Analyst Insights

Analyst Insights are written by SAPinsider’s research team. Based on information gleaned from surveys of the SAPinsider Community, conversations with experts, SAP employees, vendors, and SAPinsiders, Analyst Insights provide a thoughtful analysis of critical topics, technologies, and challenges that SAP customers face today.

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  1. Cloud supply chain planning

    Cloud Can Address Supply Chain Planning Challenges

    Published: 15/July/2022

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Supply chain planning capabilities have evolved from being a portfolio of tools and technologies used to run and plan supply chain operations to a set of capabilities that can be leveraged to build business agility in resiliency in today’s complex business environment. Cloud provides additional capabilities to supply chain planning technologies to align better with…

  2. Supply Chain Planning Analytics

    Analytics as Extension of Supply Chain Planning Technologies

    Published: 13/July/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    In responses to the survey for our upcoming research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud, SAPinsiders highlighted advanced analytics capabilities as the top technology when the current state and immediate next steps timeframe are considered together. SAPinsiders have indicated that they have started building capabilities in foundational aspects like advanced analytics and those who…

  3. Skills blocks human capital management HR

    Making Skills a Key Component of Your HR Strategy

    Published: 11/July/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Skills are an essential part of HR strategy, but what if they become the central component of HR strategy? Find out how companies are building skills-focused strategies and why that is impactful.

  4. customization

    Customizations Challenge SAP S/4HANA Finance Adoption

    Published: 09/July/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Data from our recent research on SAP S/4HANA Finance and Central Finance shows SAPinsider organizations increasingly recognize the potential benefits of SAP S/4HANA Finance, and we expect to see continued adoption in the coming years. SAP S/4HANA Finance offers many advantages over traditional SAP ERP financial accounting and reporting methods, including improved accuracy, transparency, and…

  5. scm planning

    Strategies to Build Supply Chain Planning Foundations

    Published: 08/July/2022

    Reading time: 2 mins

    SAPinsider will be publishing a research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud this month. As the survey for this research come to a close, many interesting insights emerge. One of the key ones is how SAPinsiders view supply chain planning as an important tool to build business resiliency and agility. Since the top business drivers…

  6. CIO Change Executive Forum SAP

    How Tech Leaders Are Using DevOps for Change

    Published: 08/July/2022

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Companies are increasingly using DevOps to drive change in organizations. Find out how top tech leaders are deploying the methodology.

  7. Customer Intelligence

    Developing a Supply Chain Visibility Roadmap

    Published: 08/July/2022

    Reading time: 2 mins

    SAPinsider will be publishing a research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud this month. As the survey for this research come to a close, many interesting insights emerge. One of the key ones is how SAPinsiders view supply chain planning as an important tool to build business resiliency and agility. Since the top business drivers focus...…

  8. Supply Chain Data Silos

    Eliminating Data Silos for Supply Chain Analytics

    Published: 07/July/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Fragmentation of data remains a key obstacle on the path of integrated supply chain planning. Many organizations have invested in point systems for planning various elements of supply chains over the years, have legacy systems, and also have data pertaining to supply chain residing in enterprise systems like ERP, CRM etc. With the advent of…

  9. Supply Chain Visibility

    Supply Chain Planning and Business Agility

    Published: 06/July/2022

    Reading time: 1 mins

    SAPinsider will be publishing a research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud this month. As the survey for this research come to a close, many interesting insights emerge. One of the key ones is how SAPinsiders view supply chain planning as an important tool to build business resiliency and agility. This was evident in…

  10. Machine Learning for Supply Chain

    Leveraging Machine Learning on Customer Intelligence Data

    Published: 01/July/2022

    Reading time: 4 mins

    A key area that SAPinsiders highlight as one of the top business challenges: evolving customer expectations and demand. This has emerged as a top business driver in many of our research reports, including the most recent report, SAPinsider Process Automation and SAP S/4HANA. To meet the rapidly evolving customer expectation and demands, organizations need to understand their…