Which SAP ERP version should I choose?

If you are thinking of upgrading your R/3 system, it is likely that you are being advised to upgrade to SAP ERP 6.0. This is the latest go-to release of SAP.  For most customers, Bluefin recommends SAP ERP 6.0 as it has been generally available since mid 2006, (formally known as ERP 2005)  and successive support stacks have made a stable and robust platform  on which to base your ERP solutions. (Copyright SAP)

But why upgrade at all?

SAP ERP is made up of the following areas :

SAP ERP HCM
Includes: Portal Technology : Employee Self Service and Manager's Self Service, Talent Management Suite

SAP ERP Financials
Includes: New General Ledger and Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) as well as SAP GRC (Government, Regulation and Compliance)

SAP ERP Operations
Includes: Procurement and Logistics execution. Product Development and Manufacturing and Sales and Service.

SAP ERP Corporate Services
Includes: Enterprise Asset Management, Real Estate Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Travel Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Quality Management and Global Trade Services.

Within each of the above categories moving to the latest version of SAP will give you a number of clear benefits, and enable business improvements to add value to your business for the long term.

The following provides some examples of functionality enhancements and the roadmap for the product area going forward.