SAP · Module 1 of 10

What ERP and SAP are

One system that runs finance, buying, selling and stock for a whole company.

📖 Key ideas

ERP (enterprise resource planning) software connects a company's core processes in one system.
SAP is the largest ERP vendor; its current suite is SAP S/4HANA.
Without ERP, each department keeps its own spreadsheets and the numbers never match.
With ERP, a sale updates stock, finance and reports at the same moment.
Indian companies of every size, from manufacturers to retailers, run on SAP.

💡 Real-life example: Like a school office where admissions, fees, attendance and results all use one register instead of five notebooks that disagree.

ERPOne system for a company's core processes

SAP S/4HANASAP's current ERP suite

ModuleOne business area inside SAP

Real-timeUpdated the moment a transaction happens