EnergyEfficiency Part XII: Making Energy Efficiency Pay
Energy efficiency is important. In this series of blogs we have been concentrating on what can be done to reduce energy costs and consumption. But there is another side of the equation. Some companies are seeing other oppertunities. In this blog we discuss some of the other ways energy efficiency can pay off. John Harrison in Business Process Expert, Aerospace and Defense, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Defense, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Automotive [Nov. 23, 2009 08:59 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Critical Infrastructure Protection - Air Transportation
During critical infrastructure outages, we realize that no matter who owns the asset or industry Government must respond. Anthony McKinney in Aerospace and Defense, Co-Innovation Lab, Defense, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Public Sector, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Research, Security [Nov. 19, 2009 08:44 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

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]

Supply Chain Event Management, EDI and Cloud Computing
This article explores how SAP Event Management (SAP EM), RFID, EDI and cloud computing all work together to make extended multi-enterprise supply chains successful. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Travel and Logistics Services, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Business Workflow, RFID, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 26, 2009 12:48 PM | 2 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]

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]

Procurement Process in Aviation Industry
Procurement Process in Aviation Industry SourabhBajaj in Aerospace and Defense, ERP [Oct. 06, 2009 05:26 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP - Why Do They Care About EDI and B2B?
This article discusses SAP's applications and their dependence on EDI and B2B. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Utilities Industry, Standards, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Sep. 14, 2009 09:00 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]

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]

IFRS: Potential Impact on SAP Landscape
Webinar 1 of SAP IFRS Webinar series discussed the SAP solutions and modules impacted by IFRS transition. Siva Darivemula in Aerospace and Defense, Utilities Industry, Travel and Logistics Services, Retail, Professional Services, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Insurance, Industrial Machinery and Components, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, EcoHub, Consumer Products, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Banking, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 20, 2009 11:59 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Inter-organizational Disaster Process Management
Over the last years we have seen a rise in disasters, let it be natural disasters or man-made disasters, such as hurricane Katrina or terrorism. The situation after a disaster is by definition chaotic and requires a rigorous approach to manage the chaos. Public security organizations have developed various methods for implementing such an approach. Although disaster process management is an important part of this, it has only recently received attention. We write about our research on inter-organizational disaster process management, which has not been addressed by research yet. Joern FRANKE in Aerospace and Defense, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Defense, Emerging Technologies, Public Sector, SAP Research [Jul. 23, 2009 07:04 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]

Energy Efficiency: Part IV - Energy in Office Buildings
John Harrison in Chemicals, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Sustainability, Wholesale Distribution, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Banking, Consumer Products [May. 20, 2009 07:54 AM | 0 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]

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]

Warranty Processing via the new Automotive Dealer Portal
The new Automotive Dealer Portal made by SAP includes: Vehicle Sales Management, Spare Part Sales and Warranty Management. The new Automotive Dealer Portal typically is hosted by the OEM or importer for the dealer or service provider as a portal web front-end. This blog talks about the third component, Warranty Management within the new Dealer Portal. Warranty process challenges are discussed, how the Dealer Portal helps address these challenges, solution details and benefits are given. Another blog will go into functional details soon. Soren Detering in Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Business Process Expert, Defense, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Industrial Machinery and Components, Manufacturing [Apr. 22, 2009 01:34 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

If it were a hundred times faster...
What business difference would it make it some transactions would run 100 times faster? Oliver Mainka in ABAP, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Procurement and SRM, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, SAP Business Workflow, Enterprise Performance Management, CRM, Aerospace and Defense, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Apr. 17, 2009 01:46 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]

Value Mapping Replication Scenario
Complete Value Mapping Replication scenario for beginners and medium experienced deveopers: Storing correlations of different values for different systems in an external table and replicate them by any change automaticly to PI Java Runtime Mapping Cache. Udo Martens in Aerospace and Defense [Apr. 03, 2009 04:24 AM | 2 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]

