mysap ERP mysap ERP CORPORATE SERVICES

mysap ERP mysap ERP CORPORATE SERVICES

mysap ERP CORPORATE SERVICES: STREAMLINE PROCESSES AND INCREASE CONTROL OF COSTS mysap ERP is the world s most complete solution to support fundamental business requirements, enabling adaptive change, integration, and effective collaboration via the Internet. And it s engineered to grow with your business. mysap ERP Corporate Services helps you to streamline administrative processes, enhance transparency and control, and reduce financial risks within the crucial corporate areas of travel management; environment, health, and safety; variable compensation plan management; and real-estate management. While many solutions are available to support individual functions such as travel management or incentives and commissions, most lack integration with enterprise-wide business systems and processes. 2 mysap ERP is powered by the SAP NetWeaver platform, an extensive integration and application platform. This lays the foundation for new cross-functional business processes and lowers your total cost of ownership (TCO) by reducing the need for custom integration and offering complete life-cycle management for your solution. This Web services based platform is the foundation for Enterprise Services Architecture, aligning people, information, and business processes across organizational and technological boundaries.

TIGHTEN CONTROL AND CONTAIN COSTS In the current market, organizations are under enormous pressure to cut costs while meeting stakeholder expectations for continued growth, innovation, and financial success. While challenged to reduce costs wherever possible, you must also avoid risks that might lead to unexpected and unbudgeted expenditures. mysap ERP Corporate Services offers enterprise-wide tools that aid in the planning and administration of travel management; environment, health, and safety; variable compensation plans; and real-estate management. You gain the transparency and control you need to efficiently manage these corporate areas. New service fees and security charges may cause the cost of business travel to rise by as much as 20% over the next few years. Travel management helps businesses to prevent costs from spiraling out of control by streamlining travel-booking processes and ensuring compliance with travel policies. Enterprises in a variety of industries are subject to local, national, and international laws and regulations that stringently control the handling of hazardous substances. Environment, health and safety (EH&S) capabilities help organizations comply with these laws, and they support operational processes that involve the use and handling of dangerous raw materials and by-products of finished goods. EH&S also ensures the provision of proper safeguards to protect customers, communities, and the environment. Successful companies must set clear targets for their internal and external sales forces, offer effective compensation for sales efforts, and provide methods for sales personnel and management to track performance. Incentive and commissions management helps organizations develop effective incentive programs, including sales and brokerage commissions, profit sharing, and bonuses. While real estate is usually an organization s second-largest operating cost (after payroll), it is often not visible to management at the enterprise level, despite the associated expense. Real-estate management improves management efficiency of property and real-estate investments, enhances the visibility of real-estate expenses to management at the enterprise level, and makes it easy to address changing requirements such as those resulting from acquisitions and mergers. 3

IMPROVE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WITH BETTER PROCESSES AND GREATER TRANSPARENCY DON T LET TRAVEL COSTS TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE Travel management presents unique challenges for organizations that want to reduce costs and streamline administrative processes. Pressure to reform travel policies is increasing as changes in compensation and pricing models are forcing companies to examine the ways they plan and finance corporate travel. Traditional policies make it difficult for travel managers to ensure that employees select the most appropriate travel services or to monitor policy compliance. mysap ERP Corporate Services provides travel management tools for travel planning, online booking, and expense accounting. It enables offline access to expense reports and offers comprehensive management reporting. High Degree of Compliance The solution makes it easy to implement travel policies and to ensure that employees choose policy-compliant options. This means organizations can apply policies consistently and prevent unnecessary expenses via efficient controls and audits. Easy Access to Decision-Relevant Information Managers, purchasers, and controllers have immediate access to the information they need to make informed, effective decisions. Improved Accuracy of Data The elimination of most manual data entry significantly reduces the potential for errors in entering and processing travel-related information. A User-Friendly Interface A consistent, easy-to-understand user interface minimizes the learning curve, resulting in higher acceptance rates and reduced training costs. MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL RISKS As products and processes continuously change, so do the laws and rules that regulate them. Global businesses must contend with frequent changes in the number and complexity of environment, health, and safety regulations that impact nearly every area of an enterprise, including purchasing, new product development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service, and maintenance. Regulatory changes may require modifications to work areas, which can impact industrial hygiene and safety of employees. This solution provides complete support for industrial hygiene, safety, and occupational health; specific productsafety functions such as product composition calculation and material safety data sheets (MSDS) authoring; dangerous goods tracking; and waste disposal management. 4

