For more information about the benefits and capabilities of SAP for High Tech, check out the following brochures, white papers, and analyst information:

Overviews

• "SAP for High Tech – Strategies for Success for Semiconductor Companies" (PDF, 3 MB) – Review recent strategies, solutions, and best practices supported by the SAP for High Tech solution portfolio to meet the needs of the semiconductor industry.
• "SAP for High Tech – Strategies for Success for Software Companies" (PDF, 870 KB) – Find out which strategies and practices are right for your company – and the best solutions for facilitating them – from independent analysts, industry experts, and executives.

Solution Briefs

• "Enterprise Resource Planning for Software Providers: Streamline Processes, Optimize Operations, and Innovate" (PDF, 250 KB) – Discover how the SAP ERP application enables software providers to enhance productivity and insight and meet strategic goals by eliminating departmental silos and streamlining business operations.
• "Outsourced Manufacturing" (PDF, 505 KB) – Discover how you can take advantage of low-cost labor and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities while increasing customer order fulfillment, minimizing inventory liability, and proactively responding to supply chain disruptions with SAP software for outsourced manufacturing.

White Papers

• "Supply Chain Collaboration: The Key to Success in a Global Economy" PDF, 218 KB) – Learn how you can transform traditional supply chains from linear, sequential processes into adaptive supply chain networks. These networks can help you enhance supply network visibility and collaborate more effectively – though lower risk and costs and streamlined supply, manufacturing, and distribution operations. Log-in required.
• "Technology and the Lean Enterprise" (PDF, 233 KB) – Examine why IM&C manufacturers are looking for the right technology to mount lean initiatives by eliminating waste and non value-added activities. Read case studies of six enterprises that use SAP software to achieve continuous improvement and eliminate waste from operations. Log-in required.
• "The Lean Advantage for Complex Equipment Manufacturers" (PDF, 217 KB) – Find out how you can "go lean" to achieve on-time delivery, operational excellence, and continuous improvement – as well as increase revenue – by mastering the basics of lean, executing a lean strategy, and taking specific actions to ensure success. Log-in required.

SAP Executive Insights

• "Enabling Growth for Large Enterprises" (PDF, 5 MB) – Learn about the challenges inherent in three common growth models, and how to implement a solid, flexible, and adaptive foundation that supports corporate growth objectives.
• "Enabling Growth Through Mergers and Acquisitions" (PDF, 1.2 MB) – Read about the challenges of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), explore the path to success of different M&A strategies, and discover how you can enable your organization's growth by establishing a solid foundation to support your organization's M&A transaction objectives.
• "Enabling Growth Through Business Model Innovation" (PDF, 1.2 MB) – Find out why industry leaders rely on innovative business models as the competitive assets that help them expand their industry influence and improve their market position – and learn how you can help transform your firm's business model.
• "Enabling Organic Growth" (PDF, 1.3 MB) – Discover why organic growth is the means to achieving continuous, profitable growth, and find out how your company can address some of the most common challenges in the quest to achieve it.