Social + Products = Better Products
Social media isn't just about marketing -- it's an opportunity to rethink many other business processes. In this post, I’d like to share some ideas about the new opportunities to improve all kinds of products using social media techniques. Timo Elliott in Consumer Products, Idea Place, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP StreamWork, Social Media and Social Networks [Feb. 09, 2012 09:42 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

One App to Enable Them All
With SAP's Mobile BI roadmap becoming clearer, I thought I'd take a moment to ask for the Mobile BI App I'd really like to see from SAP. Jamie Oswald in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Consumer Products, Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), Mobile, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence [Jan. 09, 2012 02:17 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Supply Chain Risk Management
In the survival of the fittest paradigm supply chain operations need to be more cost conscious, flexible ,innovative, and agile.Supply chain starts at one corner of the world and ends thousands of miles away in a different continent.Now a days localized event’s effect is experiences across the globe due to decentralized supply chain model. Supply chain operations are exposed to risk from a number of internal factors, which are easier to be addressed, or external factors, which are beyond the control. Kaushik Choudhury in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Consumer Products, Manufacturing [Jan. 03, 2012 05:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

National Retail Federation’s Big Show: An Event Unlike Any Other
The 101st NRF annual convention and expo will kick off next January in New York City. Retailers from all over the world will be in attendance after record sales during Black Sunday weekend and Cyber Monday and with hopes of continuing that momentum into NRF. In this blog, Mohamed covers the latest retail sales and consumer confidence measures and the challenges retailers must address for success as they face with the rise of the smart shopper and consumer. Mohamed Amer in Consumer Products, Mobile, Organizational Change Management, Retail, Wholesale Distribution [Nov. 29, 2011 05:13 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Secrets of Santas Supply Chain
Gartner likes to publish the Top 25 Supply Chains every year. Unfortunately, there’s one supply chain the esteemed analyst firm continues to overlook. And it just so happens to be the greatest supply chain success story of all time. I’m talking about The Santa Claus Supply Chain. Richard Howells in Business Solutions, Beginner, Consumer Products, ERP, Manufacturing [Nov. 29, 2011 06:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

A Network Economy at the SAP Retail Forum
SAP4Retail in Analytics, Consumer Products, Data Integration and Quality Management, Retail [Nov. 09, 2011 11:21 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Sold Out! SAP Retail Forum 2011
SAP Retail Forum 2011 brings the best and brightest in the Retail Industry together. Our them is Retail Without Boundaries today - pragmatic, insightful ways to knock down barriers, cross organizational boundaries, and grow retail and allied businesses into new markets and find new ways to grow. Colin Haig in Business Process Expert, Consumer Products, Public Sector, Retail, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 17, 2011 08:47 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Dialing into Generation M(obile)
What 2011’s back-to-school shopping season tells us about what workers' technology needs are - not in the future - but today. Eric Lai in Emerging Technologies, Consumer Products, Higher Education, Mobile, Organizational Change Management [Oct. 12, 2011 01:35 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Steve Jobs: You Will Be Missed
In this article I share what Steve Jobs meant to me. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Consumer Products, ERP, Mobile, SAP Developer Network [Oct. 06, 2011 12:28 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Five Enterprise & Developer Implications of iPhone 4S, iOS 5, Siri
Apple is a consumer company but its reach is so large that there are always implications for big businesses and developers. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, SAP Developer Network, SAP EcoHub [Oct. 04, 2011 03:32 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Amazon Just Ruined a Huge Portion of the Tablet Market
The $199 Kindle Fire throws down a big challenge not just to the iPad, but to the entire segment of low-end Android-based FeatureTablets. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, SAP Developer Network, SAP EcoHub [Sep. 29, 2011 04:50 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Announces Acquisition of Crossgate
This article discusses the announced acquisition of Crossgate, the developer of the SAP Information Interchange, by SAP. Crossgate is a cloud based EDI and e-invoicing managed services hub. What will SAP do with it? Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Consumer Products, ERP, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Sep. 29, 2011 03:51 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Complexity and Change: the Retail Industry’s DNA
Retail is all about the details of products, assortments, customers, competitors, and how these interact in millions of possible combination happening in retail simultaneously. The inherent pace of change in industry as a whole had led Jack Welch to pronounce “when the rate of change inside an institution becomes slower than the rate of change outside, the end is in sight.” We’ll take a look at how complexity and change play in retail. Mohamed Amer in Business Process Expert, Consumer Products, Organizational Change Management, Retail [Sep. 09, 2011 02:48 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Mobility, Giving Groceries a Fresh Makeover
The grocery industry is experiencing a technology makeover through mobility. SAP4Retail in Consumer Products, Mobile, Retail [Aug. 24, 2011 01:36 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why Good Products Fail and What You Can Do About It
The recent Global Supply Chain Trends survey by PRTM Management Consultants talked about “tearing down the walls” between supply chain management and product development/engineering”, a critical enabler for accelerating ramp-up and ramp-down of products into diverse customer markets. This blog discusses the concept of business processes that span treaditional boundries from "Idea to Delivery" Richard Howells in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, Consumer Products [Aug. 24, 2011 10:16 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP mobile Apps for consumers
Ben talking about RecallGenie. A cool app from SAP which is designed for the consumer market and available for free on the Apple App Store. It is for moms keeping their kids safe. Benjamin Boeser in Beyond SAP, Consumer Products, In-Memory Business Data Management, Mobile, Retail [Aug. 17, 2011 02:29 AM | 2 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

