SAP S/4HANA

An Introduction
3. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4932-1775-5
Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 647 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1322 g

Reihe: SAP Press

Whether you’re already en route to SAP S/4HANA or taking your first look, this book is your go-to introduction to the new suite. See what SAP S/4HANA offers for your core business processes: finance, manufacturing, sales, and more. Learn about your reporting, extension, and adoption options, and consult case studies to learn from current customers. From the cloud to SAP’s intelligent technologies, get on the cutting edge of SAP!

Highlights include:

Finance
Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Sales, marketing, and commerce
Sourcing and procurement
Reporting and analytics
Industry solutions
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP Leonardo
Architecture
Deployment
Case studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bardhan, Devraj

Baumgartl, Axel

Choi, Nga-Sze

Dudgeon, Mark

Lahiri, Asidhara

Meijerink, Bert

Worsley-Tonks, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware SAP
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Wirtschaftsinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

. Foreword from Uwe Grigoleit. 19

. Foreword from Cameron Art. 21

. Preface. 23

. Why Read This Book?. 23

. Audience. 24

. Structure of the Book. 24

. Acknowledgments. 27

1. The Digital Transformation: An Introduction. 29

1.1. Digital Transformation and the Intelligent Enterprise. 30

1.2. Business Value Scenarios. 36

1.3. Architecture at a Glance. 56

1.4. Deployment Options. 61

1.5. Cloud Vendor. 73

1.6. Integration. 74

1.7. Summary. 76

2. Finance. 79

2.1. Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits. 79

2.2. Key Functionalities. 88

2.3. Finance in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 133

2.4. Outlook. 135

2.5. Summary. 137

3. Manufacturing. 139

3.1. Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits. 139

3.2. Key Manufacturing Functionality. 144

3.3. Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 154

3.4. Outlook. 157

3.5. Summary. 158

4. Supply Chain. 161

4.1. Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits. 161

4.2. Key Supply Chain Functionality. 165

4.3. Supply Chain in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 190

4.4. Outlook. 192

4.5. Summary. 193

5. Sales, Marketing, Commerce, and Service Management. 195

5.1. Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits. 196

5.2. Key Sales Functionality. 199

5.3. Key Marketing and Commerce Functionality. 206

5.4. Key Service Management Functionality. 209

5.5. Sales, Marketing, Commerce, and Service Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 211

5.6. Outlook. 212

5.7. Summary. 213

6. Sourcing and Procurement. 215

6.1. Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits. 215

6.2. Key Sourcing and Procurement Functionality. 218

6.3. Sourcing and Procurement in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 229

6.4. Outlook. 231

6.5. Summary. 231

7. Research and Development and Asset Management. 233

7.1. Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits. 234

7.2. Key Research and Development Functionality. 236

7.3. Key Asset Management Functionality. 240

7.4. R&D and Asset Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 243

7.5. Outlook. 244

7.6. Summary. 247

8. Analytics and Reporting. 249

8.1. Evolution of Analytics. 250

8.2. Operational Reporting. 253

8.3. Enterprise-Wide Reporting. 262

8.4. Reporting in a Hybrid Landscape. 269

8.5. Cognitive Analytics. 271

8.6. Big Data Analytics and Data Lakes. 273

8.7. SAP Data Hub. 277

8.8. Summary. 280

9. Industry Solutions. 281

9.1. Retail. 281

9.2. Fashion. 292

9.3. Oil & Gas. 305

9.4. Outlook. 311

9.5. Summary. 311

10. SAP S/4HANA Cloud. 313

10.1. Value Proposition. 313

10.2. Core Functional Capabilities. 315

10.3. Deployment. 320

10.4. SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Single Tenant Edition. 326

10.5. SAP CoPilot. 332

10.6. Extensibility. 333

10.7. Content Lifecycle Management. 334

10.8. Summary. 337

11. SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Landscape. 339

11.1. Sourcing and Procurement: SAP Ariba. 340

11.2. Contingent Workforce Management: SAP Fieldglass. 350

11.3. Travel and Expense Management: SAP Concur. 353

11.4. Human Resources: SAP SuccessFactors. 357

11.5. Customer Experience: SAP C/4HANA. 363

11.6. Master Data Management: SAP Master Data Governance. 374

11.7. Supply Chain Planning: SAP Integrated Business Planning. 381

11.8. Summary. 387

12. SAP S/4HANA Architecture. 389

12.1. The Journey from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA. 389

12.2. SAP HANA Platform. 404

12.3. SAP S/4HANA Security. 437

12.4. SAP S/4HANA Core Data Models. 441

12.5. User Interface and User Experience. 442

12.6. Data Lifecycle Management. 445

12.7. Development and Operations. 447

12.8. Summary. 452

13. Extensions with the SAP Cloud Platform. 453

