1、SAP ANNUAL REPORT 2001WITH OPEN TECHNOLOGY,WE HELPOUR CUSTOMERS FOSTER GROWTH,INNOVATION AND VALUESAP AGNeurottstrasse 1669190 WalldorfGermany50001750SAP ANNUAL REPORT 2001ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSOverall responsibility:SAP AG Global Corporate CommunicationsDesign and Production:Addison Corpo
2、rate Marketing Limited,LondonWriting:Bill Kozel,U.S.Hiller,Wst&Partner,AschaffenburgPhotography:Dan Hallman,New YorkSimon Potter and Ben Jennings,LondonPrint:ColorDruck,LeimenCopyright:2002 SAP AGNeurottstrasse 1669190 WalldorfGermanyTrademarks:SAP,the SAP logo,mySAP,mySAP.comand other SAP products
3、and servicesmentioned herein are trademarks orregistered trademarks of SAP AG inGermany and in several other countries.Other product or service namesmentioned herein are trademarks of theirrespective owners.Letter to the Shareholders2Executive Board and Extended Management Board4A future without lim
4、its6mySAP technology infrastructure and solutions8Customer focus12Enterprise Resource Planning18Customer Relationship Management20Supply Chain Management24Exchanges and Portals28Human Resources32Corporate Responsibility34Investor Relations36Report by the Supervisory Board 38Shareholder Information41
5、Report of Independent Public Accountants42Review of SAP Group and SAP AG Operations43Consolidated financial statementConsolidated Income Statements56Consolidated Balance Sheets57Consolidated Statements of Changes inShareholders Equity58Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows60Notes to Consolidated Fin
6、ancial Statements61Financial Statements of SAP AG short version97Subsidiaries,Joint Ventures,and Associated Companies98Five-Year Summary102Addresses and Financial Calendar104DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE OF E-BUSINESS INTEGRATIONSAP Annual Report 2001 1FINANCIAL SUMMARY(U.S.GAAP)199705001,0001,5002,0002