Demystifying PLM in General, Understanding SAP PLM components and View on PLM 7.0
The content described here gives insights for beginner to understand what constitutes PLM, target audience, SAP PLM solutions and usability improvements with web based solution delivered in PLM 7.0 Kiran Ganti.N in Aerospace and Defense, Web Dynpro, SAP xApps, SAP Business Workflow, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Knowledge Management (KM), Industrial Machinery and Components, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Defense, Consumer Products, Business Solutions, Business Process Expert, Business Intelligence (BI), Beginner, Automotive, Product Lifecycle Management [Jan. 12, 2009 04:10 AM | 4 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]

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]

MarketTrends@ERP (3) Leadership in time of a crisis
Targeted IT investments can have up to 10 times the impact of traditional cost cutting. Feedback from recent discussions around how to react in economical tough times. Sven Denecken in Aerospace and Defense, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Organizational Change Management, Procurement and SRM, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Shared Service Center, ERP, Enterprise Performance Management, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Sustainability, Defense, Enhancement Packages, Utilities Industry [Dec. 04, 2008 03:39 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Energy Efficiency
A series of articles on the topic of energy management. The series will cover a number of topics regarding energy management and including energy in various business processes John Harrison in Aerospace and Defense, Retail, Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Chemicals, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Nov. 20, 2008 11:00 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Insights on the Downturn
At a SAP-sponsored CEO-forum last week SAP colleagues had the opportunity to discuss actual business and to get insights from the participants. This event was cross-industry. Paul Centen in Aerospace and Defense, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Utilities Industry, Healthcare, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Wholesale Distribution [Nov. 19, 2008 02:31 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Challenges to Business Network Transformation and Supply Chain Collaborations
The process of business network transformation does not come easy. This article describes many of the most common challenges that companies face. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, SAP Solution Manager, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Chemicals, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Utilities Industry [Nov. 13, 2008 11:24 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Understanding the Complexity of B2B & EDI Implementations
What are the steps necessary to implement B2B supply chain automation? This article details the specific tasks. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, Standards, Integration and Certification, Industrial Machinery and Components, Automotive, Banking, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Healthcare, Utilities Industry [Nov. 13, 2008 11:18 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Business Network Transformation in Today's Economy
The relevance of business network transformation in today's economy? Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Interoperability, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, Travel and Logistics Services, Integration and Certification, Industrial Machinery and Components, Automotive, Banking, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Healthcare, Utilities Industry [Nov. 04, 2008 11:47 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Challenges with Expanding B2B/EDI Implementations
This article documents many of the tasks necessary to implement EDI and to connect to and expand your "business network." Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, Standards, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Automotive, Banking, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Defense, ERP, Healthcare, Utilities Industry [Nov. 04, 2008 11:46 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to become an industry expert in order to stay successful in the SAP business in the future?
Industry knowledge is in high demand. Some recommendations could help you to build up know-how in industries which were unfamiliar to you up to now. Bernhard Escherich in Utilities Industry, Automotive, Banking, Beginner, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, Healthcare, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Travel and Logistics Services, Aerospace and Defense [Nov. 01, 2008 11:18 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Managed B2B & EDI Services for SAP
EDI and B2B as a managed service - Why? Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail, SAP Business One, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, Standards, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Automotive, Banking, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Healthcare, Industrial Machinery and Components, Utilities Industry [Oct. 28, 2008 02:08 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SAP and Business Network Transformation
What is a Business Network and Why Does it need Transformed? Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Life Sciences, Interoperability, Integration and Certification, Healthcare, ERP, Defense, Chemicals, Business Solutions, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Automotive, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 20, 2008 01:23 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

TechEd sessions: skill pool on cross industry expertise supporting emerging markets
The pace of IT industrialization be increase, once the FS crisis is mentally overcome. The world of tomorrow will not be a logical extension of yesterday’s world. Increase the IT industrialization for emerging markets imply an increase in demand on expertise and get enough knowledge and expertise in time. This is the great opportunity to collaborate and to challenge capabilities in changed environments. It’s probably easier to learn the “industry flavors on top” compared to the “business architecture and business suite capabilities on top”. Paul Centen in Aerospace and Defense, Travel and Logistics Services, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechEd, Public Sector, Professional Services, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Higher Education, Healthcare, Chemicals, Business Objects, Beyond SAP, Banking, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 10, 2008 09:24 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management - Integration #2 (GTM-GTS)
A seriese of SAP GTM blogs, the second integration is GTM and GTS, part of SAP GRC. It's a great integration if you do an international trading like export/import. Nobuhiro Kusumoto in ABAP, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 08, 2008 01:47 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management - Integration #1 (GTM-TRM)
A seriese of SAP GTM blogs, the first integration I am going to introduce is GTM and TRM (Treadury and Risk Management). It's a powerful integration and you definitely need if you do business across the boarder. Nobuhiro Kusumoto in ABAP, Retail, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Wholesale Distribution [Sep. 19, 2008 10:22 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

