The Research of Chemical Trading Company’s Sales Logistic-Based on SAP System

In recent years, supply chain management is more and more enterprises attach importance to the survival and development of enterprises play an increasingly prominent role. But now prevailing supply chain management systems are built on a large advanced information systems, such as SAP system. The system originated in developed countries, the developed countries for enterprises to the enterprise has brought significant effect, the company was a family, We have production facilities abroad (Europe) chemical trading company. Business is basically imported from overseas factories, to the final sales to domestic customers and distributors. The original problem is the production and transport of goods delivery cycle time longer, we need to do some forecast to purchase and storage. Sales of the original matter of experience and customer relationships forecast wholesale and warehousing, often result in some products sold originally forecast a year but sold out three months, a shortage of out of supplies, but there was not enough time to purchase, and sometimes can only go by air increased costs . Some products can’t be sold out in two years, a large stock is not only a waste storage costs, but also caused great losses due to expire. After SAP system’s go live, German production plant has been integrated in a unified SAP system, which the logistics module on logistics and production orders have comprehensive and effective management and tracking, and sales analysis and CRM module also provides a comprehensive and effective sales and forecasting analysis, which is very effective in helping improve the company’s logistics and supply chain status. That the company’s operating profit increase substantially, Greater efficiency. But at the same time, SAP’s go live discovered many problems in management structure and operation. These limited SAP’s effect. If these problems can’t be solved, will have more bad infections for Company. It’s the reason that many SAP projects were failing. In this paper, do research for these two issues.