Inhalt
... Why Read This Book? ... 23
... Audience ... 24
... Structure of the Book ... 24
... Acknowledgments ... 27
1.1 ... Cornerstones of the Intelligent and Sustainable Enterprise ... 30
1.2 ... Integrated Intelligent Enterprise ... 41
1.3 ... Editions and Deployment Options ... 67
1.4 ... Summary ... 80
2.1 ... The CFO’s Agenda ... 82
2.2 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 84
2.3 ... Key Finance Functionality ... 91
2.4 ... Finance in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ... 173
2.5 ... Outlook ... 175
2.6 ... Summary ... 175
3.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 177
3.2 ... Key Manufacturing Functionality ... 181
3.3 ... Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ... 197
3.4 ... Outlook ... 199
3.5 ... Summary ... 202
4.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 203
4.2 ... Key Supply Chain Functionalities ... 206
4.3 ... Supply Chain in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ... 237
4.4 ... Outlook ... 238
4.5 ... Summary ... 240
5.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 241
5.2 ... Key Sales Functionalities ... 244
5.3 ... Key Marketing and Commerce Functionalities ... 256
5.4 ... Key Service Management Functionalities ... 258
5.5 ... Sales, Marketing, Commerce, and Service Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ... 260
5.6 ... Outlook ... 263
5.7 ... Summary ... 264
6.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 265
6.2 ... Key Sourcing and Procurement Functionality ... 268
6.3 ... Sourcing and Procurement in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ... 285
6.4 ... Outlook ... 287
6.5 ... Summary ... 288
7.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 290
7.2 ... Key Research and Development Functionalities ... 292
7.3 ... Key Asset Management Functionalities ... 304
7.4 ... R&D and Asset Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ... 311
7.5 ... Outlook ... 313
7.6 ... Summary ... 317
8.1 ... The Evolution of Analytics ... 320
8.2 ... Operational Reporting ... 323
8.3 ... Enterprise-Wide Reporting ... 335
8.4 ... Reporting in a Hybrid Landscape ... 347
8.5 ... Cognitive Analytics and Generative Artificial Intelligence ... 349
8.6 ... Big Data Analytics and Data Fabric ... 351
8.7 ... Summary ... 353
9.1 ... The SAP Strategy for Industry Solutions ... 355
9.2 ... Solution Options from SAP ... 357
9.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Industry Clusters ... 363
9.4 ... Adapting to Global Change ... 373
9.5 ... Summary ... 374
10.1 ... Considerations and Value Proposition ... 376
10.2 ... Core Functional Capabilities ... 379
10.3 ... Deployment ... 390
10.4 ... SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition ... 404
10.5 ... Content Lifecycle Management ... 405
10.6 ... Summary ... 407
11.1 ... Sourcing and Procurement: SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network ... 410
11.2 ... Contingent Workforce Management: SAP Fieldglass ... 417
11.3 ... Travel and Expense Management: SAP Concur ... 420
11.4 ... Human Resources: SAP SuccessFactors ... 423
11.5 ... Customer Experience: SAP Customer Experience ... 428
11.6 ... Master Data Management: SAP Master Data Governance ... 436
11.7 ... Supply Chain Planning: SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain ... 440
11.8 ... Billing: SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management ... 446
11.9 ... SAP Digital Manufacturing ... 449
11.10 ... Summary ... 456
12.1 ... Environmental, Social, and Governance Regulations ... 457
12.2 ... SAP Solutions for Sustainable Enterprises ... 463
12.3 ... Summary ... 476
13.1 ... The Journey from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA ... 477
13.2 ... SAP HANA Platform ... 489
13.3 ... Hyperscaler Architecture ... 513
13.4 ... SAP S/4HANA Security ... 515
13.5 ... SAP S/4HANA Data Models ... 518
13.6 ... User Interface and User Experience ... 519
13.7 ... Data Lifecycle Management ... 524
13.8 ... Development and Operations ... 524
13.9 ... Summary ... 532
14.1 ... Business-Driven Development ... 533
14.2 ... Clean Core ... 538
14.3 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 540
14.4 ... Extensibility Options for the Intelligent Enterprise Suite ... 543
14.5 ... SAP Business Accelerator Hub ... 553
14.6 ... Summary ... 556
15.1 ... The Intelligent Enterprise and SAP Business Technology Platform ... 557
15.2 ... Industry 4.0 Solutions ... 560
15.3 ... Artificial Intelligence ... 563
15.4 ... Generative AI Use Cases ... 578
15.5 ... Summary ... 588
16.1 ... Assessing Your Adoption Options ... 593
16.2 ... New Implementation ... 601
16.3 ... System Conversion ... 608
16.4 ... Selective Data Transition ... 632
16.5 ... SAP S/4HANA Preparation Activities ... 636
16.6 ... Summary ... 637
17.1 ... What Is SAP Activate? ... 639
17.2 ... SAP Activate Methodology ... 644
17.3 ... SAP Best Practices ... 649
17.4 ... SAP Activate Tools ... 652
17.5 ... Summary ... 657
18.1 ... Common SAP S/4HANA Business Case Challenges ... 660
18.2 ... Value Dimensions ... 662
18.3 ... Alignment to Stakeholders and Business Outcomes ... 667
18.4 ... Proven Process for Building a Case for Change ... 669
18.5 ... Develop Your IT Roadmap ... 686
18.6 ... Valuable Lessons Learned ... 691
18.7 ... Summary ... 692
19.1 ... Multinational Industrial Company ... 695
19.2 ... Multinational Service Company ... 700
19.3 ... Manufacturing Company ... 704
19.4 ... Food Industry Group ... 706
19.5 ... Automotive Company ... 708
19.6 ... Life Sciences ... 710
19.7 ... Global Telecom Provider ... 711
19.8 ... Global Automobile Maker ... 713
19.9 ... Summary ... 715
... Contributors ... 720
