Competing in today's business environment takes more than continuous improvement, it also requires constant innovation. And that means aligning existing systems with new business strategies.Enter SAP xApps applications -- a breed of information technology that enables continuous improvement and innovation. How? By combining existing, heterogeneous systems into cross-functional, end-to-end processes for increased competitive agility.
The SAP xApps portfolio aligns people, information, and processes to let you execute enterprise-wide strategies with greater ease and efficiency. And it extends the value of your core business investments to maximize the return on your most strategic assets: employees, knowledge, products, business relationships, and IT.
With unique characteristics that aid business improvement and innovation, SAP xApps:
Is cross-functional -- drives business processes across different applications, technologies, and organizations.
Is flexible -- flexibly integrates existing systems and new functional components into business processes.
Is collaborative -- enables ad hoc team collaboration as part of vital business processes. Is content-driven -- relates knowledge and structured information within the context of a business process.
Is content-driven -- relates knowledge and structured information within the context of a business process.
Closes the loop -- helps aggregate and contextualize relevant information, when triggered by event alerts.
The SAP xApps portfolio includes composite applications to drive innovation in three areas significant to business success:
SAP xApp Emissions Management by TechniData -- Addresses the business issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations for energy-consuming and carbon dioxide-producing businesses.
SAP xApp Mergers and Acquisitions (SAP xMA) -- Expedites business processes across the entire M&A value chain.
SAP xApp Product Definition (SAP xPD) -- Streamlines the process of designing and developing new products.
SAP xApp Resource and Program Management (SAP xRPM) -- Dramatically improves your ability to manage and execute complex IT or R&D projects.
