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Indiana University - South Bend Kraft and SAP. Meeting Objectives. Share with you the important role that SAP plays at Kraft and in most organizations Explain how knowing SAP will enhance your Career. Agenda. Background David Lee Kraft Foods the Company Kraft/SAP
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Meeting Objectives Share with you the important role that SAP plays at Kraft and in most organizations Explain how knowing SAP will enhance your Career
Agenda • Background • David Lee • Kraft Foods the Company • Kraft/SAP • Kraft Strategies • The Catalyst Project • Why Kraft Chose SAP • Importance of SAP
Agenda • Background • David Lee • Kraft Foods the Company • Kraft/SAP • Kraft Strategies • The Catalyst Project • Why Kraft Chose SAP • Importance of SAP
Who I Am • David J. Lee • Kraft Foods 28+ years of true business systems experience • Teaching Experience – 22+ years ( DePaul University ) • Business Systems Classes • Work Experience • Project Leader responsible for implementing • Kraft Financial Applications • Kraft’s HR/Payroll Applications • Kraft Sales Data Warehouse and Reporting • Mobile Technology for Sales Force • B2B Global • Kraft’s ERP SAP – RICEF
Kraft Foods 2006 $34 Billion in Revenue Sales in more than 155 Countries Operations in 72 Countries Approximately 90,000 employees
One of Best Brand Portfolios in Food & Beverage Industry 7 Brands over $1 billion 50+ Brands over $100 million 40+ Brands over 100 years old
Our Geographic Presence Kraft North America Kraft International European UnionRegion Kraft International Asia PacificRegion Kraft International Latin AmericaRegion Kraft International Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa Region
Agenda • Background • David Lee • Kraft Foods the Company • Kraft/SAP • Kraft Strategies • The Catalyst Project • Why Kraft Chose SAP • Importance of SAP
Why Kraft Chose SAP • SAP is business process infrastructure • SAP is a software mirror image of the major business processes of a firm, such as customer order fulfillment and manufacturing. • SAP software automates and integrates the basic processes of a firm, from finance to the shop floor, and eliminate complex, expensive links between computer systems that were never meant to talk to each other. • SAP provides enterprise wide business process, information and data management • Instant access to data as it is created - Visibility of the data on entire processes and the organization • SAP stream-line and standard business processes and operating procedures
Agenda • Background • David Lee • Kraft Foods the Company • Kraft/SAP • Kraft Strategies • The Catalyst Project • Why Kraft Chose SAP • Importance of SAP
Importance of SAP • SAP is the System Foundation for most organizations • SAP will continue to grow and expand • The “EDGE” • Theoretical vs. Practical • Understanding SAP will enable you to better understand business processes and integration between these processes
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