Safe and Secure The solution helps businesses protect its customers by producing safer products; protect its employees by providing safer, more secure workplaces; and protect communities and the environment by monitoring and tracking hazardous substances. Reduced risks Organizations are better able to minimize financial risks associated with noncompliance and to avoid costly downtime associated with unexpected events. A better image Businesses find support for efforts to promote a positive public image. Meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements can provide a competitive edge by helping businesses differentiate themselves on the basis of environmental sensitivity. Optimized business processes The solution facilitates the improvement of business processes, such as simplifying the management of dangerous goods, streamlining administrative processes, and providing access to external content providers. MAKE COMPENSATION PLANS MORE EFFECTIVE Organizations are challenged by the management and costs of variable compensation plans, which account for a significant portion of corporate expenditures. The most effective variable compensation plans rely on supporting technologies that can evolve with a business and offer sufficient flexibility to accommodate organizational changes, product launches, mergers, or acquisitions. mysap ERP Corporate Services provides flexible methods to align pay with performance objectives, calculate compensation for various levels, and monitor sales. A better tool set for productivity Effective tools for plan administration, execution, and reporting help administrators perform tasks more effectively. Visible impact Providing commission recipients greater insight into the impact of performance on compensation helps motivate the sales force to improve their performance. Expanded insight With improved calculation and analysis capabilities, managers are better able to make informed decisions about compensation issues. mysap ERP CORPORATE SERVICES KEY CAPABILITIES INCLUDE Travel Management with self-service capabilities that allow employees to procure travel services, create expense reports, and enter receipts: Travel planning and online booking Travel expense reporting, accounting, and settlement Travel policy management Environment, Health, and Safety with capabilities that enhance employee health and safety and ensure compliance with government regulations: Product-safety functions Dangerous goods tracking Waste disposal management Incentive and Commissions Management with greater flexibility in developing compensation plans that optimize sales performance: Flexible methods to align pay with performance Variable compensation calculations Sales tracking and monitoring Real-Estate Management with extensive reporting and analysis capabilities that make all costs visible and support decision making: Property portfolio management Commercial and technical management of property objects Management of commercial and residential real estate and facilities 5

OPTIMIZE THE WAY YOU MANAGE YOUR PROPERTY Real-estate management presents challenges for businesses interested in controlling costs, particularly large organizations. Enterprise-wide, the visibility of real-estate-related costs is insufficient. Moreover, real-estate managers often lack the tools to effectively manage properties and cope with competition and volatility. Real-estate management functions delivered in mysap ERP Corporate Services support all aspects of the property life cycle, provide extensive controlling and reporting capabilities, and can be deployed in the management of commercial and residential real estate and facilities. Streamlined and effective management By using tools that streamline every stage of the real-estate life cycle, organizations can manage their investments more effectively, especially since accounting and logistic functions are integrated with property management functions. Tighter control and deeper insight Real-estate management functions, such as simplified servicecharge settlements, accurate performance data, and flexible reporting, provide organizations with greater management visibility and control. 6

MANAGE YOUR CORPORATE SERVICES MORE EFFECTIVELY FEATURE Travel management Environment, health, and safety Incentive and commissions management Real-estate management BENEFITS Better compliance with travel policies via effective control processes and audits prevents unnecessary expenses Improved decision making resulting from data transparency and deeper insight for travel managers, purchasers, and controllers Reduced training costs and higher user acceptance by providing a consistent, easy-to-understand user-interface Increased safety of products, workplaces, and environment resulting from improved business processes Reduced financial risks and costs associated with regulatory noncompliance or unexpected events through greater transparency and standardized processes More positive public image via support from compliance functions and enhanced health and safety features More effective administration of compensation plans through a comprehensive set of management tools Better control of compensation costs through improved calculations and forecasting methods Higher motivation of sales force by providing more insight into the impact of performance on compensation More effective management of real estate by providing tools to streamline and manage every stage of the life cycle Improved management flexibility, visibility, and control of rental space and contracts 7

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