The Four P's in Retail Stores - People, Product, POS, Performance
SAP software solutions for retail stores cover four key areas: People, Product, Point of Sale (POS), and Performance. Learn how retailers can use SAP to schedule labor, stock the right product, ease the checkout, and monitor store sales KPIs in realtime. Colin Haig in Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Consumer Products, Retail, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 02, 2011 12:27 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Infographic: Forecasting the Great App Store Boom
Apple and Google's App Stores are set to hit 100 billion downloads sooner than you might expect. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, SAP Developer Network, SAP EcoHub [Jul. 26, 2011 09:17 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Benefit from SAP NetWeaver MDM global data synchronization - GDS 2.1
SAP NetWeaver MDM global data synchronization - release GDS 2.1 now generally available Markus Ganser in Consumer Products, ERP, Master Data Management (MDM), Retail [Jul. 26, 2011 08:02 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Customers Talk MDM: Part Three - Colgate-Palmolive
Blog series about SAP customers and their take on SAP's master data management solution. Part three features leading consumer products company Colgate Palmolive. Markus Ganser in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Consumer Products, Data Integration and Quality Management, Master Data Management (MDM), ERP [Jul. 14, 2011 01:40 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Don't Just Manage Your Trade Promotions — Optimize Them
Don't Just Manage Your Trade Promotions — Optimize Them New Solution Supports Sales and Marketing Teams in Consumer Industries Timo Wagenblatt in Analytics, Business Solutions, Consumer Products, CRM, Retail [Jul. 08, 2011 03:05 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Goodbye Norton: in Post-PC Era, Need For Antivirus Software Wanes
Anti-virus software is increasingly irrelevant in the post-PC era. But the need for management and security rises, especially for businesses. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, Ranting [May. 13, 2011 11:00 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

