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• Verizon works to integrate its supply chain management system

  Verizon chief procurement officer John Vazquez explains why the company is integrating several SAP systems to help manage more than $80 billion in annual spend. Continue Reading

• How can you reduce the bullwhip effect with demand-driven MRP?

  Reducing the bullwhip effect requires a fundamental and strategic shift from supply-focused materials planning to demand-focused materials replenishment. Continue Reading

• How can SAP Commercial Project Management help project planners?

  For large, complex projects, planners may want to take advantage of the features in SAP's Commercial Project Management system. An expert outlines its capabilities. Continue Reading

• Does SAP Sample Management offer a leg up on product quality inspections?

  Sample Management in SAP Quality Management goes beyond regular quality inspection options by providing better visibility into sample testing data. Continue Reading

• How do Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Flexible Planning differ?

  SAP Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is easy to implement, but SAP Flexible Planning can handle more complex processes, writes Jawad Akhtar. Continue Reading

• Attach documents to an SAP object without having to use SAP DMS

  With SAP Services for Object, users can attach information to an SAP object without using the SAP Document Management System, writes Jawad Akhtar.Continue Reading

• How can Failure Mode and Effects Analysis reduce risk?

  The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis tool can be used to prevent process and production failures within SAP ERP systems, writes Jawad Akhtar.Continue Reading

• As SAP R/3 support fades, upgrades to ECC 6.0 accelerate

  With the clock ticking on the end of SAP R/3 support and maintenance, the pace of customers upgrading to SAP ECC 6.0 is picking up, according to a survey of SearchSAP.com readers.Continue Reading

• Experts share common global SAP upgrade problems and mistakes – and how to avoid them

  Knowing common global SAP upgrade problems can help organizations avoid costly downtime. Learn the six most common problems – and how to avoid them – from top industry experts.Continue Reading

• The benefits of SAP supplier relationship management (SRM)

  Find out how SAP supplier relationship management (SRM) is used with with other SAP enterprise applications, learn about the evolution of SAP SRM, and discover the benefits of SAP SRM from a business perspective.Continue Reading

• Understanding supply processes and concepts in SAP SRM

  In this section, learn the components that make up SAP SRM, understand the concepts of core supply processes and the underlying business scenarios within each core process. Find out how supplier enablement provides an avenue for suppliers and ...Continue Reading

• Oracle vs. SAP: The Siebel Factor

  The sudden uptick in big deals reported by Siebel made Oracle look good, but it's unlikely a Siebel acquisition will alter the competition between SAP and Oracle.Continue Reading

• The HP way and the rise of SAP

  This is columnist Josh Greenbaum's post-mortem on Carly Fiorina and HP. Get the historical crash-course on how this once high-flying SAP partner dropped the innovation ball.Continue Reading

• Help setting up an output determination in SD to send an e-mail

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• MM Purchasing reports in ALV

  Learn how to access standard MM Purchasing reports (eg. ME2L, ME2M) in ALV instead of in the "multi-line" report.Continue Reading