Aug 29, 2023
•1 minute read
S/4HANA
Revolutionizing SAP Integration: Emphasys’ Breakthrough with a Cosmetic GiantEmphasys collaborated with a global cosmetic company, undergoing a massive business transformation, to simplify its SAP S/4HANA integration. By analyzing the existing legacy systems and redesigning key interfaces, they significantly reduced integration scopes and optimized sales order processing. This intervention allowed the creation of 100,000 sales order items in under 7 minutes, surpassing the set target. The Global Solution Delivery Lead lauded Emphasys for its expertise and tools that reduced costs, time, and risks in production. Dive deeper into this case study to uncover how Emphasys redefined SAP integration for a global cosmetic leader!
“Cloud Migration is More Than Just an Upgrade”In an exclusive interview with SAPinsider, Peter Pluim, President, SAP Enterprise Cloud Services & SAP Sovereign Cloud Services talks about his role and how SAP is supporting its customers on their cloud journeys.
Peter Pluim is the President of SAP’s Enterprise Cloud Services & SAP Sovereign Cloud Services businesses, which include private managed cloud deployment options for RISE with SAP and full SAP ERP value-adding SAP Cloud Application Services as well as Sovereign Cloud Services for all SAP cloud solutions. He is responsible for the end-to-end delivery, revenue and margin of these business and leads a global team that ensures SAP delivers to its contractual commitments. Peter is part of the Global Product Engineering Group and reports directly to its President and Executive Board Member. Peter joined SAP in June 2019 and prior to his role at SAP, Peter was the Executive Vice-President and CEO of Atos’ Infrastructure & Data Management Division and part of the Executive Committee.
Aug 14, 2023
•11 minute read
Integrated Access to SAP Online and Archive Data with PBS Add-onsManaging significant volumes of data is an especially intricate task for enterprises especially in utilities, telecommunications, and insurance sectors. These industries commonly foster multiple business interactions with their customers, leading to the necessity of storing numerous contracts per customer within their systems. This process invariably yields an immense volume of accounts and documents, culminating in substantial datasets. As a consequence, periodic data archiving becomes indispensable over time, serving as an effective strategy to mitigate system load and enhance performance.
The PBS archive add-ons are designed to provide seamless, comprehensive access to both archived and active data. These add-ons capitalize on deep transactional integration, enabling users to navigate directly to preceding, subsequent, or interlinked documents within SAP or from other SAP modules. This functional capability extends without limitations to both resident and archived data sets.
Jul 17, 2023
•2 minute read
SAP AI – Powering the Digital Supply ChainsAI is not new to supply chain management. Many companies are already using AI to resolve supply chain challenges like sales and operations planning and other supply chain data pools to manage demand fluctuations, supply constraints, production scheduling, and dynamic distribution. Data reveals that AI-enabled supply-chain management has allowed early adopters to improve logistics costs by 15 percent, inventory levels by 35 percent, and service levels by 65 percent, compared with slower-moving competitors. From prediction and forecasting, preventing out-of-stock situations, curtailing late deliveries, handling product recalls efficiently, averting inventory spoilage, and decreasing supplier risk, the potential of AI use in supply chain management is vast.
SAP is strategically positioned to help companies adopt AI across the entire design-to-operate business processes with its integrated approach that allows businesses to digitally connect and enhance their operations throughout multiple stages of product and asset lifecycles.
Jul 14, 2023
•4 minute read
SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain for Extended Service Parts PlanningIn order to successfully and sustainably operate in sectors centered around distribution, such as the automotive, agriculture, high-tech, and wholesale distribution industries, it is essential to build a strong and adaptable supply chain and foster unwavering customer loyalty. The task of managing the demand for service parts can be unpredictably fluctuating, and a lack of transparency in inventory throughout the supply chain can result in lost opportunities, elevated costs for storing inventory, and dissatisfaction among customers. Therefore, it is vital to prioritize flexibility, visibility, innovation, and top-notch customer service.
SAP offers comprehensive and reliable solutions for managing service parts to aid businesses in the aftermarket industry in overcoming these challenges. Using SAP solutions like the S/4HANA Supply Chain for extended service parts planning, companies can guarantee the accurate and timely positioning of parts, streamline their inventory, cut down inventory storage costs, make data-driven decisions, and improve customer satisfaction.
This article focuses on SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain for extended service parts planning, a contemporary solution that provides specialized planning functionalities for service parts and complete visibility of the supply chain, from the initial demand to the final delivery of the product.
Jun 23, 2023
•4 minute read
SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS) Sanctioned Party List ScreeningMany companies believe they can skip screening their sales and purchase orders against sanctioned party lists when dealing with foreign entities. Some argue that they either know their business partners or don't want to invest in a systematic screening process. Others claim to rely on manual screening or conduct it after orders have already been processed and shipped. However, these companies often face fines when they realize they have shipped to prohibited entities. As of 2020, violating the Trading with the Enemy Act results in fines of $90,000 per violation, while violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act carries a fine of approximately $308,000 per violation. This article discusses SAP’s Global Trade Services (GTS) which has screening capabilities that mitigate the risk involved in trading with the sanctioned parties. The solution allows for screening in real time as purchase and sales orders, and deliveries are entered into the system. The system also checks business partners and documents against the sanctioned lists and determines the future disposition of the partner/document based on system configuration.
