[ Articles with keyword 'consolidation' ]
Checklist for Global Implementation
02.02.2010
As enterprises are getting ready to take their business beyond borders, they are facing some challenges. The Japan SAP Users’ Group has prepared a report, called the book of secrets (Tora-no-maki), providing comprehensive advice for enterprises what to watch for when implementing SAP globally.
Microsoft teams up with SAP
12.01.2010
Many in the IT press interpreted Microsoft’s recent announcement to buddy up more closely with SAP in the business user space as a coordinated attack on the competition. But as representatives from SAP and Microsoft explain, there’s a lot more to it than that.
From Nine to Three
16.12.2009
Twelve months, nine SAP systems, and one joint venture: After splitting from Qimonda, semiconductor manufacturer Infineon took a close look at its IT landscape – and came to the conclusion that consolidation was the way forward.
How Important Are IT Projects?
16.09.2009
The market research institute Infas questioned managers from 59 German companies with more than 3,000 employees on the subject of IT change projects.
SAP Partner News 35/2009
28.08.2009
SAP software is hard at work across many areas of industry and the public sector, not least at FC Bayern Munich and Giesecke & Devrient. SAP.info reports on the developments of week 35.
Vaillant Group Implements zetVisions CIM
14.01.2009
Less data redundancy, better data quality, and improved document management are the benefits the Vaillant Group, headquartered in Remscheid, Germany, is reaping from implementing the SAP-based software zetVisions Corporate Investment Manager (CIM) to manage its complex investment structure.
Global Harmonization and Consolidation Project at Siemens
22.12.2008
At the turn of the millennium, Siemens’ IT environment wasn’t exactly perfect. It comprised around 250 different SAP solutions, IT processes weren’t standardized, and there was a lack of global specifications. But things have changed since then: All regions and companies within the group now work on a standardized SAP-based platform, thanks to a global harmonization and consolidation project.
SAP helps GVTC acquire agility and speed
17.07.2008
The nursery rhyme – Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick – conveys the concept of survival through agility. CEO Ritchie Sorrells and CFO Mark Gitter from telecommunications company GVTC reveal to SAP INFO how managing performance has enabled the company to be nimble – and successfully stand up to the corporate giants that are its competitors.
Integrated Forms, Simplfied Consolidation
21.05.2008
The Haniel Group uses the business consolidation functionality of the SAP Strategic Enterprise Management application to consolidate its financial data according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The accounting regulations require comprehensive explanations in the form of supplemental text. Until now, that supplemental text could not be integrated into standard SAP software. A partner add-on provided the needed help.
Standardized Platform for 13,000 Users
15.04.2008
By the end of 2008 the BASF Group will have standardized much of its global SAP landscape. One of the total of 17 sub-projects includes the consolidation of what were formerly three SAP systems at the Ludwigshafen site – without interrupting live operation.
