For many companies, an efficient supply chain is oxygen. Without it, the business simply
cannot survive. This Special Report provides SAP SCM news, case studies and tips about this core
SAP product.
| SCM news and analysis |
- SAP
supply chain update fills some gaps: SAP is adding new forecasting and replenishment
features for retail operations and new supply chain network collaboration capabilities in the
latest release of SAP SCM.
- SCM for
really smart people: The newest SCM technology is taking place outside the firewall, where
edge-of-enterprise applications give companies a whole new outlook.
- Spending
to increase on supply chain execution: A report projects an increase in spending on supply
chain execution systems pushed by global competition and shorter product lifecycles.
- i2
Technologies files lawsuit against SAP: Supply chain management software vendor i2
Technologies filed a lawsuit claiming software patent infringement of sales and manufacturing
product planning and tracking technology.
- U.N.
agency chooses Oracle-PeopleSoft combo over SAP: A U.N. agency's decision to switch to
PeopleSoft applications was based on its Web capabilities and human resources functionality,
according to the business software project director.
- Texas
Instruments gets grip on customer, supply chain struggles: Texas Instruments is turning to
SAP to begin building a service-oriented architecture and address customer and supply chain issues
by incorporating Web services.
| RFID |
- Podcast:
RFID and SAP trends: RFID technology continues to become more mainstream. In this podcast,
AeroScout's Josh Slobin discusses RFID and what SAP users should look for.
- SAP
RFID Learning Guide: Questions about SAP and RFID? Look no further. This Learning Guide is a
compilation of information from across the Web explaining what RFID is, how it works with SAP, and
how the SAP RFID package enhances Supply Chain Management.
- RFID
boost for SAP SCM: The latest version of SAP SCM software includes support for RFID and
real-time response replenishment, a feature allowing retailers to respond quickly to customer
requests.
- What is
RFID?: What is RFID, and is it right for my company? This guide explains the basics of RFID,
what SAP is doing with RFID in its products, and how you can build a business case for RFID.
| Expert answers and tips |
- How
does SCM fit into the SAP SRM module?: Wondering how SCM relates to SRM in SAP? Learn the
difference in this expert Q&A with SAP SRM expert Sachin Sethi.
- SAP
APO explained: SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) is one area of SCM that doesn't always
get the attention it deserves. This crash course will help you get up to speed on this dynamic
tool.
- Hottest
SAP areas for would-be consultants: An SAP super-user inquires about the hottest areas to try
to break into SAP consulting. Jon Reed offers some insight.
- Certification
to perform BW, SCM migration: If you're certified for OS/DB migration, are you allowed to
perform an OS/DB migration for BW and/or SCM? Yes, you are.
- What
is the ICH?: What is the Inventory Collaboration Hub (ICH)? And what's its relationship within
the SAP SRM and SAP SCM realm? SRM and SEM expert Sachin Sethi explains.
This was first published in September 2008