Global Bike Inc.

GBI Model Company

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Global Bike Inc.
Abstract
This material explains the company which the introduction material
is based on. It describes its enterprise structure in detail.
SAP University Alliances
Version2.01
Authors Simha Magal
Stefan Weidner
Jeff Word
Product
SAP ERP 6.0 EhP 4
Level
Beginner
Focus
Global Bike Inc.
Integration
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Course Overview
Introduction to SAP
Navigation
Introduction to GBI
Sales & Distribution
Materials Management
Production Planning
Financial Accounting
Controlling

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Unit Overview
Global Bike Group
Organizational Structure
Products
Business Partners
Business Processes
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Global Bike Group
Background:
- Global concern using full ERP capabilities
- Consists of two companies located in the US and in Germany
History:
-John Daviswon numerous mountain bike championships in the US
- In 1990, started his own mountain bike company (Frankenstein Bikes)
-Peter Schwarzgrew up on road bikes in the Black Forest, Germany
- As a student, he engineered ultra-light composite frames
- In 1993, started his own bike frame company (Heidelberg
Composites)
- Both met in 2000
- In 2001, merged to form Global Bike Inc.

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Global Bike Group
Strategy:
- John and Peter are Co-CEOs
- John is responsible for (in terms of reporting)
• Sales, Marketing, Service and Support, IT, Finance, and Human
Resources
• sells products and brings in money
- Peter is responsible for
• Research, Design, Procurement, and Manufacturing Groups
• builds products and spends money
- World-class bicycle company serving both the professional and
“prosumer” in touring and off-road racing.
- Focus on:
• Quality
• Toughness
• Performance
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Organizational Structure (Overview)
Global Bike Group
Global Bike Inc. Global Bike Germany GmbH
Co-CEO John Davis
Co-CEO Peter Schwarz
Dallas Miami San Diego Heidelberg Hamburg
Concern
Companies
Locations

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Organizational Structure (Human Resources)
Employees (US and Germany)
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Products
Trading Goods
- Accessories
• Safety Gear
• Other
Raw Materials

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Products
Semi-Finished Goods
Finished Goods
- Touring Bikes (Deluxe, Professional) in three colors
- Off-Road Bikes (Men, Women)
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Business Partners
Customers (US and Germany)

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Business Partners
Vendors (US and Germany)
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Business Processes
Sell – Fulfillment
Buy – Procurement
Make – Production
Track – Financial Accounting
Track – Controlling
People – Human Capital Management
Store – Inventory and Warehouse Management
Plan – Material Planning
Maintain – Enterprise Asset Management
Service – Customer Service

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Cross-functional Integration
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Process Integration
Order-to-Cash Process
- Sales and Distribution (SD)
- Materials Management (MM)
- Financial Accounting (FI)

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Process Integration
Procure-to-Cash Process
- Materials Management (MM)
- Financial Accounting (FI)