EIM and Information Governance at ASUG/SAPPHIRE
ASUG/SAPPHIRE 2011 is almost here. Already! I outline some key sessions to attend. Ina Felsheim in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Consumer Products, Data Integration and Quality Management, Insurance, Master Data Management (MDM) [May. 09, 2011 12:30 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Never Mind the Featurephone, Here Comes the FeatureTablet.
Let's start calling the new low-end tablet the "FeatureTablet" because of its strong similarities to the Featurephone. And soon - since they are already here. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, Open Source, Ranting [May. 06, 2011 04:38 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Finally! The First Large Public Rollouts of Android, PlayBook Tablets
While millions of Android tablets have been sold, there haven't been many confirmations of large public enterprise deployments. Til now. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), Emerging Technologies, Mobile [May. 05, 2011 11:28 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Apple Topping Microsoft's Profits is Triumph of Something Bigger than Hardware Over Software
In the most recent quarter, Apple hit $5.9 billion in profits, bigger than Microsoft's $5.2 billion. That's remarkable, but for more than the rare financial triumph of hardware over software. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Architecture, Mobile, Ranting [May. 02, 2011 02:28 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Surprising Mindshare Statistics Around the Big Four Tablets [Infographic]
Does mindshare translate into market share? Apple and RIM may hope so, based on a recent analysis of Twitter data about the Big 4 tablets, though Motorola and Samsung would not. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Apr. 20, 2011 03:59 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The BlackBerry PlayBook was Overrated. Now it's Underrated Again.
Despite the avalanche of negative reviews, the PlayBook is actually a pretty decent device for at least eleven reasons, as tablet-watchers are starting to point out. Eric Lai in Enterprise Social Systems, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Products, Mobile [Apr. 15, 2011 03:01 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Video Killed the Radio Star, But Smartphones Did NOT Kill the Flip Cam
You can blame ever-smarter smartphones for plenty of things, but not for killing the Flip. For that, blame Wall Street. Eric Lai in Beyond SAP, Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Apr. 14, 2011 03:33 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

When Kindergarteners are Issued iPad 2s, has iPad Hype Jumped the Shark?
Is it dumb to give iPad 2s to 5 year olds? I thought so, at first, but then I weighed all of the evidence. Eric Lai in Beginner, Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Higher Education, Mobile [Apr. 13, 2011 04:39 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

What is the Ultimate Ruggedized Mobile Device?
The most rugged mobile communications device 100 years ago was armored, ran on gasoline, and sported a huge cannon. Not surprisingly, a lighterweight solution became more popular. That parallels the evolution of mobile technology today, especially tablets. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, Organizational Change Management, Product Lifecycle Management [Apr. 08, 2011 12:18 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Zappos.com uses SAP to improve Data Quality
Zappos.com chooses SAP BusinessObjects Data Services for Data Quality Process Improvements. Hear about how SAP partner Solutions Workforce helped Zappos.com create the ultimate customer experience using SAP BusinessObjects Data Services solution. Ryan Champlin in Consumer Products, Data Integration and Quality Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Retail [Mar. 31, 2011 12:57 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Your Enterprise App Store: It's Coming Sooner Than You Think
App stores aren't just for Apple, Google or Amazon. Soon, your employer will likely be using the term, in a way that's both familiar and different. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Mar. 28, 2011 10:25 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

AT&T and T-Mobile Merger: Do Enterprises Win?
Enterprises have very different priorities than most consumers regarding their mobile service. So this proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile might actually be a good thing for most of them. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Mobile, Organizational Change Management [Mar. 20, 2011 10:20 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

IDC says "very real possibility" that tablets like iPad "will be the next netbook"
An IDC analyst argues that PCs will remain much bigger than tablets for the next several years. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Mar. 15, 2011 10:19 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

