EDI, SAP NetWeaver, eSOA and Cloud Computing
This article explores the problems custom EDI integration scripts cause companies and how SAP's new eSOA and cloud computing approach to EDI means to resolve it. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture, Travel and Logistics Services, Utilities Industry, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Integration and Certification, Automotive, Banking, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, ERP, Healthcare, Industrial Machinery and Components, Insurance, Wholesale Distribution [Nov. 05, 2009 08:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Energy Efficiency Part X: Marketing Low Carbon Products / Product Differentiation
Another in a continuing series of Blogs on the topic of Energy Managment. In this Blog we talk about one of the other aspects of erngy reduction, which is the reduction in a companies carbon impact. John Harrison in Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail [Oct. 29, 2009 10:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Switching from Traditional EDI and Going Green with SAP EDI
This article describes the challenges an SAP user had with traditional EDI and how new business motivated them to go green with SAP EDI. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Utilities Industry, Travel and Logistics Services, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 20, 2009 07:02 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How EDI and B2B Connections Can Destroy Your Company
This article identifies the dangers of upgrading or changing your ERP without first considering the implications to your EDI integrations. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Integration and Certification, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Master Data Management (MDM), Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Travel and Logistics Services, Utilities Industry, Insurance, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, Automotive, Banking, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, EcoHub, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 12, 2009 02:41 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Energy Efficiency Part IX: Energy Planning
Another in a series of blogs concerning Energy Managment. This blog dicusses some ideas for including energy as part of production planning. John Harrison in Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Defense, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas [Oct. 09, 2009 10:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Implementing, Organizing and Managing SAP EDI
This article details the information that must be considered when implementing and managing EDI and B2B implementations. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, SAP Business One, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Standards, Travel and Logistics Services, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Automotive, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, ERP, Healthcare, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 06, 2009 09:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Better Insight in Manufacturing: Moving Beyond Dashboards to True Business Intelligence
Beyond Dashboards : The key to better insights series. The first part of this series will discuss the importance of better information both in terms of quality and its integrity in making the decision making process robust within the organization. Siddharth Taparia in Aerospace and Defense, SAP SAPPHIRE, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Chemicals, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Automotive, Analytics, Web Intelligence [Sep. 14, 2009 01:26 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Upcoming Event: Maximizing Business Intelligence in a Data-Driven Enterprise
An upcoming webinar on "Maximizing Business Intelligence in a Data-Driven Enterprise" hosted by Processing Magazine Siddharth Taparia in Aerospace and Defense, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Automotive, Analytics, Webinars [Sep. 14, 2009 01:24 AM | 1 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Going Green with SAP EDI and Electronic Invoicing
This article describes three ways a company can become greener and support their internal "sustainability" efforts by converting from paper based business processes to EDI, B2B and e-Invoicing. Kevin Benedict in Business Intelligence (BI), Travel and Logistics Services, Sustainability, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 27, 2009 01:43 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Ariba or SAP for EDI, B2B and e-Invoicing?
This article discusses the similarities between Ariba and SAP's offerings that will soon force companies to choose between them. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Automotive, Utilities Industry [Aug. 27, 2009 08:24 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Converting Paper Invoices to Electronic Invoices is Required for Global E-Commerce
This article details the importance of implementing e-Invoicing for global E-Commerce and the 14 misconceptions about e-Invoicing. Kevin Benedict in Automotive, Travel and Logistics Services, SAP Process Integration (PI), Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Banking, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 11, 2009 12:24 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

EnergyEfficiency Part VIII - Energy Reporting & Visibility
Another entry in a continuing series of blogs discussing various topics in energy management. This blog covers energy reporting and visibility John Harrison in Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas [Aug. 06, 2009 06:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Combining Production and Process Orders with Batch Production
Looking at the Industry-specific planning and execution the topic described here is order combination of Industry Business Solution Mill Products. R Brahmankar in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, ERP, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal [Aug. 03, 2009 09:35 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Rework In Manufacturing
This blog is regarding to the ow to handle the different types of rework in manufacturing. R Brahmankar in Mining and Metal, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Manufacturing [Jul. 27, 2009 07:24 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Investing in SDN Blogging
This article discusses investing in blogging on SDN and the benefits received. Kevin Benedict in SAP Developer Network, Mobile, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, RFID, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture, Shared Service Center, Standards, Travel and Logistics Services, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Automotive, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, ERP, Healthcare, Industrial Machinery and Components, Integration and Certification, Knowledge Management (KM), Life Sciences, Wholesale Distribution [Jul. 21, 2009 11:50 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