May 17, 2023
•7 minute read
GROW with SAP: A PrimerThe recent pandemic was an unprecedented global event that had a profound impact. However, as the pandemic started to wane, the global political climate worsened, causing disruptions for companies around the world. These disruptions have affected companies in various ways, such as rising energy and capital costs, unpredictable supply chains, economic pressures, political instability, and a scarcity of skilled talent. These broader trends and challenges have had a significant impact on small and medium-sized businesses, particularly in terms of their financial performance, operational efficiency, and sustainability. These businesses are struggling to address these issues and keep up with the changing landscape due to their limitations in adopting new business models, lacking agility, having fragmented and inefficient processes, being unable to utilize their data effectively, and relying on outdated and incompatible technology solutions that don't meet their operational and strategic needs.
The article discusses a comprehensive solution, Grow with SAP, that can seamlessly help businesses to overcome the challenges and establish a strong foundation for future growth, profitability, and sustainability.
May 17, 2023
•6 minute read
Webinar: SAP S/4HANA Migration 2023SAP S/4HANA migration continues to be one of the most important topics of discussion for SAP ERP customers. Since it was released in 2015, around 22,000 customers have licensed the solution, with approximately two-thirds of that number having completed a deployment. SAPinsider started tracking SAP S/4HANA adoption in 2019 and since that time, we have noted a steady growth in those reporting they are using it. This is consistent with the numbers that SAP has reported in quarterly earnings calls, although the focus in the last year has been more on the cloud ERP story, to which SAP S/4HANA Cloud is central. This year’s data shows that, as we approach the 2027 maintenance deadline, this has again become the primary factor impacting SAP S/4HANA adoption.
Organizations are aware that the cost and length of an SAP S/4HANA deployment project can be significant when there is an existing ERP implementation, and time is now of the essence if there is a goal of switching to SAP S/4HANA before the end of 2027. Organizations must leverage the time they have to begin their preparations for a move off their existing ERP systems. Even if there are no immediate plans to begin a deployment, the better the preparation, the smoother the deployment. Utilize time wisely over the coming years to ensure that you are ready no matter what the future brings.
Download the benchmark report to read the full data analysis from 161 members of the SAPinsider community and receive recommendations for your own plans.
- Explore the factors behind the move to SAP S/4HANA
- Learn what strategies they are implementing to support their ERP plans
- Understand how organizations are approaching their ERP decisions
- See what technologies they are implementing to support their ERP planning
May 4, 2023
•1 minute read
Is SAP Abandoning On-Premise?There has been significant discussion surrounding SAP’s stance on cloud versus on-premise. The recent statement by DSAG board member Sebastian Westphal implies that SAP is focusing enhancements on the public cloud version of SAP S/4HANA in a push to accelerate cloud adoption. But beyond these statements, there also seems to be a growing concern among SAP customers about SAP increasingly deemphasizing its on-premise software solutions despite thousands of enterprise customers still using them.
Part of the concern stems from the different deployment options for SAP S/4HANA. While there are at least four different options for SAP S/4HANA deployment, these options may not be clearly understood by the broader SAP community.
There are also concerns that new enhancements and processes will only be launched in cloud-based solutions. However, according to SAPinsider research, as more than three-quarters of those planning a RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud deployment intend to use SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, it does not make sense for SAP to only enhance SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition. But since SAP frequently only says SAP S/4HANA Cloud, there is often additional confusion among customers about whether that means SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition, or SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition.
SAP’s focus on the cloud is not going to change. Cloud has been the strategic objective since Bill McDermott was the CEO, and increasing cloud revenue is what investors and analysts expect in quarterly earnings. Any organization working with SAP must understand this will impact every interaction.
Apr 24, 2023
•4 minute read
SAP S/4HANA Migration 2023SAP S/4HANA migration continues to be one of the most important topics of discussion for SAP ERP customers. Since it was released in 2015, around 22,000 customers have licensed the solution, with approximately two-thirds of that number having completed a deployment. SAPinsider started tracking SAP S/4HANA adoption in 2019 and since that time, we have noted a steady growth in those reporting they are using it. This is consistent with the numbers that SAP has reported in quarterly earnings calls, although the focus in the last year has been more on the cloud ERP story, to which SAP S/4HANA Cloud is central. This year’s data shows that, as we approach the 2027 maintenance deadline, this has again become the primary factor impacting SAP S/4HANA adoption.
Organizations are aware that the cost and length of an SAP S/4HANA deployment project can be significant when there is an existing ERP implementation, and time is now of the essence if there is a goal of switching to SAP S/4HANA before the end of 2027. Organizations must leverage the time they have to begin their preparations for a move off their existing ERP systems. Even if there are no immediate plans to begin a deployment, the better the preparation, the smoother the deployment. Utilize time wisely over the coming years to ensure that you are ready no matter what the future brings.
Download the benchmark report to read the full data analysis from 161 members of the SAPinsider community and receive recommendations for your own plans.
- Explore the factors behind the move to SAP S/4HANA
- Learn what strategies they are implementing to support their ERP plans
- Understand how organizations are approaching their ERP decisions
- See what technologies they are implementing to support their ERP planning
Mar 31, 2023
•1 minute read
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