MarketTrends@ERP (2) Market trends and optimization of processes
Blog number (2) Market trends and optimization of processes would like to concentrate on the impact of business processes at companies and two main trends derived from there – end-to-end processes and shared services. Sven Denecken in Aerospace and Defense, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Public Sector, Retail, Shared Service Center, Travel and Logistics Services, Utilities Industry, Healthcare, ERP, Enhancement Packages, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, Emerging Technologies, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 28, 2008 06:50 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management (GTM) - Business Cases
Here is a business case for SAP Global Trade Management (GTM). It's clear for anyone to be able to understand how GTM can make a difference. Nobuhiro Kusumoto in Aerospace and Defense, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 24, 2008 01:53 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BPX Exclusive - REACH Compliance Solution Demo
In a BPX exclusive, the community sponsors a Webinar On-Demand to unveil the first executive offline demo for SAP REACH Compliance. Here, Kieran O'Connor provides a link to the recording together with a description of the process flow. Kieran O'Connor in Aerospace and Defense, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Service Community, Sustainability, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Automotive, Utilities Industry [Aug. 14, 2008 01:04 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Business Architecture (3): BPR and Lean Operations
BPR on top of the implementation of ERP applications or suites disclose the value of “interface descriptions” and “clear commutations” between supplier and vendor. Although logical, but not acknowledged: “from an historical viewpoint, achieved knowledge and leadership attitudes are not natural and easy transferable”. In this contribution, the historical development of IT & organizational processes within engineering industries is projected towards current challenges for the IT of FS industries. Paul Centen in Aerospace and Defense, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Organizational Change Management, Professional Services, Public Sector [Aug. 13, 2008 02:13 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management (GTM) - Position Management
Position Management is a powerful tool to associate sales and purchase data intentionally versus SD Availablity To Promise (ATP) Nobuhiro Kusumoto in ABAP, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 08, 2008 05:49 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management (GTM) - Trading Expenses
SAP Global Trade Management, SAP GTM, GTM, Trading Nobuhiro Kusumoto in ABAP, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Wholesale Distribution [Jul. 27, 2008 02:42 PM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management (GTM) - Trading Execution Workbench (TEW)
SAP Global Trade Management (GTM), SAP GTM, GTM, Trading Nobuhiro Kusumoto in ABAP, Healthcare, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution, Retail, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Aerospace and Defense, Life Sciences [Jul. 24, 2008 01:07 AM | 15 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management (GTM) - Trading Contract (T/C)
SAP Global Trade Management, SAP GTM, GTM, Trading Nobuhiro Kusumoto in ABAP, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Wholesale Distribution, Retail [Jul. 23, 2008 05:28 AM | 30 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Global Trade Management (GTM)
SAP has a solution for trading business called SAP Global Trade Management (SAP GTM) which has been developing since 1992 and it's part of SAP ERP. Nobuhiro Kusumoto in ERP, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, ABAP, Wholesale Distribution, Retail [Jul. 22, 2008 04:45 AM | 19 Comments | Permalink]

ASUG Events: Energy Management Webcast Invitation
Here's an invitation from ASUG to an open Webcast on the new Energy Management solution, jointly developed by SAP, OSIsoft, and Technidata. The event takes place on Wednesday, July 30th 2008 at 11am Eastern Daylight Time. Kieran O'Connor in Aerospace and Defense, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Enterprise Service Community, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Automotive, Utilities Industry [Jul. 20, 2008 09:22 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]