The first package in this category was the COPICS software from IBM. Other companies also developed software of the MRP II type, and these packages are still in use today, including MAPICS from IBM, Cincom, TPS from Burroughs, Manufacturing from Oracle, J.D. Edwards, Bpics, and many others. The market leader for some years has been SAP, with its R/2, R/3 and mySAP™ software and the follow-up products. It is not surprising to learn that the person who founded SAP came from IBM. The aim of the major software houses such as SAP is to incorporate logistics software into a comprehensive and integrated package that supports all the business processes carried out within a company. Figure 8.2.2.1 contains an overview of the R/3 structure.