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H. GoelHandbook for SAP PP in S/4HANAhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8566-4_1

1. Introduction

Himanshu Goel1  
(1)
Germany, Germany
 
Welcome to the exciting world of SAP! In this chapter, you will learn about:

  • SAP, the company and its flagship products

  • The evolution of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

  • The history of SAP and its major milestones

  • SAP production planning

What Is SAP?

First things first, SAP is pronounced S-A-P. You say the individual letters S-A-P (ess-ay-pee). This is due to the fact that SAP is an initialism and not an acronym. If you have been pronouncing it as “SAP,” now you know it’s wrong.

Which of the following do you think SAP is?

  • Technology ...

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