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  1. Improve Background Process Design with Process Chain Scheduling

    Reading time: 27 mins

    The true value of any new algorithm or process implementation can be derived only when the batch process in which these functionalities are executed has been optimally designed. Learn the fundamentals of process chain scheduling and then walk through eight scenarios in which you can implement such scheduling using sample utilities to improve your process…...…
  2. Extended Supply Chain Management with SAP Integrated Business Planning and SAP SNC

    Reading time: 16 mins

    Learn how to use SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) and SAP Integrated Business Planning to enable collaboration scenarios in extended supply chain management to monitor your supply chain more efficiently and be alerted in case of irregularities. Key Concept SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) has been used by many companies to support collaboration…...…
  3. Manage Supply Chain Risks with SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0

    Reading time: 12 mins

    SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 offers extended performance and risk indicators in a number of key areas, including the Supply Chain Council’s Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model. Learn how to effectively map these key risk indicators to an enterprise risk management program using SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 and SAP Risk Management…...…
  4. Intelligent Supply Chain Management with SAP Cloud Platform

    Reading time: 20 mins

    Learn how to optimize your supply chain management process using cloud services from SAP Cloud Platform. The scenario used in this article identifies the inconsistent data readings at run time and forecasts failures. It also describes how SAP Cloud Platform proactively generates a purchase order if required. With the help of SAP Cloud Platform, you…...…
  5. An Experienced SAP Supply Chain Management Lead Shares Views on Implementations and Steps Toward Digital Transformation

    Reading time: 5 mins

    In this Q&A, Muhammad Riaz Hussain Shan, SAP Lead for supply chain, quality management, and plant maintenance at Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd, shares with SAPinsider some key emerging trends in 2019. He offers insights from lessons and tips from his SAP implementations as well as his views on digital transformation of supply chain processes and…
  6. Learn How Campbell’s Soup Saved $53 Million in Supply Chain Management

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Learn how standard SAP technology can lead to massive savings in SAP customers’ supply chains. By having harmonized master and operational data across their systems, companies can achieve a more accurate view of their inventory performance, lot sizes, and dead stock. Learn how the Campbell Soup Company was able to harmonize its data, maximize the…
  7. Real-Time Inventory and Order Visibility: Key for Successful Supply Chain Management

    Reading time: 7 mins

    With advancements in technology such as Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, and big data, demands and expectations for supply chain management have continuously grown over the past few decades. Greater organization of real-time data and visibility into inventory and orders can be a crucial tool in achieving more efficient operations and greater customer value. Large-scale…
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    Hyperscalers Focus on Supply Chain Platforms

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Supply chain planning solutions space has been a crowded and competitive segment for decades. As technology capabilities progress, we see more and more entrants in the segment, trying to compete with established players. However, a key fact of this space is that while bells and whistles may differ, the core features and functionalities remain the…
  9. 12 Tips to Automate BW Using Process Chains

    Reading time: 15 mins

    Process chains are the new generation (as of BW 3.0) of job scheduling and monitoring tools for tasks such as data loads, Reporting Agent jobs, or index rebuilds. The author recently automated a large BW system using process chains, and these 12 tips will get you started on your own automation project.   Those of…...…
  10. Outsourcing Operations? How to Design an Undisrupted Supply Plan in SAP APO

    Reading time: 35 mins

    See how a manufacturing company created a new third-party logistics (3PL) code to represent a third-party logistics service provider. By incorporating 3PL into supply chain planning, the manufacturing company could plan against changing demand and supply position at 3PL and replenish the 3PL site to achieve the desired customer service level. Key Concept A purchase…...…