Achieving Goals by Leveraging AI-enabled Automation Solutions

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  1. Streamline Procurement Processes with the Raw Material Procurement Cockpit

    Discover how the Raw Material Procurement Cockpit can facilitate working with a large number of purchase requisitions and suppliers simultaneously. Learn the prerequisites and step-by-step configuration for the Raw Material Procurement Cockpit. Key Concept The Raw Material Procurement Cockpit is available as a Web Dynpro application that small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) can adopt as...…

  2. Enhance Supply Chain Efficiency with Spend Management Visibility

    The recent economic disruption has accelerated inefficiencies across the global supply chain, creating uncertainty for organizations. As a result, procurement teams face increasing challenges due to supply chain uncertainty. With globalization and the rise of new technologies, the supply chain has become more complex. To keep up with this ever-changing landscape, organizations need to be...…

  3. Effectively Create a Standard Cost Estimate Across Plants

    ManagementA complex manufacturing scenario may require operations to be carried out in different plants that manufacture a given good at various stages. Weigh the pros and cons of SAP’s four methods for creating a standard cost estimate for a semi-finished good in the receiving plant in a multiple-plant scenario. Key Concept A standard cost estimate...…

  4. Procurement’s Top 10 Transformation Initiatives in 2025 & How SAP Helps – Part 2

    The Hackett Group’s 2025 Procurement Agenda highlights a shift toward service design and delivery, with key priorities including contract management, third-party risk management, and increased use of generative AI and AI technologies, suggesting that procurement teams should leverage SAP solutions to enhance efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.

  5. Addressing Challenges in Workflow Automation

    Addressing challenges in workflow automation is essential for organizations striving to streamline processes and achieve operational excellence.

  6. Multilevel Supply Demand Matching with SAP APO-CTM Engine

    In this excerpt from Balaji Gaddam’s SAP PRESS book, Capable to Match (CTM) with SAP APO, gain insight into the CTM engine algorithm and understand the constraint-based programming techniques that the CTM engine uses to arrive at a feasible plan for a given demand. Key Concept Supply network planning using SAP SCM offers several planning...…

  7. The Strategic Role of Sustainable Procurement

    by Kumar Singh, Research Director, SAPinsider   The Growing Importance of Supply Chain Sustainability As supply chains become global and complex, every company faces environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues within their supply chain network. While the most talked-about aspects are environmental problems include climate change, carbon emissions, pollution, and waste management, social and governance...…

  8. Procurement’s Top 10 Transformation Initiatives in 2025 & How SAP Helps – Part 1

    In 2025, procurement is poised to leverage AI and updated technology to address productivity and efficiency gaps through initiatives like data analytics, talent management, category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management.

  9. 4 Keys to Unlock SAP APO

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    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...…

  10. Digital Innovation in Sourcing and Procurement

    Supplier relationships play a major role in determining an organization’s bottom line, and when suppliers are not performing at an optimal level, businesses need to know immediately or risk losses. Procurement professionals, many of whom have to deal with an ever-increasing volume of suppliers and contracts, face a growing burden in managing these supplier relationships.…