Removing Complexity from SAP EDI and B2B Processes
How does a company reduce the complexity around EDI and B2B implementations so it can be completed faster and for less expense? Kevin Benedict in Automotive, Travel and Logistics Services, Standards, Shared Service Center, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Wholesale Distribution [Jul. 21, 2009 10:07 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Overview of IBU Chemicals at SAP
A couple of colleagues recently put me on the spot and said they'd like a quick 'elevator pitch', if you like to call it that, on the Industry Business Unit (IBU) Chemicals. Anyway, it set me thinking that the simplest way to do it, to concisely show the evolution of the IBU, its functions and touchpoints would be to do a short video. Here are the results, with the transcript shown within. Franz Hero in Automotive, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Governance, Risk and Compliance, CRM, Chemicals, Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Beginner, Oil and Gas [Jun. 30, 2009 05:40 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Energy Efficiency Part VI - Energy in the Supply Chain
Another post in a continuing series on the topic of Energy Efficiencies. This post introduces some topics in Energy Management in the supply chain. John Harrison in Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas [Jun. 24, 2009 10:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

EDI and B2B Support for SAP® Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC)
New service extensions that support the EDI and B2B requirements of the Supplier Network Collaboration (SNC) solution from SAP have been released. Kevin Benedict in Wholesale Distribution, Automotive, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, ERP, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture, Travel and Logistics Services, Aerospace and Defense [Jun. 23, 2009 10:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Reduce Costs by Implementing Electronic Invoices with SAP
This article details the growing trend among large companies to implement both inbound and outbound electronic invoicing strategies. The ROI for these implementations is also covered. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Shared Service Center, Travel and Logistics Services, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), Insurance, Automotive, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, ERP, Healthcare, Industrial Machinery and Components, Wholesale Distribution [Jun. 19, 2009 02:27 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Work in Process Batch - how to tackle black boxes, brown fields, and the individual piece
Enhanced Traceability and Visibility in Manufacturing  – An Overview of Usage Scenarios for Work in Process Batch, a new functionality in Business Suite 7. Stefan Weisenberger in Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Automotive, Chemicals, Life Sciences [Jun. 15, 2009 06:51 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

