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Agriculture Commodity Scheduling
Agriculture commodities follow a complex supply chain and are influenced by global demand and inventory levels along with local weather, harvest conditions, and freight availability. The commodities are traded, hedged, stored, and speculated in most of the world. The commodity therefore transacts through multiple entities before it is ultimately consumed by processing units for end-customer…
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AGL Energy Tracks and Traces Tens of Thousands of Serialized Rotable Parts
Most (70%) SAP customers have integrated product or asset requirements to product models to support traceability of parts, according to SAPinsider's "Intelligent PLM Benchmark Report." One of those customers, AGL Energy, uses this integrated data to trace rotable parts through an SAP Fiori app implemented at the same time as SAP S/4HANA. SAPinsider recently interviewed…
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Industry 4.0 – The Journey to the Future of Productivity
Manufacturing companies are often overwhelmed by the breadth of Industry 4.0 technologies and are not quite sure where to begin their digital transformations. Learn how to assess product bottlenecks and inefficiencies and how to build incrementally on end-to-end processes such as design to operate. Because unique customer demands heavily affect product design and manufacturing, manufacturers…
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Make-to-Order Manufacturing Planning Strategy with Planned Cost
Organizations often experience challenges in a make-to-order (MTO) environment when managing “planned customer changes” mapping to standard product structure. This article will teach you how to separate “planned” vs. “un-planned” changes integrating planning, shop floor execution, inventory management and finance/controlling with accurate value on the books. It will explain inventory valuation with a step by…
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SAP’s Strategy for Industry 4.0
Read about SAP Industry 4.0 strategy. Manufacturing companies are challenged to increase producing high quality individualized products in an environment of constantly changing and varying customer demand. Companies recognize Industry 4.0 as strategic priority to turn these challenges into opportunities so you can stay connected to customer and integrate partners.
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An Intelligent Digital Supply Chain Is Key To Customer Centricity
Find out why companies must redefine the supply chain in a way that extends digitally to include product innovation, planning, manufacturing, execution, and service to deliver superior customer experiences, enable innovation, and gain market share.
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American Snack Company Saves Millions by Improving SAP TM User Experience
Approximately 23% of SAP customers currently use SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) according to SAPinsider's "Transforming the Intelligent Supply Chain" research. This makes it the second most popular SAP supply chain product after SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO). SAP customers that use SAP TM are 83% more likely to focus on digital transformation…
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Desires Delivered in an Experience Economy: Learn How to Successfully Manage Supply Chains to Improve Customer Experience
Today’s consumers have expectations for instant gratification and customizable orders, and those demands are starting to creep into business-to-business (B2B) transactions. B2B organizations need to be responsive to change to satisfy customer demands, for example, making mobile app ordering a priority. This article reveals how SAP customers can become winners in the experience economy. You…
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The Next Evolution of Spend Management
There are many variables that can complicate how SAP customers manage their spend, such as when significant portions of the workforce are external or when consumers have certain expectations for their travel and expense experience. Having a clear picture of every category of spend — whether that is travel, indirect, direct, or contingent labor and…
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Understanding What to Measure for Effective KPI Development
Strategic Supply Chain Management, Part I of II By Venkata Ramana Nethi CSCP, CPIM, Business Process Lead – Operations, Schlumberger Key performance indicators (KPIs) allow organizations to measure performance as it relates to specific projects, products, or workflow and use the information to evaluate their success at reaching business objectives. KPIs, also known as level-1...…
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