iPad 2 Will Continue Enterprise Invasion Despite Delivering Zilch For Them
The iPad's march into the enterprises won't halt just because version 2 lacked overt enterprise features. Eric Lai in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Mar. 03, 2011 07:17 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Rebate Management
The rebate management is very extensively used in Consumer Packaged Goods industry. Here I will explain the various CPG( Consumer Packaged googs) scenerio's and its config and developments in SAP. This will help the guys who are new to CPG or CPG and SAP both. The process is explained keeping in view of CPG industry but the rebate process is more or less similar. Avinash Patil in Consumer Products [Feb. 14, 2011 02:13 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Cartoon Critters Explain Why Tablets Are Just As Good As PCs (YouTube, Xtranormal)
Cartoon Critters Explain Why a Tablet Equals a PC (YouTube, Xtranormal) Eric Lai in Beginner, Consumer Products, Mobile, Product Lifecycle Management [Feb. 08, 2011 01:05 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Focusing on "Non-Converging" IFRS Standarads
Remember to focus on IFRS regulations that will not change with US GAAP/IFRS convergence Stacy Peterson in Consumer Products, Financial Excellence, ERP, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), Life Sciences [Feb. 07, 2011 05:31 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Android 3.0: Five Features Your Enterprise IT Manager Will Love
Android 3.0 Honeycomb offers some big features for enterprises that will help Android tablets gain acceptance among IT managers. Eric Lai in Beginner, Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Feb. 03, 2011 08:14 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Hey Tablet Skeptics: Here's Some Hilarious Old-Timey Anti-Notebook PC Rants
Even as recently as a decade ago, there were techwatchers declaring that laptop computers would never be able to do real work like a desktop PC. Ironic, then, that so many still remain skeptical about the potential of tablets. Eric Lai in Beginner, Consumer Products, Mobile [Jan. 27, 2011 12:49 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Enhanced GLN Functionality Guides now Available on the SAP Service Marketplace for Healthcare
SAP's support of GLNs and GTINs may be one of our best-kept secrets (at least, outside Retail and Consumer Products). The fact is, SAP has supported GLNs and GTIN since 2006, and the functionality has been in core ECC since ECC 6.0 EHP2. In addition, SAP supports Traceability in the SAP Auto-ID Enterprise application. 2010 is the year of the “GLN Sunrise,“ whereby healthcare trading partners voluntarily will begin transacting business using the Global Location Number (GLN) in lieu of individual location codes and account numbers. The first step is the use of Ship-to GLNs on Purchase Order (850), Order Acknowledgement (855), Advanced Shipment Notification (856), and Invoice (810) EDI transactions. GLNs on EDI transactions for Rebates and Chargebacks (844, 845, and 867) are being addressed in the SAP Solution for Rebates and Chargebacks by Vistex. Jonathan Arck in Public Sector, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Consumer Products, Wholesale Distribution [Jan. 06, 2011 06:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver BPM applied in Consumer Products
Highlighting the use of SAP NetWeaver BPM for Consumer Products companies based on actual customer projects. Explore the eBook and related material to gain insight into the value that BPM can have within SAP environments. Rukhshaan Omar in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Consumer Products, Master Data Management (MDM) [Dec. 21, 2010 01:47 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Event Highlights: SAP CRM Marketing Summit Montreal
This blog highlights interesting information that was shared during the CRM Summit in Montreal. Check it out! Anik Roy in Consumer Products, CRM, Retail [Dec. 20, 2010 08:57 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

A way to improve your supply chain by utilizing your ‘shelfware’
What if you could optimize your supply chain without purchasing additional software? It sounds too good to be true? No, it’s not. Here is a way to improve your supply chain with utilizing ‘shelfware’ Nobuhiro Kusumoto in Consumer Products, ERP, Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution [Dec. 07, 2010 12:03 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Water Bottle - BPA Update
WHO panel of experts reviews BPA safety and concludes that there is not strong evidence that it is harmful. Mary Kilgo in Consumer Products, Sustainability [Nov. 17, 2010 03:54 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Big Brands Rally Around Social Media at Blogwell Event
Questioning the value of social media in the business world was laid to rest at a recent BlogWell social media summit called “How Big Brands Use Social Media.” Hosted by SAP, other presenters included The Hershey Company, Johnson & Johnson, Discovery Communications, Scholastic, Pfizer, Sungard and BlackRock. Tim Clark in SAP SAPPHIRE, Enterprise Social Systems, Consumer Products, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Manufacturing [Nov. 12, 2010 11:04 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

M2M News Weekly - November 3, 2010
Kevin's M2M News Weekly consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices that I read each week. Kevin Benedict in Professional Services, Mobile, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) [Nov. 05, 2010 04:23 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New Computerized Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) Requirements In Europe
January 1, 2011 is the deadline for supporting the new computerized Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) in Europe. This articles discusses the requirements. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Consumer Products, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Procurement and SRM [Oct. 29, 2010 12:18 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

M2M News Weekly - October 29, 2010
Kevin's M2M News Weekly consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices that I read each week. Kevin Benedict in Consumer Products, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Mobile, RFID [Oct. 29, 2010 06:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]