Overview of Services
Planning
Implementation
Workshops
Maintenance
Overview of Services
MHI is a certified SAP R/3 Implementation Partner and Accelerated SAP Partner with SAP America, Inc. SAP is the leading provider of inter-enterprise software solutions that integrate the processes within and among enterprises and business communities.
The core enterprise applications in SAP R/3 of financial accounting, logistics and human resources help companies link their business processes, tying together disparate business functions to synchronize an entire enterprise to run more smoothly. SAP R/3 is the most widely accepted enterprise application product on the market today. With more than 22,000 installations worldwide, it has become a de facto standard platform for enterprise application software.
MHI efforts in the SAP market are built around mySAP.com, the SAP Internet business strategy. In particular, the Firm focuses on the following aspects of an SAP implementation:
Business Intelligence
MHI is a leader in the implementation of Business Intelligence solutions in SAP R/3Ò environments. MHI has worked closely with Business Objects Software in integrating Business Objects Info reporting tools into SAP implementations, thereby enabling our clients to achieve significant cost savings compared to creating reports using ABAP/4. The firm has implemented Business Objects Software OLTP and OLAP solutions comprising over 200,000 seats within SAP R/3 installations.
E-commerce and Supply Chain Integration
MHI focuses on the integration of electronic commerce solutions into SAP R/3Ò. The electronically-enabled supply chain is becoming a key characteristic of ERP implementations. Our consultants and project managers have the crucial combination of SAP module expertise and interface development knowledge required to deliver successful e-commerce projects.
Internet Customer Relationship Management
A core element of supply chain integration projects is to enable the company sales force to connect to the backend systems to effectively use price and production and/or service planning data for their sales efforts. In addition, information gathered by the sales force about the customers, their preferences, orders, and other information vital for tactical and strategic business planning, can be filtered back to the decision makers in the central organization.
These and the latest development in this field, namely the controlled connection of the customers themselves to the corporate systems for order placement and tracking via the Internet, is the third of the four focus areas of MHI. We bring the needed industry and project management experience to the table to lead our customers to greatly enhance their return on investment of their ERP implementation.
SAP Business Workflow
Integrated workflow in SAP R/3 provides the ability to deliver substantial business process and cost benefits to an organization by automating the flow of information in an enterprise. The construction of workflow in R/3 requires multi-discipline R/3 capability allied with business experience specific to the areas where workflow delivers the greatest benefits. MHI consultants have this experience and have delivered some of the most complex SAP Business Workflow implementations in the world on time and within budget. Please ask for our customer references.
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SAP Planning
Proper planning is critically important to the success of any system implementation. A major reason for our firm's long-term success has been our emphasis on helping clients plan their implementations in detail. Our planning capabilities fall into two categories: generic and product-specific. Generic planning involves such activities as:
Definition of user requirement
Mapping of workflows
Cost/benefit analysis of alternatives
Recommendation of network, hardware,and software tools and configurations
Development of detailed system specifications
Many of our clients choose to do much of the initial planning on their own. They often come to us with specifications already developed to some degree. If these specifications call for implementation of SAP products, there are several SAP-specific planning tools that we employ to complete the planning process . These SAP-specific tools are:
SAP-ServicePack
SAP-MHI Planning Kit
SAP-MHI Shortcut Review
SAP-ServicePack
For clients interested in taking advantage of all of the features and capabilities of SAP, Myers-Holum offers the SAP-ServicePack, which:
Educates clients about SAP products, examining in detail the specific client needs addressed by these product.
Produces a detailed deliverable in the form of a workplan - i.e. a "roadmap" for the client's implementation of SAP products.
Provides estimates of the accounting and IS resources that will be needed for specific implementation tasks, thereby allowing clients to precisely budget resources required for varying implementation scenarios.
Some clients require somewhat less assistance with BroadVision implementation planning. They already know exactly what they want. Their focus is on installing the product and accessing appropriate data quickly and cheaply. However, they also want guidance on their customization efforts, as well as estimates of resource requirements and time-to-completion.
MHI has developed an approach that will help these clients to customize their SAP implementations efficiently, as well as provide them with the resource planning estimates they require. Contact your local MHI office for a SAP-MHI Planning Kit.
SAP-MHI Shortcut Review
In addition to the above services, Myers-Holum offers a wide spectrum of other products, services and workshops for SAP users. Consequently, we have been able to compile an impressive array of procedures, proprietary software tools, and experiences that can shave significant resource hours and days-to-complete from virtually any SAP project. Over the years, many clients have called on us to work on projects that were foundering for want of a solution that we had already developed for other clients.
Whether or not your SAP project requires the intensive involvement of our staff in its planning stage, we strongly recommend that you give us a chance to review your project plan for resource-saving shortcut opportunities.
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SAP - Implementation
Our consultants have substantial expertise in the delivery of large, complex workflow implementations. We also have extensive experience delivering workflow workshops to end users, project teams and consultants. This allows us to aid our clients in the planning stages, as well as ensure that our clients will be more prepared to function independently on upcoming projects.
With the release of integrated workflow in R/3, the ability to deliver real business process and cost benefits from R/3 has increased exponentially. SAP Business Workflow extends the capability of R/3 to respond to highly-specialized client requirements. The construction of workflow in R/3 requires multi disciplined R/3 compatibility allied with business experience specific to the areas where workflow delivers greatest benefits.
