SAP Planning & Consolidations


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  1. How SAP TMS Meets Industry Challenges

    Reading time: 8 mins

    Logistics management can be tricky and time-consuming in the transportation industry. Strategic IT planning is crucial in preparing for the near future – and the next significant disruption.

  2. Bridging the Gap with SAP: The Importance of Effective Portfolio and Project Planning

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Businesses face challenges in project management due to disconnected data systems between finance and operations, but solutions like SAP EPPM and tools from Platinum DB streamline data access and integrate finance with project planning, enhancing efficiency and enabling better project prioritization.

  3. Step-by-Step Guide to Create and Use Process Chains in APO

    Reading time: 11 mins

    The success of many SAP projects depends on managing how you execute background or batch jobs. Learn step by step how to configure process chains and use them to execute background jobs in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization. Key Concept Background jobs are a critical component of any SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization implementation and...…

  4. Start Your Enterprise Risk Management Process with Diligent Risk Planning

    Reading time: 13 mins

    More and more, companies are recognizing the relevance of solid risk management to protect themselves from diverse threats and increase the success rate of their strategies and initiatives. The enterprise risk management (ERM) process can be divided into five phases: risk planning, risk identification, risk analysis, risk response allocation, and risk monitoring. Learn about how...…

  5. Realize a Faster Design Build by Procuring Components without Building the Assemblies

    Reading time: 10 mins

    SCMProcuring components without building assembly production orders is a common requirement for creating product prototypes. You can meet this demand by creating a forecast for the assembly material and running material requirements planning (MRP). Discover the material master settings to use and walk through a test procedure for verifying the functionality. Key Concept Planning without...…

  6. Supply chain platforms

    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…

  7. SAP’s Latest – Synchronized Planning – Linking Planning to Execution

    In times of ever changing demand, companies need to make rapid changes to support a high degree of customer service including managing same day shipments. Hear how SAP’s Latest IBP and SAP S/4HANA innovations, Synchronized Planning connects your supply network plan with production planning and detailed scheduling. Released in October 2020 this innovation will help…

  8. Using xP&A to Connect Enterprise-Wide Planning and Analysis

    Give your organization a holistic view of planning processes to improve forecasts and budgeting accuracy as well as the bottom line. Link planning and operational systems, while uniting financial, human resources, demand, and supply plans, with SAP Analytics Cloud. After attending this session, you will: ● Understand why SAC for Planning has unique planning capabilities covering…

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    Infuse Accuracy and Speed into your Supply Chain Planning

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Supply chains remain vulnerable to shocks and disruptions, making planning and execution challenging. Demand is difficult to forecast as the bullwhip effect continues for those contending with supply side shortages and logistic capacity constraints. Consumer expectations are driving increased pressure for end-to-end planning solutions to improve supply chain performance. Companies are working hard to build…

  10. Promotion Planning SAP IBP

    Promotion Planning and Management with SAP IBP

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Demand forecasting was highlighted as a key challenge in SAPinsider's recent research Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud. The quality of forecasts also plays a key role in inventory management, which has emerged as another key focus area for SAPinsiders. We will also publish a research report focused on this specific topic of inventory management…