SAP Planning & Consolidations


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  1. Do You Still Need SAP BW If You Have SAP HANA?

    Reading time: 19 mins

    Gain an overview of the value proposition for SAP BW for companies that have SAP HANA— more specifically, companies that have SAP ERP suite products (e.g., Employee Central Component [ECC] and CRM) and also have SAP HANA. Key Concept SAP HANA is a rapidly changing database with a collection of native modeling tools that can,...…

  2. Improve Current Forecast Models in SAP MM

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Learn how to increase the accuracy of the current forecast models in SAP materials management (MM). This alternative strategy consists of combining different forecasting models by placing weights on individual forecasts. The idea behind the combination of forecasting techniques is that no forecasting method is fully appropriate for all situations. You can apply this improved...…

  3. SAP BI Product Convergence Update: What’s Happening Today, What is Coming Next, and What Does It Mean for You?

    Reading time: 65 mins

    SAP’s BI suite continues its course of ongoing product advancements, and there are significant new product releases on the very near horizon. With the pending SP4 release of SAP BI 4.2 due to impact the full BI suite, and the major new release of SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 (where SAP BusinessObjects Lumira and SAP BusinessObjects Design...…

  4. How Do Operations and IT Approach the Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain Differently?

    Reading time: 4 mins

    SAPinsider recently published a report titled, “Transforming the Intelligent Supply Chain,” which benchmarks the leading SAP customers in supply chain management on their progress in digital transformation in the supply chain. Digitally transforming the supply chain involves a range of technical and strategic considerations. In this case, digital transformation of the supply chain means multiple…

  5. Streamline Budgeting and Planning with Accurate, Timely Data

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Successful planning and budgeting requires insights based on accurate data. Gaining this insight can be difficult, however — organizations often rely on outdated processes that do not deliver timely, accurate insights. Discover how a business planning approach that focuses on consolidating data, modeling forecasts, and automating budgets can help you develop reliable reports and improve…

  6. supply chain planning

    Supply Chain Planning in the Cloud Benchmark Research

    Reading time: 1 mins

    As the magnitude of challenges that supply chains face today increases in magnitude exponentially, the importance of having best-of-breed supply chain planning capabilities have increased many-fold.

  7. DM4Mill

    How CloudPaths Makes Supply Chains Smarter

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Supply chains have experienced unprecedented challenges and obstacles in recent years – COVID-19, inflation, geopolitical tensions, and much more. These issues are posing unique challenges to organizations, even into 2024. Many of these companies are turning to the supply chain experts at CloudPaths to address end-to-end planning and execution issues. CloudPaths has helped dozens of…

  8. Integrated Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is Key to Success in the Digital Solutions Economy

    Reading time: 3 mins

    DSE business models pose new challenges with regard to Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes, requiring agility, scalability and end-to-end integration.

  9. Blue Diamond Growers partners with SAP, project44, and XpertMinds to transform their supply chain, saves $1M on transportation costs

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Blue Diamond Growers, the world’s largest almond processing cooperative, transitioned from a cumbersome manual supply chain to a fully digitized system via SAP and project44, drastically improving efficiency, planning capabilities, and customer service, ultimately achieving a 99% fill rate and significant reductions in planning time and inventory.

  10. How SAP Users Can Build Tariff-Proof Supply Chains with Real-Time Data and Smart Planning

    Reading time: 4 mins

    In an era of unpredictable tariff increases, SAP users can leverage tools like S/4HANA, IBP, and Ariba, along with mobile barcoding, to transform supply chain disruptions into opportunities for resilience, agility, and strategic advantage.