ABSTRACT
The German-based company SAP is one of the largest developers of software that drives global economies, offering leading enterprise software solutions—specifically logistics software—that makes possible movements of people, finance, and things that coalesce as global trade. In its 2012 Annual Report with the not especially modest title, Helping the World Run Better, SAP declares that “63% of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP system.” 1 SAP specializes in software development and web-based services associated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in the logistics industries, among many others, including mining, health, finance, medical, insurance, oil and gas, retail, and higher education. This means companies can integrate and automate the majority of their business practices in real-time environments that share common data. So goes the sales pitch.
