Industry Insights

SAP serves more than two dozen industries with its portfolio of industry-specific solutions. It also serves industries with industry cloud, a portfolio of cloud solutions from SAP and SAP partners that integrate with SAP landscapes to address cross-industry needs out of the box. SAPinsider is committed to providing industry-specific knowledge to help address the challenges that are unique to each cohort. Industry Insights are written by SAPinsider’s skilled team of analysts, editors, and experts in the form of end-user stories, research derivatives, and articles to help explain trends, technological advancements, opportunities, and solve challenges specific to each industry that uses SAP technology.

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  1. APO Industry Solutions: Extensions for Auto and Retail

    Reading time: 12 mins

    SAP’s Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) solution offers 10 extensions for six industries: Mill (Paper, Metal), Chemical/Process, Auto, Retail, Cable, and Defense. In this article, I discuss industry extensions for the retail and auto industries. Key Concept Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) industry solutions are industry-specific extensions that are integrated with SAP’s core ERP Central...…

  2. How to efficiently leverage the SAP Model Company to achieve maximum business value in a SAP S/4HANA transformation

    Reading time: 8 mins

    Digital transformation is reinventing the global economy where businesses, individuals, and societies are becoming collaborative, responsive, and efficient. Intelligent, agile, and automated technology platforms drive this transformation and deliver fundamentally different business outcomes. The need for a rapid and agile transformation with optimized long term TCO while also managing continuous innovation is forcing business leaders…

  3. 10 Challenges of APO Implementation in the Consumer Goods Industry

    Reading time: 26 mins

    This case study by Rajesh Ray shows the innovative solutions companies adopted to meet challenges when implementing SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization. Key Concept Disaggregation is a process by which values at a higher level of the product hierarchy are distributed to individual products. The consumer goods industry has many industry-specific characteristics that present planning...…

  4. How SAP Central Finance and insightsoftware can Jumpstart Your Move to SAP S/4HANA Cloud

    Reading time: 4 mins

    With the 2027 end-of-maintenance deadline of SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) approaching, SAP users must do something to stay compliant.

  5. business transformation

    Redwood Software’s RunMyJobs Joins SAP’s Industry Cloud for Utilities 

    Reading time: 4 mins

    The utility industry continues to modernize, and with that evolution comes the challenge of processing an ever-increasing amount of data. The efficient management of cash is a particularly important task, yet achieving global visibility of it remains elusive for most utility companies. According to the SAPinsider Cash Management and Visibility report, few companies succeed in…

  6. Entertainment Industry Pricing and Pricing Architecture in SAP CRM-IPM 7.0 with Enhancement Package 1

    Reading time: 20 mins

    Learn about commonly used entertainment industry pricing models, SAP CRM-IPM pricing architecture, and royalty scopes. See how they support pricing calculations and user data entry, and discover potential gaps that you might encounter in the media industry, especially with television companies. Key Concept The entertainment industry has unique needs involved in pricing licenses sale contracts...…

  7. Data quality in EAMs

    Creating Data Driven Businesses with PwC’s Leading with Insights

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Leading with Insights is a tech-enabled solution by PwC that can help companies accelerate their move to SAP Analytics Cloud.

  8. SAP Data Modernization with Onibex OneConnect

    Unlocking AI’s Full Potential: The Power of Unified Data with SAP and Databricks

    Reading time: 3 mins

    The partnership between SAP and Databricks aims to revolutionize enterprise analytics by integrating data from various sources to enable real-time AI-driven insights, while Qubittron provides guidance for optimizing data governance and application development.

  9. Transforming Industries with SAP S/4HANA: A Look at Sector-specific Innovations and Advancements

    Reading time: 3 mins

    SAP S/4HANA, the next-generation intelligent ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) suite, has emerged as a game-changer, offering industry-specific solutions that address these specific requirements. This blog explores how SAP S/4HANA caters to the distinct needs of different sectors, enhancing industry-specific processes and empowering organizations to achieve greater success.

  10. Leveraging Technology to Address Automotive Industry Challenges

    Reading time: 5 mins

    By Kumar Singh, Research Director, Automation & Analytics, SAPinsider Automotive- An industry prone to challenges The automotive industry is one of the most prominent industries in the world of manufacturing. Cassia and Matteo quote in their bestselling book “The Economics of Cars”: “The history of the manufacturing industry and the history of the automotive industry…