This guide provides information for companies on how to plan and organize a SAP implementation. It includes examples of both new and existing SAP customer sites which offer tried and proven approaches, scripts and tools to save time and money.

Where do financial planning and cloud analytics intersect? Dig in and find out with this introduction. --

Step up your SAP PP game! Learn how to configure SAP ERP Production Planning for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing and master BOM status definitions, process message characteristics, and master data. Dive into SAP PP workflows and use Process Management, release production orders, and create planning tables. Covering everything from S&OP and MRP to SAP Demand Management and the Early Warning System, this book will help you get your production process to maximum efficiency!

Gain a better understanding of implementing SAP S/4HANA-based digital transformations. This book helps you understand the various components involved in the planning and execution of successful SAP S/4HANA projects. Learn how to ensure success by building a solid business case for SAP S/4HANA up front and track business value generated throughout the implementation. Implementing SAP S/4HANA provides a framework for planning and executing SAP S/4HANA projects by articulating the implementation approach used by different components in SAP S/4HANA implementations. Whether you are mid-way through the SAP S/4HANA program or about to embark on it, this book will help you throughout the journey. If you are looking for answers on why SAP S/4HANA requires special considerations as compared to a traditional SAP implementation, this book is for you. What You Will LearnUnderstand various components of your SAP S/4HANA projectForecast and track your success throughout the SAP S/4HANA implementationBuild a solid business case for your SAP S/4HANA programDiscover how the implementation approach varies across these components Who This Book Is For SAP S/4HANA clients (line managers and consultants).

What is SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC)? What can it do to improve your workflow? Find the answers to these questions and more with this complete overview of SAP BPC for NetWeaver. Updated for 10.1, this fourth edition offers a look into planning, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation, as well as the basics in object modeling. From loading and managing data to reporting and analysis options, discover how to maximize SAP BPC's potential to improve your planning processes 1.Reporting and Analysis From entering data using input templates to analyzing data using both standard and embedded models, learn about the reporting and analysis tools available with SAP BPC. 2.SAP BPC on SAP HANADiscover the speed and processing capabilities of SAP BPC's integration with SAP BW on SAP HANA for the embedded planning model. 3. Real-World ApplicationReference this guide's practical case study, and see how deploying SAP BPC for NetWeaver can increase efficiency and create an improved planning system. Highlights: SAP BPC 10.1 for NetWeaver SAP BW on SAP HANA SAP Enterprise Performance Management add-in Reporting, planning, and analysis Loading, scheduling, and managing data Consolidation Standard planning model Embedded planning model Business logic and processes Process management and collaboration

Balance the art and science of materials planning Learn how to use SAP ERP to calculate what, when, and how many items are required for production with this comprehensive guide. From portfolio management and policy setting to exception monitoring and inventory optimization, you'll see the complete manufacturing picture that materials planning paints. Once implemented, evaluate your materials planning to make improvements, and move your materials planning from routine to strategic Highlights include: Supply chain management Portfolio management Automatic and periodic policies Exception monitoring Inventory optimization SAP ERP Inefficiencies Key performance indicators Value streams