Making the Connection Between SAP ERP and Business Process Management

Abstract

The purpose of this Thesis is to propose an integrated approach to process integration, SAP ERP and optimisation through enhanced business process models. Once updated business process models are adopted, it is proven that the integrated approach can improve existing business processes in enterprise resource planning (ERP) beyond business process re-engineering (BPR) principles.This thesis gives a summary of some principles based on professional users' experiences in various firms. These ideas may be used in industrial businesses as a process improvement strategy to get the most out of SAP and BPM.While writing the Thesis , several research papers have been referred and only relevant sections have been included in the thesis .Different methods for integration of ERP and BPM have been discussed and compared , these are based the existig knowledge of the previous reaserches.The conclusions of thesis is the survey results , which are can minimum guidelines for any organisations which has ERP environment or is in the process of implementation of SAP(ERP) . These guidelines can act as basic priciples while integrating the ERP with BPM . However these can be treated as exhustive list since every organisation is different . Conclusions have been drawn based on the web survey and also the scope for future resecrh has been written for the areas this thesis has not covered due to practical limitations .