Keys to Building an Intelligent MRO Organization

See how you can implement mobile business scenarios by combining Google Firebase and your SAP system. Key Concept Firebase is a Mobile-Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) offering from Google. Firebase offers services such as a real-time database, user authentication, and file storage. Easy-to-use software development kits (SDKs) are available for iOS and Android to use these services. You…...…

See how Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) enhances and complements the SAP Logistics Execution System solution and takes transportation planning to the next level with full integration into the document flow. Key Concept Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) supports any transportation process in a company. It helps the transportation planner in daily tasks with automatic tools, such…...…

This article explores the impact that COVID-19 has had on the airline industry, how these companies are using SAP solutions to prepare for an uncertain future, and suggests how air travel may adapt as the industry adjusts to a new normal. Two experts from SAP weigh in on what they're hearing from the airline industry,…

Financials/SCMIn the engineer-to-order manufacturing process, a product with the exact specifications desired by a company’s customers does not yet exist. Instead, you design and then produce the product specifically for that customer, using Project System (PS). As you collect costs and bill the customer, an accounting entry is made at each step; some of these…...…

In an engineer-to-order manufacturing environment, you iteratively design a product with your customer and then produce the product based on these newly developed specifications. These projects typically run over many financial periods. At the end of each period, you need to ensure that you correctly value the work in process, the cost of goods sold,…...…

SAPexperets/SCMWhen determining which Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) modules to deploy for specific business problems, you should be familiar with four key concepts: planning time horizons, order-versus-time series structures, SCM business processes, and the APO configuration process. Find out how these four concepts can help you plan your APO implementation. Key Concept A planning horizon…...…

Companies that implement SAP payroll also have to plan and execute a strategy for application maintenance of the payroll systems. When implementing it globally, they have even bigger challenges for keeping the payroll applications up to date with regulatory and other changes. Compared to other applications, payroll applications need higher maintenance and upkeep due to…...…

Every SAP customer is concerned with ways to safeguard and optimize their many different sources of revenue. When rapidly evolving business environments are thrown into the mix, how can these organizations stay best informed to know that all the systems contributing to the revenue stream are communicating and integrating data properly? SAP recommends companies consider…

Managing a fleet of complex assets requires a well-organized and detailed approach to document maintenance requirements and to schedule their execution. The aim is to balance uptime for the asset and leverage the use of the repair facility. These capabilities are available using SAP’s Maintenance Program Definition (MPD) Workbench and Maintenance Event Builder (MEB). Using…...…