SAP Anywhere is a front office software package from

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for

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(SMBs). In early 2018, SAP decided to sunset the product in favor of its other software packages SAP Business One and SAP Business ByDesign ERP. SAP Anywhere is a package of several front office applications that are intended to help businesses sell products and services in-store, through direct sales and online. This combination is marketed to businesses as helping them to achieve effective

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by allowing them to review and direct marketing, inventory, and customer experiences using a single system on their mobile devices.

History

SAP Anywhere was launched by SAP and

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on 20 October 2015, in Mainland China. SAP utilized the telecommunications infrastructure of China Telecom, and states that it developed a product customized for the Chinese market. According to SAP, initial plans for release focused on building a strong customer base in

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before expanding to other markets. Due competitive pressure (according to SAP), SAP released SAP Anywhere to the English-speaking market earlier than planned. UK availability was announced in March 2016, and US availability was announced in May 2016. A Canadian pilot was planned for 2016.

Features

SAP Anywhere is a cloud based

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, and can be accessed through mobile devices or desktops. It includes applications for:

online stores Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser or a mobile app. Consumers find a product of interest by visiting the website of the ...

digital marketing Digital marketing is the component of marketing that uses the Internet and online-based Information technology, digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones, and other digital media and platforms to promote products and service ...

Point of Sale The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place at which a retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant calculates the amount owed by the customer, indicates that amount, may prepare an invoice f ...

order fulfillment Order fulfilment (in American English: order fulfillment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales enquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes, it describes the more narrow act of distribution or th ...

management, and

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. SAP Anywhere uses

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, a database system developed by SAP. SAP Anywhere integrates with

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and

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, as well as, sometimes, internal and back office

enterprise resource planning Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the integrated management of main business processes, often in real time and mediated by software and technology. ERP is usually referred to as a category of business management software—typically a suit ...

applications like HR and finance.

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Guidelines For ERP Implementation
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History

Features

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