13.1. Business-Driven Development. 453

13.2. SAP Cloud Platform. 459

13.3. Extensibility Options for the Intelligent Suite. 461

13.4. SAP Cloud Platform and SAP Leonardo. 471

13.5. Summary. 472

14. SAP Leonardo. 473

14.1. The Intelligent Enterprise and SAP Leonardo. 473

14.2. Internet of Things. 477

14.3. Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation. 483

14.4. Blockchain. 487

14.5. Big Data. 490

14.6. SAP Leonardo Use Cases. 493

14.7. Summary. 499

15. Adoption Paths. 501

15.1. Assessing Your Adoption Options. 503

15.2. New Implementation. 508

15.3. System Conversion. 516

15.4. Landscape Transformation. 547

15.5. Housekeeping Activities. 551

15.6. Summary. 553

16. Implementation Tools. 555

16.1. What Is SAP Activate?. 555

16.2. SAP Activate Methodology. 560

16.3. SAP Best Practices. 566

16.4. SAP Activate Tools. 569

16.5. SAP Model Company. 573

16.6. Summary. 578

17. Building the Business Case. 579

17.1. Common SAP S/4HANA Business Case Challenges. 580

17.2. Value Dimensions. 581

17.3. Alignment to Stakeholders and Business Outcomes. 583

17.4. Proven Process for Building a Case for Change. 585

17.5. Develop Your IT Road Map. 599

17.6. Valuable Lessons Learned. 604

17.7. Summary. 605

18. Customer Case Studies. 607

18.1. Multinational Industrial Company. 607

18.2. Multinational Service Company. 612

18.3. Manufacturing Company. 616

18.4. Food Industry Group. 619

18.5. Automotive Company. 621

18.6. Summary. 623

. The Authors. 625

. Contributors. 627

. Index. 629

Über Autor(innen)

Choi, Nga-Sze
Nga-Sze Choi is the SAP S/4HANA Sales and Logistics Expert working for SAP Business Transformation Services. She has more than 14 years of experience in global business transformation programs, leading the design and implementation of SAP solutions in the order-to-cash and procure-to-pay areas. Her main area of expertise is in the life sciences, consumer products, and industrial industries.

Lahiri, Asidhara
Asidhara Lahiri is an SAP Enterprise Architect in IBM India, working on complex SAP implementations for global clients in industries such as consumer products, oil & gas, airlines, and utility. She has more than 22 years of work experience, out of which 18 are in SAP. She advises client executives on digital roadmaps for their SAP landscape, and is a global subject matter expert (SME) in SAP HANA in IBM. She has also led the SAP HANA competency for IBM India, designing and reviewing client architecture, defining IBM services, and growing IBM's SAP HANA capability. Asidhara has filed two patents and is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. She is also a coauthor for the book SAP Cloud Platform: Cloud-Native Development (SAP PRESS). Asidhara can be reached via Twitter @AsidharaL and linkedin.com/in/asidharalahiri.

Baumgartl, Axel
Axel Baumgartl is part of the Center for Digital Leadership at SAP, where he leads the area of asset and method development. In his current role, he provides thought leadership and best practices for C-level customers based on his more than 19 years of experience with SAP transformation projects. He is the author of several publications about SAP products and developed a method for enterprise architecture blueprinting. You can reach Axel via Twitter @AxelBaumgartl.

Meijerink, Bert
Bert Meijerink is the SAP S/4HANA Finance lead at IBM’s SAP Global Center of Competence. He has more than 31 years of working experience in implementing financial systems worldwide, and more than 21 years of experience in designing and implementing SAP global templates.

Bardhan, Devraj
Devraj Bardhan is an accomplished global leader for SAP Innovations at IBM. He has led several large transformation projects, driving business growth agenda through innovation and digital efficiencies. He is an established subject matter expert (SME) for SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, and SAP Leonardo, growing IBM's digital transformation capability by designing and implementing global templates. He heads the SAP Garage and is part of the global SAP Center of Competence at IBM. Devraj can be reached via Twitter @devbard or via https://www.linkedin.com/in/bardhan.

Dudgeon, Mark
Mark Dudgeon is the Global SAP CTO of IBM Global Business Services, SAP Service Line. He has more than 21 years of experience in architecture design and delivery for some of IBM’s largest SAP deployments. Mark’s role also includes ensuring that IBM has the right partnerships, capabilities, and offerings to support its customers in their digital transformation journey with SAP. You can reach Mark via Twitter @MarkPDudgeon.

Worsley-Tonks, Andrew
Andrew Worsley-Tonks is SAP Chief Architect and global SAP S/4HANA transformation lead for IBM Services. He has extensive experience in complex SAP upgrades, modernization, and business transformation projects. In his current role, he delivers multiple SAP S/4HANA projects while also helping existing SAP ERP customers define their SAP S/4HANA adoption strategy and business case. You can reach Andrew via Twitter @A_WorsleyTonks.