New Year Resolution revisited: In 2009 we will keep our manufacturing plan stable
Dealing with deviations, quality issues and late production plan changes in ERP Manufacturing with the new production order split. Flexibility without giving up on cost transparency. Stefan Weisenberger in ERP, Industrial Machinery and Components, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert [Jun. 11, 2009 10:15 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Asset Visibility and Performance for Mining
In this 5-minute podcast, Mark Pyatt talks to Kieran O'Connor about a value scenario in detail called Asset Visibility and Performance, part of the SAP for Mining portfolio. Kieran O'Connor in Beginner, Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas [Jun. 02, 2009 08:23 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Energy Efficiency Part V- Energy in Maintenance
John Harrison in Wholesale Distribution, Defense, ERP, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Product Lifecycle Management, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Chemicals [Jun. 01, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP® Transportation Management (SAP TM), EDI, SOA and Netweaver PI
This article discusses how Netweaver PI and eSOA strategy is being applied to EDI and B2B in SAP's Transportation Management solution. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, RFID, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture, Travel and Logistics Services, ERP [May. 19, 2009 03:05 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 Entered Unrestricted Shipment
SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 has successfully completed the ramp-up phase and entered unrestricted shipment now. Thomas Ruhl provides us with some first customer feedback and recaps the highlights of this release. Thomas Ruhl in Banking, Analytics, Manufacturing, Master Data Management (MDM), Mining and Metal, Aerospace and Defense, Oil and Gas, Product Lifecycle Management, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, SAP Developer Network, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd, Service-Oriented Architecture, Automotive, Beginner, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Management, Utilities Industry, Travel and Logistics Services, CRM, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Procurement and SRM, Life Sciences, Composition Environment (CE), ERP, Business Suite 7, Healthcare, Higher Education, Business Objects, Wholesale Distribution [May. 19, 2009 06:30 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Holistic Approach to REACH Compliance and EH&S
REACH legislation is a crucial consideration for the chemical industry. Deadlines for pre-registration and related activities are only a few months away. In this 3-minute podcast, Dr. Marko Lange of IBU Chemicals talks to Kieran O'Connor about challenges posed at the customer side by the EU directives and how the REACH Compliance application addresses these issues in line with the overall EH&S and Sustainability initiatives and corresponding solution portfolio from SAP. Kieran O'Connor in Automotive, Beginner, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas [May. 12, 2009 06:24 AM | 3 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Spring is here and so is SAPPHIRE '09
SAP and ASUG continue to co-locate the two events, SAPPHIRE & ASUG in one location. The event will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from May 12th to 14th (May 11th is a ASUG only conference day and is a pre-conference day for SAPPHIRE. SAP will also be hosting a virtual online event that provides a glimpse into Sapphire called "INSIGHTS from SAPPHIRE". The virtual event, available to SAP customers, analysts, bloggers, & press, will be online on Monday, May 11th and run through May 15th. Hansen Lieu in CRM, Retail, Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Higher Education, Healthcare, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Banking, Aerospace and Defense, SAP SAPPHIRE [May. 07, 2009 01:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Dynamic EDI & B2B in SAP Environments Using Netweaver Integrations
This article discusses the business forces that are changing IT strategies especially as they relate to EDI and B2B. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Shared Service Center [Apr. 29, 2009 04:04 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP and e-Invoicing - The Value of Time and Money
This article discusses recent trends in e-Invoicing initiatives and ROIs and how SAP is helping to solve them. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Shared Service Center [Apr. 28, 2009 12:05 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Imagineering: Sensor Network Solutions and SAP (Part 2) - Closing the gap between both worlds
Sensor network solutions usually consist of distributed autonomous sensors that are connected with each other and via a gateway to an IP network. In most cases, vendors offering sensor network hardware solutions also offer a software solution to manage the sensors and their generated data. Most of the interfaces and protocols of the gateways or the software solutions are vendor specific. Tobias Queck in Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Virtual Worlds and 3D Web [Apr. 22, 2009 11:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What are they thinking!?! Part 2 about Sustainability
What’s on the minds of the CIO’s of the worlds biggest chemical companies? This blog is about the CEAC, the Chemical Executive Advisory Council which includes companies like BASF, Bayer, Dow, Dupont, AkzoNobel and SAP. In Part One, we talked about the importance of TCO for chemical companies and about eSOA. Here in Part Two we talk about how sustainability is affecting chemical companies. Franz Hero in Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, SAP Research [Apr. 14, 2009 11:53 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

New EDI Approach for SAP NetWeaver® Process Integration
This article details SAP's new paradigm and strategy for supporting EDI and B2B using Netweaver PI. Kevin Benedict in Automotive, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Shared Service Center [Apr. 09, 2009 03:42 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Interview with Alec Joannou of the Mining Customer Council
BPX for Mining secured a veritable scoop recently when Alec Joannou, head of the global customer consortium known as Industry Advisory Council for Mining (IACM), agreed to take the hot seat and talk to us about his engagement with the alliance of IT and mining companies called the Industry Value Network (IVN) for Mining. Due to my poor choice of recording methods, we didn't capture the entire conversation with crystal clarity. That’s my fault for being a klutz. However, we did salvage a 5-minute extract. You can catch the remainder of the conversation in the blog. Kieran O'Connor in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Business Solutions, Aerospace and Defense [Apr. 08, 2009 06:50 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

