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Demand-Driven Planning – Step 4 – Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP)
Demand-driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) is a modern approach to supply chain management that focuses on meeting customer demand efficiently while minimizing inventory costs. Unlike traditional Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems, which rely on forecasted demand and fixed lead times, DDMRP uses actual customer demand signals to drive replenishment decisions in real time. By continuously…
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Key SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Features of the H1 2023 Release
On June 2, SAP released the newest features to its HXM Suite with the SAP Employee Central H1 2023 update. In this article, SAPinsider expert Luke Marson highlights some of the enhancements across different aspects of the SuccessFactors Employee Central HXM Suite. It is essential that organizations keep their HXM practices up to date to…
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12 Key FP&A Reports for Improved Business Visibility and Impact
Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is a vital component of any organization’s overall economic well-being and success. FP&A is, at its core, a cycle of collecting data, analyzing that information, and making decisions based off of that analysis. Because of this, FP&A teams must be able to provide specific and actionable business insights to empower…
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Leveraging SAP S/4HANA Cash Management
Recent economic uncertainty and struggles with several major banks has made many organizations rethink their cash management strategies. The standard process for managing cash positions can be inefficient and inaccurate. In this article, SAPinsider expert Luke Carlson starts a four-part series will provide an overview of the SAP S/4HANA Cash Management solution and typical business…
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Why Continuous Availability is a Must for SAP Users
Inventory management is crucial for supply chain strategies. Today, organizations need to quickly extract valuable insights from real-time data and promptly adapt to market changes. However, achieving this level of agility requires embracing technology. Unfortunately, most organizations have not prioritized the adoption of agile-enabling technology. According to RFgen’s recent Digital Inventory Report, only 16% of…
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The SAP SuccessFactors Role-Based Permissions Framework
Many organizations struggle to manage access to the important and highly-sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) stored within human resources systems. Some have difficulties securing these critical data points, while others have issues providing access to the right users for the right population. To help alleviate these problems, SAP introduced SuccessFactors Role-Based Permissions (RBP) framework. In…
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SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS) Sanctioned Party List Screening
Many companies believe they can skip screening their sales and purchase orders against sanctioned party lists when dealing with foreign entities. Some argue that they either know their business partners or don't want to invest in a systematic screening process. Others claim to rely on manual screening or conduct it after orders have already been…
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GROW with SAP: A Primer
The recent pandemic was an unprecedented global event that had a profound impact. However, as the pandemic started to wane, the global political climate worsened, causing disruptions for companies around the world. These disruptions have affected companies in various ways, such as rising energy and capital costs, unpredictable supply chains, economic pressures, political instability, and…
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Enhance End User Productivity with Powerful and Interactive Help Documentation
Program documentation is an essential but often overlooked facet of any business that functions properly. Noting and storing business process information can help reduce knowledge gaps and enhance programmer productivity. In this article, SAPinsider expert Vanda Reis will go over some tips and tricks on how to add the end user documentation to the Z-Report…
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Value Chain Analysis and SAP’s Intelligent Enterprises: Your Competitive Advantage
Organizations are constantly on the lookout for the best ways to gain and maintain a competitive advantage over other businesses in their sector. To help organizations understand their competitive advantage, Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter developed a powerful framework called value chain analysis to help organizations to identify and focus on activities that result…
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