SAP Business One Reviews

I am the user and consultant for SAP Business One. I believe all the modules we are using right now in SAP Business One. We are in the retail industry and we are doing manufacturing and fabrication as well. Each and every module is being used here.

SAP Business One is easy to use and fully integrated from top to bottom, from vertical to horizontal. Any transaction we are doing in any module is directly integrated with finance. Each and every transaction and report is updated at the same time. This is one of the main benefits of SAP Business One.

During a transaction in the sales module, it doesn't have to wait for finance to do posting before it gets updated. Financial transactions are posted at the same time. The general ledger, balance sheet, trial balance, cash flow statement, and all other reports are updated simultaneously. There is no need to wait for any posting or report preparations. Each transaction impacts every report and relevant module at the same time.

SAP Business One is one of the best solutions for real-time access to all data. Whenever any transaction is posted, it's immediately available in other modules and relevant reports. This provides real-time access in any module and any report.

I am using SAP Business One on AWS, but I am not familiar with it yet. I am working with the on-premise version of SAP Business One. I'm using version 10, which is the newest version of SAP Business One.

The most effective feature of SAP Business One in streamlining my business process is production. SAP's technical support is responsive and helpful; I am getting clear assistance, and that is not an issue, as I receive support from some suppliers.

The company I currently work for has over 1,000 SAP Business One customers, so I am pretty sure it covers a large breadth of use cases.

The most valuable features of the solution revolve around the fact that it is easy to deploy and scalable and is not resource-intensive. It is effective for small and medium-sized companies, predominantly in warehousing, distribution, trading, manufacturing, and discrete manufacturing. We have a bespoke product in the area of regulated beverages, including wineries, breweries, and distillers and it is all more of a SAP Business One add-ons.

SAP Business One is primarily used for small to medium businesses in the MSMB market. It helps run the packaged enterprise solution for customers who cannot afford a full-fledged SAP S4HANA solution. It is used for standard finance, warehouse, and supply chain processes.

One of the biggest advantages of SAP Business One, especially in the public cloud, is that many features are standardized, which reduces the need for customization. 

With SAP's assistance, it's easier to convince customers to minimize their customizations. This leads to easier management and a better user experience.

SAP business one feature used are the following:

CRM, sales AR, purchase AP, production, service, inventory, Material Requirements Planning, opportunities, administration for business models like LCD machinery suppliers, home and appliance suppliers, LED sell, and RMA suppliers. 

We also use the solution for project implementation.

We started from scratch and migrated from IBM mainframe ERP to SAP business one 2004. 

We also started from scratch and migrated from TW local ERP to SAP Business One 2005.

We started from SAP Business One 9.3 and migrated to SAP S4H 1809, including PO/SO/WO.

The solution strengthens the sales process. Aligned business practices from sales order trail runs to mass production shipments. The customer credit limited controls by addon BPM to approve process and interface SAP sales order for approved completion. 

We've adapted intercompany sales to purchase orders.

We've integrated sales demand to buy materials seamless process. S4H allows for streamlined coordination between different subsidiaries or branches, making it easier than ever to process intercompany sales orders and seamlessly convert them into purchase orders. The solution seamlessly connects sales demand data with the procurement process, ensuring that we maintain optimal stock levels.

We use it for customer, inventory management, catalog management, supplier customer management, and financials.

There is some time saving and lower employee headcount, around 40% to 50%.

In our current business context, we are part of the retail industry. Normally, we purchase products from overseas vendors, and then we resell those products. We may do DLP (Delivery Processing) and all. But after that, we store the products in the warehouse. Finally, we have a Salesforce automation system, which collects the sales orders and transfers them to SAP Business One. It is an integrated system with SAP Business One. Then, to process sales, our users raise the invoices. At the warehouse location, we deliver the goods to the end-users. This business operates as B2B (Business-to-Business), and we handle a considerable volume of transactions. We deal with automotive items such as spare parts, tires, and other products in our portfolio.   

In the backend, the finance team prepares the financial statements through the SAP system. They book payments, process bank transactions, and more. So, this is an integrated process, and we use all the modules of SAP Business One, except for the production module, as we don't have any production requirements in retail. However, we have one subsidiary. When we implement SAP Business One for that particular aspect, we will use the production module. 

Currently, we have a small area where we assemble sales kits for combining items into one particular product. So, with the new implementation, we will use all the modules, enabling us to get comprehensive financial reports. That's the background of our usage.

SAP Business One is a very easy solution for SMBs (small and midsize businesses). SAP Business One is a good product for clients moving from the ERP to standard ERP.

The most valuable features of the solution are reporting, a dashboard, customized reports, and third-party integration. The other good features of the solution are Excel reporting and Power BI integration.