Enterprise Resource Planning Blog Posts by SAP

Attention SAP Partners – Follow These 5 Steps to Become an Expert Selling SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Given the importance of continuous innovation, industry best practices and ready-to-run cloud ERP, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is the product that helps customers achieve their goals. Our partners play a crucial role in making this happen. For ...

PLM Visionaries Unveil Trends for 2024

In this blog post, I would like to underline the summary of some of the trends that visionaries in the PLM space shared in our exciting video ‘Breaking down the hottest PLM trends of 2024’. These experts, who engage with PLM on a daily basis, share t...

The Holiday Edition of the Utilities Newsletter Is Out - Check Out the Best Moments of 2023

Dear Utilities Community, As we draw closer to the festive cheer of the winter holidays, it's an opportune moment to pause and look back in this video at the remarkable journey we've undertaken in 2023. It was a significant year for SAP Utilitie...

Financial Management #5: Empowering Finance Professionals

Hey there, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Finance business enthusiasts! Today, we're diving into what finance teams really need; not just to cope month-end to month-end, but to flourish. We all know that finance professionals are under pressure. External pressu...

The 2023 SAP Business Experts Insights Survey: Charts, Findings, and More Charts

This fall, we surveyed Business Experts in the SAP Community about the tasks the perform and the tools that they use. This blog post is a report on the survey results. Introduction SAP application implementation teams are composed of folks with a mix...

Payroll Tax Tips on Your Holiday Wishlist

In this guest blog post, Susan C Allen, a Senio Director at Ceridian Tax discusses Payroll Tax changes in the US for 2024 ________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored By: SAP Guest Blogger: Susan C. ...

Title: The Digital Transformation: The Influence of AI and the Dynamics of S/4HANA

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) are three transformative technologies revolutionizing our work and education. They are genuinely reshaping the way we operate. If your...

Jowat Doubles Productivity with Smarter Maintenance and Strategic Insight into Asset Management

Manufacturing adhesives is a complex process, and ensuring production line machines are well-maintained, safe, clean, and calibrated is a constant challenge. How could Jowat empower its technicians to prioritize work more effectively, manage inve...

Zero Touch Finance – Intelligent automation along financial processes

What is “Zero Touch Finance”? We are currently experiencing a historic development due to the still unprecedented impact of COVID-19 and a continuing economic recession, to name just two, which have led to widespread adjustments as we adapt to a new...

A Chemical Accident in the US Every 1.2 Days

Here is a link to the Guardian article with the headline "US faces almost daily hazardous chemical accidents, study suggests". In the article (from Nov. 9, 2023 by Carey Gillam) it states, "The new report shows 829 hazardous chemical incidents from ...

Navigating the Circular Economy: Monetizing Sustainability through Subscription Models

In the pursuit of a more sustainable future, the United Nations is currently engaged in negotiations to establish circular and conscientious approaches to plastic production and consumption. The imminent UN Treaty of Plastics, set to take effect...

Stretching Every Dollar

Being involved in finance for over 25 years I have always heard the saying “One plus One equals three”. For me, this means how to maximise the return on each dollar we spend. The Office of the CFO, since the early 2000’s, has been challenged to tran...

SAP's Snapshot of ERP Cloud Migration Practices

Implementing a tax engine as part of an SAP S/4HANA migration is a “win-win-win” proposition that generates value for tax, finance and IT teams. Per Brian Wilchucsky of Vertex, an SAP Endorsed App found on the SAP Store,"one of the best ways tax gro...

What Cloud ERP Can Learn From A Thanksgiving Feast

If you think the dynamics of a Thanksgiving feast cannot be likened to the transformative power of Cloud ERP in the business world, think again. Let’s take a look at how the family dinner table and a company’s digital transformation journey require c...

Digital Adoption und Adaption: Unternehmen erfolgreich digitalisieren

Digital Adoption: So umgehen Unternehmen Hürden beim Einführen neuer Software IT-Programme können das Leben deutlich erleichtern. Sie können gar disruptive Innovationen sein, also eine Möglichkeit, das Unternehmen auf ein neues Level zu heben. Sie...

Driving Sustainable Growth: The Role of Green Public Finance Management, Part 1: Understanding the Concept

Citizens concerned about climate change have put governments under pressure in the last few years. Expectations have only grown over time since Nationally Determined Contributions like the Paris Agreement or the creation and monitoring of Sustainable...

