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What Is Risk Analysis?
Risk analysis is the assessment of potential risks on the business or market and the likelihood of adverse effects from those events. In a supply chain context, for example, companies model various disruptions to determine their impact and apply risk mitigation strategies to avoid them.
According to Investopedia, risk analysis can be divided between two types: qualitative and quantitative.
Qualitative analysis: Qualitative analysis incorporates a definition of uncertainties, evaluation of the potential impacts, and risk mitigation measures. Examples include SWOT analysis and cause and effect diagrams.
Quantitative analysis: Quantitative analysis relies on statistical modeling and assigning numeric values to potential risks. Within a risk model, those values produce graphical outputs to help determine risk mitigation strategies.
Through both risk analysis approaches, companies can glean an holistic view of their risk profile.
What Is Risk Analysis?
Risk analysis is the assessment of potential risks on the business or market and the likelihood of adverse effects from those events. In a supply chain context, for example, companies model various disruptions to determine their impact and apply risk mitigation strategies to avoid them.
According to Investopedia, risk analysis can be divided between two types: qualitative and quantitative.
Qualitative analysis: Qualitative analysis incorporates a definition of uncertainties, evaluation of the potential impacts, and risk mitigation measures. Examples include SWOT analysis and cause and effect diagrams.
Quantitative analysis: Quantitative analysis relies on statistical modeling and assigning numeric values to potential risks. Within a risk model, those values produce graphical outputs to help determine risk mitigation strategies.
Through both risk analysis approaches, companies can glean an holistic view of their risk profile.
SAP and Risk Management
As more companies migrate to SAP S/4HANA, it’s critical that their risk strategies are integrated within the system. SAP provides risk management solutions that put governance, risk, and compliance at the forefront of business activities.
According to SAP, “stakeholders want to see evidence, on demand and in real time, that an organization which they are backing is managing their financial, social, and environmental activities efficiently, profitably, and responsibly … Any risk management measures must focus on the specific value drivers unique to the business, and these can be difficult for you to identify. Managers must look beyond financial line items to the activities and processes that are integral to the organization’s business model.”
Further Resources for SAPinsiders
Building More Effective Access Control Through Business-Centric GRC. In this article, learn how companies are utilizing access control solutions to identify risk within their user base. These solutions and processes are often technical and driven from audit and IT perspectives with very little input from business users who might find the technical GRC language hard to decipher. That’s where the idea of business-centric GRC comes into play for access control — providing the business with easier to understand, less technical language so that they can better interpret the data.
Application Security Imperiled by Attackers. Application security is being threatened by cyberattacks on the application layer, such as SAP S/4HANA systems, which target valuable resources organizations store there. In this article, learn about new security concepts necessary to protect the “crown jewels” stored in SAP systems. Companies need to deploy real-time detection and response to deal with the rise in attacks against the SAP application layer level.
Vendors that can help SAP customers with risk analysis include: Appsian Security, DXC Technology, EcoVadis, and Onapsis.
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Capitalizing on Automation Advancements with Ameri100Feb 5, 2024 — More and more organizations are looking for smarter solutions for digital transformations as the 2027 end of maintenance deadline for legacy SAP systems, such as ECC, draws nearer. Companies need to focus on the requirements that must be met ahead of the move to SAP S/4HANA. These businesses generally do not have the resources on staff that they need to execute this transition while also ensuring that they can leverage all the benefits of the new landscape.
SAPinsider sat down with Brandon Gordon, Executive Vice President of Global Business Development at Ameri100. He discussed how Ameri100 is a uniquely agile system integrator, able to shift quickly to meet customer needs and demands. He also shared recent examples of how the organization was able to help its customers to increase scalability to meet business demands for group reporting and financial consolidations.
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Enhancing the Efficiency and Sustainability of Global Supply Chains with DescartesJan 31, 2024 — In the current business environment, marked by intense competition, escalating customer expectations, frequent resource shortages, and significant economic challenges, it's imperative for organizations to effectively manage their supply chains. This requires a holistic strategy, incorporating efficient delivery, improved customer experience, fleet optimization, strict cost management, and enhancing the performance of both drivers and vehicles. At the same time, companies must adopt advanced, innovative technological tools and solutions to support and elevate their supply chain operations. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology for real-time monitoring and smooth communication, businesses can focus on customer satisfaction, offering better delivery options and transparency.
Descartes Systems Group is a company that specializes in providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for transportation and logistics. The company primarily concentrates on the transportation of goods, as well as communication and data management within the transportation and logistics industry.
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On a Path to S/4HANA? Data Volume Management Through Archiving is an Essential Step to SuccessJan 30, 2024 — When an SAP customer starts planning for S4/HANA migration, a common first step is to decide if they will adopt a Greenfield or a Brownfield approach for their S/4 applications and data environments. Regardless of the approach, companies often recognize the need for data volume management when running their applications in an in-memory database environment. […]
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Like the Change in Seasons, Change Management can be ComplexJan 25, 2024 — According to research around 52 percent of SAP projects fail when a transformation project entails major changes for employees. The early and active involvement of employees is a major challenge and requires a well-structured approach.
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The Evolution of a GRC Customer: Taking Control of Your GRC DestinyDec 10, 2023 — Click Here to View the Session Deck. Risk analysis and Compliant Provisioning across your entire landscape of business systems is critical for accomplishing compliance, especially as audits are becoming more in-depth year after year. Discover the technical options of how SAP GRC can communicate and analyze Cloud, Non-ABAP and Non-SAP systems. You will: Receive a […]
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Webinar: The CIO’s Transformation Report Card 2023Nov 30, 2023 — Over 50% of tech leaders are prioritizing two transformation initiatives: business process automation, standardization, or redesign, and transitioning to SAP S/4HANA. This is according to SAPinsider’s CIO 2023 Transformation Report Card and represents a considerable growth compared to last year, with 17 and 22 percentage point increases. Tech leaders identified two main drivers of digital transformation. Nearly 50% of respondents cited the business need for greater flexibility and innovation as the top driver of transformation, 17 points higher than last year. Over a third of respondents noted the upcoming end of maintenance for ECC, 18 points higher than last year. Regarding SAP’s role in transformation initiatives, a shift in perception has been observed over the past 12 months. This year, 47% reported using SAP for core ERP, new cloud solutions and innovation, 11 points higher than last year, and 33% reported SAP would be back-end primarily while best-of-breed would provide cloud and innovation, down 9 points from last year.
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Advanced MRP Post Processing with new MD06 and MD04 – Part 1Nov 10, 2023 — The MRP exception monitor provides a detailed view on your whole supply chain, all important materials, important orders, missing parts, MRP exception messages, actual inventory, and important KPIs. In one single transaction, you have all the relevant and important information to act proactively as an MRP planner or buyer.
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