SAP ERP combines comprehensive and scalable enterprise resource planning software with an enterprise-class technology platform. For details about the benefits and capabilities of SAP ERP Operations, check out the following information. You can also read related independent analyst reports.

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SAP ERP Operations Overview See how SAP ERP Operations helps you achieve operational excellence in procurement, logistics execution, product development, manufacturing, sales, and service.  Read the overview.		Sales and Operations Planning Design sales and operations planning processes to continuously monitor and meet customer demand with the latest and most accurate data and a common set of metrics.  Read this overview.

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Showing 1-10 of 21 Page: 10 assets per page 20 assets per page 50 assets per page 100 assets per page   1 2 3  Industry:  All Industries Aerospace and Defense Automotive Chemicals Consumer Products Healthcare High Tech Industrial Machinery and Components Life Sciences Mill Products Mining Oil and Gas Retail Utilities Wholesale Distribution   Asset Type:  All Asset Types Overview Brochures Solution Briefs White Papers Solution in Detail Product Brief SAP InSight    Title   Asset Type  "A Packaged Solution for the Wholesale Distribution Industry" Examine why the SAP ERP packaged solution for the wholesale distribution industry is an affordable option for small and midsize enterprises that want a world-class solution tailored to their industry -- plus rapid implementation at a fixed price.       "A Packaged Solution for the Wholesale Distribution Industry" (170 KB) Solution Briefs "Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma Enterprise" Learn how you can use SAP software to identify the causes of variability and manage exceptions while leveraging lean manufacturing and Six Sigma best practices. In doing so, you can process large amounts of data, execute complex workflows, and communicate any exceptions electronically to multiple locations.       "Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma Enterprise" (416 KB) White Papers "Advanced Returns Management for SAP ERP" Read how the high-performance features of the advanced returns management solution of the SAP ERP application help businesses accommodate demanding customer expectations for straightforward returns policies. With greater efficiency in the returns process, companies save costs while providing transparency for their customers.       "Advanced Returns Management for SAP ERP" (94 KB) Solution Briefs "Enhanced Sales Order Management with SAP ERP" Examine how sales order management enhancements for the SAP ERP application and the SAP for Wholesale Distribution solution portfolio can help you provide customers precise product information faster. Customer questions are answered without delay, which keeps customers satisfied and strengthens customer loyalty.       "Enhanced Sales Order Management with SAP ERP" (1 MB) Solution Briefs "Enhanced Sales Order Management with SAP for Wholesale Distribution" Examine this review of how sales order management enhancements for the SAP ERP application and the SAP for Wholesale Distribution solution portfolio can help provide customers precise product information faster. Customer questions are answered quickly, keeping customers satisfied and strengthening loyalty.       "Enhanced Sales Order Management with SAP for Wholesale Distribution"  (1 MB) Solution Briefs "Fast, Efficient, and Reliable Pooled Payment and Central Billing" Examine how the SAP ERP application can help you expand your sales and purchasing networks and execute settlement and invoicing processes automatically –- in your own company and on behalf of others -- so you can handle complex transactions between vendors and customers and other third parties worldwide.        "Fast, Efficient, and Reliable Pooled Payment and Central Billing"  (197 KB) Solution Briefs "Gaining an Edge with Global Sourcing" Considering the strategy of global sourcing but fear the risk it involves for your company? SAP solutions for global sourcing can help you can manage global sourcing processes with minimal risk, automate and streamline your operations, improve your visibility into the outsource supply chain – and reduce costs.       "Gaining an Edge with Global Sourcing" (458 KB) Solution Briefs "Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning: Lessons Learned from the Front" Discover the crucial roles that executive-level support, stakeholder involvement, end-user buy-in, and solution-vendor expertise play in establishing key best practices for achieving successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations. Learn from what has been done well – and what has yet to be done well.       "Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning: Lessons Learned from the Front" (2 MB) SAP InSight "Integrated Sales and Marketing for Consumer Products Companies" Explore how consumer products executives can gain market intelligence and clear visibility into all aspects of their enterprise, its suppliers, and customers -- to execute brand strategies efficiently at the shelf level. The key: an integrated sales and marketing approach that can drive revenues, cut costs, and improve the bottom line.        "Integrated Sales and Marketing for Consumer Products Companies"  (912 KB) SAP InSight "Leveraging the SAP for Retail Solution Portfolio" Examine how retailers are taking advantage of solutions from SAP to find new and powerful ways to innovate and differentiate their offerings. They are better able to understand the shopper, anticipate the need, and inspire the experience with a unified approach and accurate information – across the enterprise.       "Leveraging the SAP for Retail Solution Portfolio" (87 KB) Solution Briefs Showing 1-10 of 21 Page: 10 assets per page 20 assets per page 50 assets per page 100 assets per page   1 2 3