1: Maturity of software products § SAP: After nearly 30 years of cooperation with global business users, SAP systems have accumulated a large number of advanced business management flows. For the user, simply configure in the software according to the appropriate business process in the system. The secondary development work of the software is very small, which ensures that users can spend the main energy in the optimization of business business processes, and truly play a system, management improvement of a hierarchy. § Oracle: Due to the lack of sufficient business process templates and software functions, Oracle software is often found in the implementation of Oracle software in implementation. For example, the batch management, quality management, equipment maintenance management in large pharmaceutics, and Oracle software do not have such modules at all. Although Oracle has repeatedly exaggerated the secondary development technology of its software, it is actually not enough to tell the user that the software is not enough. § SAP: Adhering to the rigorous culture of German companies, all released products have been strictly testing and quality certification, and only launch to the user only after the software product is really complete. § Oracle is a very payive business, often a concept, which is immediately declared, and then quickly pushed to the market. However, software products have vulnerabilities and defects to implement huge pain to their users. From January to March 2002, Oracle issued a new product user's patch package even more than 5,000, which is undoubtedly a dream for users. § SAP: As an important part of the ERP system, SAP spent 2 years to conduct Chinese and in accordance with the Chinese government's personnel management requirements, so that SAP's Chinese users can not only use international advanced software, but also meet the local Requirements. § Oracle: Localization of ERP Software Products is insufficient. So far, Oracle users have no human resource management modules that can use Oracle software. Different product quality and market strategies have created different user group SAPs different in the business philosophy of China, eventually reflecting the implementation of their user groups. Taking China as an example, SAP's user groups, large-scale companies implement success, these companies have spread their successful experience to social communication, and the newspaper media will be visible when implementing SAP implementation success, such as: 2001 to 2002 In the year, there is also China's largest mining group - Yankuang Group, including the Global Wealth 500 - China Petrochemical Group, one of the four major communication equipment manufacturers in China - Datang Telecom Group, China's most dynamic newspaper group - Guangzhou Daily Group and other large-scale, Pudong Development Bank super large enterprises have joined SAP user groups. Oracle is in China: The extensive successful formation of SAP is that Oracle relies on the low price to obtain customers, but the implementation effect is good, and it is clear that there is a success in the media; especially in large enterprise groups. On, we will see it has a successful customer. Especially in some large projects, the evolution caused by the market strategy that is very eager to have recently begins to appear. § China Mobile Communications: In Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang pilot implementation Oracle system, the innate shortcomings of software and the lack of experience in the implementation of power have caused embarrassment. In July 2001, China Mobile was determined to re-bidding for all 13 other ERP projects that have not been implemented in Oracle, and the invitation book will be sent to SAP. As the parent company of China, China Telecom, learn the lesson of the former, cautiously evaluate and implement. SAP has begun to implement SAP in Beijing Telecom and Shanghai Telecom. § Shanghai Baosteel: The product cannot adapt to the complex management needs of large enterprises, and the implementation of halfway, now Baosteel has completely abandoned the use of the system.
§ China Civil Aviation: Implementing power is weak, in the case where the implementation of the pilot implementation is not ideal, China's civil aviation refunded Valley, there is no confidence to promote the whole country, and there is no way to give up. § Zhanda Computer: Oracle's largest partner in China - Hamp Company, its implementation allows the leadership of Zhanda to endure, but there is a good midway to "please" the consultation team of Hunap. Oracle has only changed other partners, but when the implementation can be completed, it cannot be expected. § Jiangsu Sand Steel Group: Since 1997, Oracle ERP has been implemented. After the long implementation process and the huge second development work, it finally gave up Oracle software in May 2002 and turned to SAP. These cases are sufficient to explain that Oracle's two fatal weaknesses: the software is insufficient, and the implementation strength is weak, and the success of its program is very difficult in the project of large grouping companies. These congenital obstacles have made huge pain to the informationization of these large grouping companies. 2, the advanced nature of the technology Oracle Application System 11i version is truly based on the Internet Internet architecture, and uses open Java language and technical standards, this technology is open, enables Oracle Application System 11i. The stronger vitality (open standard means that the application system software is not affected by the hardware platform, not affected by the size of the enterprise, not by the factor of regional restrictions, while the main part of the SAP software is still completely written in its private ABAP language , Learning and use is difficult and incompatible with Internet or network application Web technology (Java has become a global Internet application development standard, and understands the developers of ABAP language), although SAP is also trying to turn to Java standards However, because its current system is too complex and huge, complete transformation is almost impossible. Non-Internet architecture, basically based on the structure of customer / server (C / S), which is a technology that has been outdated or eliminated in the current Internet era, which will limit the size and concurrent user of the application system, It is also impossible for global integration management systems - that is, large-scale large enterprises in cross-country or cross-regions will not be possible to apply a database management system, which will bring huge system investment fees to these companies that choose this C / S system. System maintenance costs, but also enabled enterprises to continue to use the invested information system in the future, that is, increased new features / systems on the original system to become impossible. Although the end user seems to feel the changes brought by the software technology architecture, in fact, whether to choose the technical direction of the development trend will greatly affect the vitality of software vendors and their application customers. Historically, because of the large software manufacturers who have failed to choose the trend of technology and rapidly declined (SSA, who once led the trend in the ERP field, because the system can turn the system to open Unix platform, and rapid decline) and this is also It has brought great risks to customers who choose these manufacturers. The Oracle application system fully adopts advanced technology on the database, put some system functions into the database, rather than by programming, and thus greatly simplifies the program and improves efficiency. The SAP system is to support a variety of databases. It is impossible to implement the functions of the database technology. It is only used to store data. The reasons are two aspects. First, SAP companies are not database technology companies, not focus on database technology, two Is SAP is also unwilling to bundle your own product on a database, but this approach sacrifices the interests of our customers. The Oracle system has a powerful query function, in which any of the data entered can be used as its query criteria. SAP needs to define the query interface. Oracle e-commerce suite has been separated from traditional ERP software models, providing a new functionality such as integrated business intelligence, personalized management interface, workflow, and alarm.