Our typical SAP implementation engagements include several of the following activities:
Installation of hardware and software
Writing reports to client specifications
Customizing dll's and other system features for unique aspects of client businesses (such as unusual fiscal calendars),
Providing custom front-ends with Visual Basic and other appropriate tools, Developing extensive, user-friendly documentation,
Establishing appropriate security measures to protect data and reports from corruption and/or unauthorized access
Automating the appropriate scheduling and distribution of reports.
These implementations always involve the integration of SAP products with existing accounting packages and databases, and we take an enormous amount of pride in our skills as integrators. One strong indication of our firm's expertise in integrating best of breed solutions is that Business Objects called upon us to write the driver that Business Objects products use to access data from SAP systems.
In addition to the above services, Myers-Holum offers a wide spectrum of products, services and workshops relating to the accounting systems of SAP users, including:
Installations, migrations, and upgrades
Chart of Account design and conversions,
Chart of Account and Reporting Analysis,
Customization and enhancements,
Accelerated SAP program
Database restructuring,
Hardware and software conversions,
Special interfaces,
Fixed Assets short tax years, and special projects.
Consequently, we have been able to compile an impressive array of procedures, proprietary software tools, and experiences that can shave significant resource hours and days-to-complete from virtually any SAP project. Over the years, many clients have called on us to work on projects that were foundering for want of a solution that we had already developed for other clients.
The accelerated SAP Program helps cut time and cost of R/3 rollout. It is specifically designed to stream-line and standardize the implementation process to archive mission critical business functionality as soon as possible.
AcceleratedSAP optimizes time, quality and efficient use of resources of your implementation. While ASAP allows you to exploit the value of the SAP System as quickly as possible, it also lays the foundation for continuous improvement. That's why ASAP supports the entire life cycle and not only the initial implementation.
As a result of our efficient handling of client projects, most have been completed in under 7 months. We also offer a full range of planning, implementation, workshops, and maintenance services with the following complementary best of breed software tools (listed below).
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SAP - Workshops
Over the years, we have been able to compile an impressive array of procedures, proprietary software tools, and experiences that can shave significant resource hours and days-to-complete from virtually any SAP project. Our consultants have a wide range of experience customizing SAP applications to tailor customer requirements. SAP software offers solutions specific to 19 different industries which include: Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Banking, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Engineering and Construction, Healthcare, Higher Education, High Technology, Insurance, Media, Mill products, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Public Sector, Retail, Telecommunications, Transportation, Utilities.
In addition to the "by the book" SAP workshops offered elsewhere, we can teach your people about the SAP shortcuts and solutions that aren't taught in manuals.
The information flows within our own organization are structured to maximize our ability to learn from each other's consulting experiences - and to allow this information to flow into our workshop materials. Consequently, our workshop capabilities are continually evolving and improving.
Our workshop capabilities also benefit from the diverse nature of our engagements. For example, it benefits from the knowledge we accumulate by offering a wide spectrum of products, services and workshops relating to the accounting systems of BroadVision users, which include:
Installations, migrations, and upgrades,
Customization and enhancements,
Database restructuring,
Hardware and software conversions,
Special interfaces, and special projects.
Our ability to deliver workshops that pass on in-depth knowledge of how client systems fit together is one of our firm's greatest strengths. Our work invariably involves the integration of SAP products with existing accounting packages and databases, and we take an enormous amount of pride in our skills as integrators. One strong indication of our firm's expertise in best of breed solutions is that Business Objects called upon us to write the driver that Business Objects products use to access data from SAP systems.
We are particularly strong in training personnel at companies who are integrating BroadVision products with one or more of the software tools listed below.
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SAP - Maintenance
Over the years, we have been able to compile an impressive array of procedures, proprietary software tools, and experiences that can shave significant resource hours and days-to-complete from virtually any BroadVision maintenance project.
The information flows within our own organization are structured to maximize our ability to learn from each other's consulting experiences - and to allow this information to flow into our maintenance procedures.
Consequently, our maintenance procedures are continually evolving and improving. Our maintenance capabilities also benefit from the diverse nature of our engagements. For example, it benefits from the knowledge we accumulate by offering a wide spectrum of products, services and workshops relating to the accounting systems of SAP users, which include:
Installations, migrations, and upgrades,
Chart of Account design and conversions,
Chart of Account and Reporting Analysis,
Customization and enhancement,
Database restructuring,
Hardware and software conversions,
Special interfaces, Fixed Assets short tax years, and special projects.
Our ability to deliver maintenance based upon in-depth knowledge of how client systems fit together is one of our firm's greatest strengths. Our work invariably involves the integration of SAP products with existing accounting packages and databases, and we take an enormous amount of pride in our skills as integrators. One strong indication of our firm's expertise in best of breed solutions is that Business Objects called upon us to write the driver that Business Objects products use to access data from SAP systems.
We are particularly strong in providing maintenance services at companies who are integrating SAP products with one or more of the software tools listed below.
Software:
SAP R/3
Crystal Reports, Info, Analysis, and Holos
Informatica: Powercenter, Business Components, PowerConnect, PowerAnalyzer, Metadata Reporter, SuperGlue, and PowerPlugs.
Our clients are generating increasing volumes of data and requiring that information drawn from this data be analyzed and shared in increasingly sophisticated ways. We provide them with solutions - not only for their SAP-specific needs - but also in seamlessly integrating the complementary products that are necessary to meet the information requirements of their enterprises. We strongly believe that maintenance and upgrade paths for these integrated systems should be as seamless as the operations of the systems' hardware and software.
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Documentation of environment specific upgrade steps
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