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SAP Business One is a simple yet powerful integrated ERP solution provided by the world's largest ERP solution provider specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB, SME).
Acquired by SAP from Israeli company Top Manage in 2002 it has benefited from SAP's significant investment in development and marketing. As of 2006 it is sold in at least 40 countries and SAP claims 9000+ installations.
SAP Business One consists of applications for Financial, Distribution, CRM, Manufacturing, MRP, HR and Services.
The SAP Business One consists of basic 14 "core modules" that are based on the core business processes.
Any company looking for integrated and real-time solution with a secure future should consider SAP Business One seriously. As it is supported by SAP, it benefits from the commitment and experience of the world's largest and most successful ERP software company.
While Business One is quick to implement and is affordable, because it is designed for small to medium sized businesses, it does not offer the same level of functionality of the high-end SAP products or even many tier-2 products. In most cases, though, the inherent flexibility of Business One allows a more acceptable work-around than may be expected if you are prepared to invest a bit more in customizing the product.
As an example, the standard Business One Financial module does not provide a ready-to-use approval process for supplier payments i.e. a user who has access to creating a payment does not need to get another's approval before paying a supplier. Using SQL scripts and the built-in Alerts function, though, it is possible to provide a measure of control for this process.
Another example is that the Purchasing module of Business One does not formally support prior stages to a purchase order e.g. purchase indent, nor tracking. It starts directly from "Purchase Order". However the approval process provided for purchase orders means that an unproved "purchase order" can be created. This can function as a "requisition" until it has been approved. Changes made to the "Purchase Order" during the process are fully tracked. Further work can be also be done with MRP and the Planning Data in the Inventory module to manage purchasing requirements.
Business One is software for real time processing. There is no need to collect overall transactional documents at the end of the month when the system will complete rest of your works, such as your received goods from pu added journal entry for your debit and credit account. Business One contains 14 "core modules"
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