Traditional ERP software, users need to enter the layer menu, run the query, or report to get business data. Use Oracle, users can quickly understand the company and related business in a personalized enterprise portal page, freely define the intelligent reports. The system can also automatically alarms from abnormal business. Oracle systems are people-oriented, helping business managers fully utilize ERP's business data, and manage companies more efficiently. 3, innovation, vitality, development in emerging applications due to Oracle relative to SAP's congenital technology superiority, allowing Oracle to expand products into a variety of new applications according to the development of various industries. For example, Oracle has to lead to SAP in the emerging fields of customer relationship management, e-commerce, product collaborative development, showing Oracle's superior innovation capabilities and increasingly stronger vitality. SAP has made it slowly in various new application products, such as SAP, although SAP has been in a huge manufacturing customer base, but in the field of customer relationship management, In B2B e-commerce, I have to rely on cooperation with Commerce One until 2001, I will release my own products. 4. Sharing and analysis of business data With the continuous expansion of enterprise application management, the scope involved in enterprise application systems is also more extensive, from traditional manufacturing, finance, human resource system management, start to extend to customer relationship management, supply Chain management, e-commerce, etc. In this case, the consistency and data exchange between the system are very important. Oracle 11i The entire system is based on a unified database and shares a unified data model. All users in the enterprise can analyze different dimensions of data in the system according to their roles and permissions. SAP's ERP, supply chain, customer relationship management, data mining and other application systems are constructed on different databases, and the data models between different systems are different, which makes the data sharing between each system become very difficult or not may. 5. Comparison of software features SAP reflects the management style of Germans: seeking strictness; Oracle reflects Americans' management style: seek real custom. SAPSAP is complex, comprehensive, especially in traditional ERP functionality, system function design is more meticulous. SAP implements each of the medium functions through a complex parameter table with a layer definition. The system can adjust the business process of software through 6000 "Switch" settings. SAP parameter settings are very complicated, for example, the management of the process of the purchase order, SAP needs pre-definition: first define the order signature, then define the corresponding features (such as the amount greater than 100 round), classify, and down groups (Release Group) , Release Codes, Release Indicator, Release Strategy, Workflow Sign, etc., can then approve the process of purchase orders through a range of rule meter values. If you need to modify the process, you must start from the order signature. The parameter setting of SAP actually includes the underlying data structure of the software, strong function, but is very complicated, not flexible enough. If the business needs to adjust, it will involve a lot of underlying data settings, parameters, and rules, and may even affect existing business data. SAP has fallen behind Oracle in CRM (customer relationship management) and e-business (e-commerce). OracleoCle software's business process control structure is very flexible, and makes full use of workflow features to control software business processes.