What are they thinking!?!
What's on the minds of the CIO's of the worlds biggest chemical companies? This blog is about the CEAC, the Chemical Executive Advisory Council which includes companies like BASF, Bayer, Dow, Dupont, AkzoNobel and SAP. In Part One, we talk about the importance of TCO for chemical companies and about eSOA. In Part Two we talk about how sustainability is affecting chemical companies. Franz Hero in Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Sustainability, Enhancement Packages, ERP, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Service-Oriented Architecture [Mar. 27, 2009 07:34 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Iron Ore Mining - Business Process & SAP Solution
This blog talk about various Business Processes in Iron Ore Mining Industries and these processes mapped to SAP applications/modules specifically in Indian Context. Keshava Murthy Dasappa in Beginner, Business Process Expert, ERP, Manufacturing, Master Data Management (MDM), Mining and Metal, SAP Developer Network [Mar. 11, 2009 06:22 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Business Network Transformation, EDI and e-Invoicing for Global Spirits and Wine Company
This article discusses a recent move by an SAP customer to a managed service model for their global EDI and B2B needs. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Shared Service Center, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, ERP, Consumer Products, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Mar. 09, 2009 08:11 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Imagineering: Sensor Network Solutions and SAP
This article is the first in a series of articles around "Sensor Network Solutions and SAP", which outline a Sensor Network Platform that enables integration of sensor solutions with SAP software as well as among different sensor network solutions. Sebastian Steinhauer in Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail, RFID, Virtual Worlds and 3D Web [Mar. 04, 2009 06:47 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP, the Total Cost of Ownership and Business Agility in the World of EDI and B2B
This article explores TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) issues related to SAP, EDI and B2B E-Commerce. Kevin Benedict in Automotive, Service-Oriented Architecture, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Defense, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Shared Service Center [Feb. 17, 2009 12:52 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Top Priorities for Companies Today and the Growing Need for EDI and B2B E-Commerce
This article compiles an updated list of company priorities in these rapidly changing economic times. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Professional Services, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Shared Service Center [Feb. 11, 2009 09:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Shared Services Centers and Business Network Transformation
This article discusses Shared Services Centers (SSCs), and the business transformation efforts required to support them. Kevin Benedict in Automotive, SAP Process Integration (PI), Retail, Procurement and SRM, Organizational Change Management, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Banking, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jan. 09, 2009 12:36 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

EDI Standards and Intellectual Assets in a Slow Economy
This article discusses the rich content found in an enterprise's EDI messages, processes and staff and how these valuable intellectual assets should be protected and preserved. Kevin Benedict in Banking, Standards, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Business Workflow, Procurement and SRM, Organizational Change Management, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Knowledge Management (KM), Healthcare, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Wholesale Distribution [Dec. 30, 2008 10:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

OAGi Planning New Version
OAGi is planning a major upgrade to its eBusiness standards to incorporate CCTS standards stack and other improvements designed to achieve cross-industry interoperability Mark Crawford in Aerospace and Defense, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Interoperability, Industrial Machinery and Components, Defense, Chemicals, Banking, Automotive, Standards [Dec. 30, 2008 05:58 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Supporting Extended Supply Chains in a Complex World
Managing complexity in a world of fast growing and extended supply chains. Kevin Benedict in Automotive, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Life Sciences, ERP, Chemicals, Service-Oriented Architecture [Dec. 29, 2008 02:17 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

With attention to small, undesirable events, big events may be made to run!
IT enabled management systems and ever vigilant people would be able to capture any number of small undesirable events and nip the effect of such events in the bud itself and prevent a big event overtaking them. Anbazhagan Sam Venkatesan in Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal [Dec. 27, 2008 06:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Who in a Company Uses EDI? Why Don't I Know?
Who inside your company is using EDI/B2B? There may be more than you think. Why are different departments and business units using EDI without telling the EDI department? Kevin Benedict in Automotive, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Dec. 23, 2008 12:43 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Importance of Batches for Metals Companies
This article dicusses using batches and also batch valuation for metals companies and hints to new SAP developments in that area which provide high value for steel producers and other metal companies. Udo Werner in Mining and Metal [Dec. 18, 2008 02:56 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Aggregating EDI/B2B Systems to Reduce Costs
This article describes the need and challenges of consolidating different EDI/B2B teams and systems across large enterprises to reduce costs and implement standardized systems and methodologies. Kevin Benedict in Automotive, SAP Process Integration (PI), Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Healthcare, CRM, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Dec. 16, 2008 04:10 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Procure-to-Pay and AP Optimization Strategies in a Down Economy
This article describes current trends and strategies that CFOs are implementing to reduce costs associated with processing paper invoices, and to speed up the processing of invoices so early payment discounts can be captured. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Defense, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Banking, Automotive, Utilities Industry [Dec. 16, 2008 01:51 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Process of Implementing EDI/B2B for Business Network Enablement
Question: How do you know what data is going to be exchanged between EDI trading partners? Answer: EDI Implementation Guides Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Service-Oriented Architecture [Dec. 16, 2008 12:59 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]