The Role of Generative AI in Product Line Development

Introduction In today’s fast paced business environment, product managers face a formidable task of building and expanding product lines that meet market demands while keeping costs in check. The dynamic nature of society, economy and business requ...

Unleash the Power of Product Lifecycle Management with SAP

In today's rapidly evolving and highly competitive market, organizations across industries are constantly striving to improve their product development processes. The ability to bring innovative products to the consumer quickly and efficiently is a k...

Be Ready: Future-Proofing Asset Management in Your Organization

My basement flooded a few weeks ago, and my wife was on a mission to get to the bottom of the issue. And like any good husband, I got out of her way, and let here get to the root of the problem. As it happens, due to unprecedented rain fall over a v...

Financial Management Series Blog #4: Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation

SAP S/4HANA Cloud sets the standard for traceability and automation of intercompany sales and stock transfer processes in Cloud ERP systems. And with our BlackLine partnership, SAP can offer a great solution for originating non-trade intercompany tra...

Charting New Skies: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Aviation Product Lifecycle Management

Marquee advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping industries around the world, including aviation. AI is beginning to play a pivotal role in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), enhancing traditional methods, and aiding companies to a...

Financial Management Series Blog #3: Architecture & Value for Finance teams

This is Blog #3 in our Financial Management Blog Series. You can find the complete series outlined HERE. Organizations around the world are evaluating and moving to SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Sometimes the decisions are driven by the IT department, because ...

The Case for Cloud ERP – The SAP Partner Perspective

The last 30 years have seen an enormous shift in how business is transacted across the globe, and the best example of this shift is the growth in the import/export economy. According to the World Bank, at the dawn of the ERP market in 1990, the total...

Leveraging the SAP Partner Ecosystem to RISE with SAP

In a recent, RISE into the Future event, SAP executives shared the latest cloud, AI, and ERP innovations that can help your business move into the future. And a key part of this digital transformation are the strategic partners that can help build a ...

Financial Management Series Blog #2: R2R automation

Finance teams are being asked to do many new things - build a digital strategy, provide guidance to the business on new opportunities, execute on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures with increasing frequency, formulate an opinion on the applicabil...

Sustainability and the Dark Side of the Moon

Are your sustainability efforts "Comfortably Numb"? According to Accenture’s UN Global Compact Study June 2021, 62% of CEOs say that the pressure to act on sustainability grew significantly over the last three years. One focus of the new green ec...

How Cloud ERP Empowers Your Business To Do More With Less

Like most industries, professional services firms face increasing pressure to deliver exceptional experiences for their clients while preserving their margins. This begs the question: Is it possible to deliver more value for clients using less resour...

The Important Role that Asset Operations Processes Play In Risk Resilient And Sustainable Supply Chains

By Zoryana Zagorodnya, SAP The last few years have brought with them an onslaught of disruption that has transformed the way we think about supply chains, especially when it comes to risk. Simply being reactive to disruptions is not enough. Your su...

3 Sustainable Finance Steps For Midsize Businesses To Gain Access To Capital

Getting access to capital to grow a midsize business isn’t always easy and doesn’t come cheap. The good news is that measuring your sustainability efforts can make borrowing more affordable. Banks and other financial institutions reward businesses wi...

Guest Blog Post from IDC: Employee Experience Builds Connection - Manager Experience Builds Success

In this guest blog post, Zachary Chertok, the research manager for IDC in employee experience (EX), discusses the role of and challenges for a Line Manager and the need for organizations to provide the tools and processes and a superior experience to...

Why Cloud ERP Is Right For Your Scaleup

As key enablers of unlocking value, founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs exercise tremendous influence over their scaleup's future. They continually fine-tune business operations and financial performance by combining people, processes, and technologies...

ERP for Everyone: Why Cloud ERP is ‘just right’ for midsize manufacturers

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an essential tool for any manufacturing business that wants to scale up its operations, keep pace with customer demands, maintain its margins and grow both regionally and internationally. On-prem ERP application...

Grow in the cloud: How cloud ERP benefits midsize high-tech manufacturers

Companies in high-tech manufacturing are accustomed to operating in an industry subject to dramatic advances and rapid evolution. But, for mid-market component manufacturers in particular, the level of change in today’s business landscape is unlike a...

How midsize mill products manufacturers can benefit from Cloud ERP

They may not always get the recognition they deserve, but midsize mill products manufacturing companies are the bedrock of modern economies. Whether its sheet metal fabricators, plastics moulders, paper mills or packaging makers, these are the compa...