Therefore, it is possible to flexibly adjust the business process of the software. For example, the following process of purchasing orders, Oracle uses the purchase order data (not required to set the feature parameters), automatically check the data of the purchase order, such as the amount, buyer, supplier, etc. according to the conditions, Realize the process of approved different purchase orders. If you need to change your business process, you don't have to change the feature parameters, just change the judgment rules or control rules. Oracle's control parameter settings do not need to modify the data structure, but by adjusting the logic of the program by using different control parameters. This is because Oracle adopts a common data model, which makes full use of existing business data, and implements a flexible business process through flexible rule settings. Oracle occupies an advantage in new business features. Such as mixed flow production, CRM, e-commerce collaboration, etc., is developed according to the latest business model and the actual business process of well-known customers. Conclusion Due to the diversity and complexity of the company, any ERP software is impossible to cover all aspects of the enterprise. Oracle can adapt to the individualization of the business, easy to adjust; and SAP is more suitable for stable, standard business processes, and difficult to change. This is also SAP emphasizes that SAP represents the advanced business process, requiring enterprise to adapt the software. 6. The software's openness and integrated SAPSAP software modules are built on the pattern of traditional application software, that is, in the program containing headers and subroutines and other modes. This mode can only be implemented by writing a program with third-party software. The application layer of SAP software is a program written in the ABAP language. ABAP is more complicated and only the language used by SAP software. It is more difficult to master, but since it can only use it in SAP software, it is very small. IT professionals learn that its enthusiasm is not high. SAP systems are swapped with externally switched data, and their interface programs also require the ABAP language. Specifically, the function in the ABAP language is used to import data into the system, which is data The format requirements are also high, and the required data must be a classified text file. These practices of SAP have caused its software system to be far behind Oracle with third-party software, while these practices have hindered its further development of their own software, which is also one of the reasons why SAP's ERP and CRM cannot be fully integrated. Oracleracle has a world-leading advantage in the database, and its application software uses an advanced model in module system construction. Between modules and with external exchange data must be completed through the interface table. Specific practice is When data is to enter each module, you must first come to each module's own interface table (each module has its own interface table), then import the module by concurrency, this mode is easy to put third parties. Software is integrated into Oracle's systems, it is convenient to use, and it feels like a set of software, because the third-party software is exchanged between the third-party software and Oracle's products, while users can use themselves. Familiar database languages (VB, PL / SQL, etc.) to write applications and Oracle systems. ORACLE has integrated its software system in the system, complete integration of ERP, CRM, SCM, EB and other systems, forming today's e-commerce kit. Conclusion Any ERP software is impossible to cover all aspects of the diversity and complexity of the enterprise. For special requirements of the company, users can make the necessary secondary development, and can be easily integrated with other applications, which requires suppliers to provide The software has strong openness. Oracle open, flexible architecture is more beneficial to the future expansion of corporate information systems. 7. The implementation of software implementation complexity and investment returns SAP project implementation process is very expensive and complex. Moreover, it is difficult to change since its software complexity and closed integration.
In addition, SAP often expects customers to change the business operation mode to accommodate their software, but sometimes, the practice of moving the software process is likely to bring negative results to customers. Some super-large enterprises can invest huge money to customize software, but for medium-sized enterprises, complex project implementation, often drag the customer into endless quagmires. The accumulated implementation of SAP ERP in China has been more than 100 million, but the implementation effect is not ideal. After that, FAW has selected CRM supplier Siebel software with SAP's ERP "supporting", and its CRM system has implemented several years, and there is no online. Oracle's application products have strong flexibility, many business processes can be easily changed through workflow technology, and the Oracle system itself has made the Oracle system and other systems integration relatively simple. Implementation issues: 1. My business management process is different from your software. What should I do? 2, I heard that ERP is very difficult, the success rate is low, how do you see? Sapsap has a complete solution to all industries. Our experts will help you choose the best mode; if your existing business process is different from the SAP system, it is recommended to adjust your business process. First of all, this statement is not very exact, SAP has explained the problem in the success of the famous multinational company; second, the key issue is that the customer, especially many Chinese customers understand the company's informationization, the basic management level is low; SAP systems are highly required for consultants and users, especially in SAP systems, many features need to set parameters in the background, and then implement the special ABAP language programs. In this case, consultants and users often have knowledge, and have certain development knowledge, because ABAP developers generally do not understand the background application system setting, and application implementation consultants often don't know this related system related systems. Setting, this is to come in SAP's own implementation team. SAP is too complicated, many of the functions that are not suitable for Chinese companies, 6-7 thousand parameters need to be set, users are very difficult to master. It is also difficult to cultivate suitable technicians. However, even if some technicians have been cultivated, once the hopping, the system will face a paralysis. Oracle First, the system is flexible and open, there are almost all process / modules system interfaces, and the excellent business models and standard processes and features developed based on rich industry experience can meet the needs of customers, and they can be used for customers. Second, if Customers are not satisfied with existing processes and functions. The most widely used Oracle development tools using the IT industry will conveniently make the user to meet the needs of the company according to their requirements. First of all, this is a fact; second, implementation is a common cause of software vendors and customers, and the appropriate strategy must be selected. It is possible to successfully support. Oracle systems provide a clear business process that helps companies in implementing business processes while implementing. Oracle's business processes can be flexibly adjusted according to the actual situation of the company, and more adapt to the individual's personalized management. The Oracle data structure is clear, rigorous, and developing tools are the most common language of the world IT industry, such as Java only true Internet computer language, easy to develop, and developed systems are real Internet applications. Conclusion ORACEL is more suitable for companies that are complex and personalized by business. Oracle software implements difficulty and complexity, implementation cost, and is much lower than SAP. Due to its system, the implementation cost of SAP is much greater than Oracle.
