where convenience was seldom an option.
Gartner has published a forecast on the sales of mobile phones for 2010 – It is quite obvious that the future is in mobility. Mobile phone prices are decreasing and network service providers are having to compete more and provide extended services in order to get the edge on sales.
Mobile access to SAP introduces endless possibilities to an organization – Just to name a few, some use-case examples of accessing SAP through a mobile device follow:
- Empower managers on the move with the ability to action approval requests from their mobile phones
- Capture data directly into SAP using mobile phones – no more paper forms out on the field or on the road
- Provide SAP reporting to employees and managers
- Share SAP system data externally with extended multi-enterprise supply chains (i.e alerts, updates, reports, etc.)
- Provide mobile “proof-of-delivery” applications to your truck drivers
- Plant maintenance managers can use mobile inspection applications to feed SAP – this data can then be used for management reporting
- Allow employees to submit leave requests via mobile phones
- Allow employees to access electronic payslips on their mobile phones
- Allow customers to keep track of orders via their mobile phones
- Other areas such as security, asset management, inspections, compliance, job estimating, fleet management, engineering, construction, logistics, etc.
Without doubt, the above points have sparked some sort of an idea in your mind about how having access to SAP from a mobile phone could drastically benefit your business.
This is the age of information – To keep the lead in any market, your business processes need to flow smoothly; your corporate information needs to be available to the right people without delay; managers must be informed when quick decisions need to be made – they must then be given the ability to make those decisions on the spot; duplicate data capture must be reduced; legacy interfaces into SAP must be phased out. All of this will increase efficiency of processes and drastically decrease the total cost of ownership of your SAP systems.
If SAP mobility has not been considered yet, then it is time – Empower your managers, impress your customers, leverage your employees.
Traditionally SAP has been contained within the IT department. Break down the barriers and enable your business to do what it does best.
Contact K5 ERP Solutions if you would like an obligation free analysis of areas in your business that would benefit from SAP mobility.