Successful SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Financial Software Implementation: Lessons Learned and Transformative Outcomes, as reported at SAPPHIRE

In a recent customer panel at the SAPPHIRE event in Barcelona, we had the opportunity to speak with two participants, María José González from Grupo IskayPet, and Marco Kramer from RWE AG, about their experience with implementing SAP S/4HANA enterpri...

Choosing SAP Product Lifecycle Management today, can help shape a sustainable tomorrow

Building products that are sustainable by design is key to shaping the world of tomorrow. Contemporary businesses give vital consideration to including sustainable practices in their processes to address the ever-growing concern about environmental i...

AI, Aquaman and Voltaire Are Standing At a Bus Stop.......

There are few things in the business world as cringe-inducing as the question “what is your superpower?”. AI Generated Image of a Superhero standing at a bus stop I don’t have a superpower – I am a mere mortal. I do have a particular skill in taking ...

Improved Productivity and Responsiveness: Measuring the Business Value for SAP BTP with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” The principle in this famous quote about adaptability as critical to surviving a changing natural environment can also apply to ...

Empowering Midsize Companies For Competitive Growth And Digital Transformation

GROW with SAP In today’s fast-changing world, most midsize companies find themselves facing significant challenges in staying competitive and growing profitably. As a result, these organizations are under immense pressure to undergo digital transfor...

The Rise of Subscription Economy: A Win-Win for Consumers and Businesses

According to Subscription Service Statistics and Costs research an average consumer spends $133 a month on subscriptions which amounts to about $1,600 a year. If you think you don’t belong to this group you might be one of the 42 percent of consum...

What Happens When Midsize High Tech Firms Rewire Their Operational Mindset?

By David Dunn, Director of Global Industry Marketing, SAP The high tech industry has become a beacon of social change and business transformation. However, while change is good, it’s becoming more challenging to achieve due to material shortages, ri...

The Bold Moves That Pay Off For Midsize Distributors Considering Mergers And Acquisitions

By Magnus Meier, Global Vice President, Wholesale Distribution, SAP Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continues to shake up the wholesale distribution industry. To date, the top three pharmaceutical distributors in the United States gained a maj...

Seamlessly Integrated Ecosystem Solutions for GROW with SAP and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition

Welcome to this blog, where we will explore the extensions and integrations that the SAP ecosystem offers for GROW with SAP and SAP S/4 HANA Cloud, public edition, and delve into the integration scenarios, best practices, and how to find integrated p...

Creative Pricing – how to stay competitive and profitable in challenging times

While millennials meanwhile have on average 12 different media and telecommunication subscriptions, spending 133 USD for it, also for all other industries and as well in B2B the number of subscriptions is strongly increasing. There are many examples...

The Scaleup Mindset: Buying Technology Is About Driving Partnerships

By Umar Khan, Regional Head of Grow with SAP – North EMEA Region, SAP The lifecycle of a high-growth company (or scaleup) is full of extreme highs and lows and everything in between – leaving absolutely zero time for outdated data, uninformed de...

Does your technology infrastructure set you free?

If the last three years have taught us anything, it’s that we should continue to expect more of the unexpected. And when the unexpected comes knocking on the door—perhaps loudly and insistently— often it’s our technology infrastructure that informs ...

Service-Based Business: A New Path To Growth For Manufacturing Firms

By Judy Cubiss, Director and Global Marketing Lead for Industrial Manufacturing, SAP Midsize manufacturers may have benefitted from highs in overall demand after the pandemic. But a steady rush of supply chain disruptions, economic turbulence, risin...

When Dutch Design Meets Cloud-ERP: Taking Customer Experience to the Next Level at RIHO

By Öykü Ilgar, SAP RIHO Group is a Dutch designer and manufacturer of quality baths, whirlpools, showers, and bathroom furniture that has been in business for over 35 years. Based in Tilburg, Netherlands, the innovative manufacturer is taking th...

SAP Build Apps for SAP Business One, the next-gen Development Environment

Running the first SAP Build Apps for SAP Business One Hands-On in Walldorf in November 2022 Story Line: About SAP Business One and me What is SAP Build Apps What do I need to know if I want to connect SAP Business One ERP? What commercia...

Why Sustainability Should Still Matter To Midsize Retailers During A Recession

By Joerg Koesters, Head of Retail Marketing and Communications, SAP Against a backdrop of inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, and a potential global recession, midsize retailers are taking stock of organizational excesses and weaknesses. ...