SAP Customers have now started to convert their pent-up demand for migrating to SAP S/4 HANA to get a modern, simple, integrated solution without much learning time.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a complete, modular cloud ERP designed for every business need – powered by AI and analytics. With SAP S/4HANA Cloud, you can run your mission-critical operations in real-time from anywhere, introduce new business models in your industry, and expand globally with a trusted partner. For 50 years, SAP has been proudly helping enterprises of all sizes – in all industries and geographies – run at their best with ERP. SAP stands for System Analysis Program and was founded in 1972 by five people. It is now worldwide with nearly 105,000 employees. SAP software is used for data management, creating better business processes and gives staff real-time, easy to access insights. Incorporating SAP will help businesses, big or small, achieve better workflows and efficiency. Incorporating a SAP system into your business will help raise overall productivity and profits.
· Keeping the same best practices, they are used to from going from A to Z
· With more simplicity for new users
· Real-time reporting without waiting for uploads for business data on another database
Why is SAP S/4 important and how it can help you
SAP S/4 collects and processes data which will help business functions all perform on one platform. The software will help provide the opportunity for every department to communicate easier. Creating a successful business relies on communication and data exchanges between all functions. It can help track transactions, understand reporting, simplify accounting processes, provide efficient management in customer service and give warehouse staff a better way of tracking inventory. Implementing SAP S/4 will help a company run smoothly.
SAP S/4 HANA provides the best of both worlds for SAP users migrating from SAP ECC to SAP HANA:
· Keeping the same best practices, they are used to from going from A to Z
· With now more simplicity for new users
· Real-time reporting without waiting for uploads for business data on another database
SAP S/4 has now built-in:
· Extended Warehouse Management
· Many features of Supply Chain optimization- Advance Planning and Optimization (APO)
· International Trade
· Environment, Health & Safety
· Analytics
Migration approach:
· Brownfield: Software upgrade that preserves all data and settings - fastest
· Bluefield: Empty Shell Creation, Conversion and Data Migration
· Greenfield: Enables complete reengineering and process simplification
There are many advantages of migrating to SAP S/4. For existing users, the learning curve is very quick with minor variations:
· Business Partner- Customers, Vendors, Employees are now all Business Partners requiring their Master Data to be created and maintained in a different way
· SAP FI-CO to New General Ledger and different category Extension Ledgers and complete Management Accounting solutions
· Move from earlier Warehouse Management to Extended Warehouse Management which has additional processes for warehouse labor planning
· Easier integration with other best-of-breed solutions- either off-the shelf or custom built