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Often, analysis of complex enterprise data impacts operational systems through lockdown or additional workload. In addition, running processes can falsify results. One possibility here is the use of an "analysis cloud".

Even in the area of classic supply chains, data has become an important commodity, almost as important as the actual goods themselves.

Digital transformation is opening up new opportunities in enterprise resource planning (ERP). In turn, digital ERP solutions such as SAP S/4HANA are driving the Digital Transformation Economy. Today's internationally successful companies have recognized this continuum early on. They are embracing digital innovation and working smarter in the process.

Heterogeneous ERP systems do not support the complete financial close process. Lengthy, disjointed and inefficient closing processes are the result. Even a migration to S/4HANA does not solve this problem. Pharmaceutical group Sanofi therefore introduced the external record-to-report (R2R) solution Cadency by Trintech in parallel with the S/4HANA migration.

"Customer Centricity" has long since ceased to be just a marketing and sales term. Today, products can easily be imitated, so consumers have many different providers to choose from. Which one will they choose in the long run?

As a company, it is good to create freedom to focus on complex issues as well as your own strengths. This often works better when administrative activities such as invoice entry and verification are outsourced to external service providers.

The digital world is becoming increasingly networked. Global networks are already shaping our future. Amazon, Google, Uber & Co. have shown the way, and the age of traditional on-premise solutions has long since passed its zenith, including in accounting.

Correct data is the be-all and end-all for well-functioning processes in a company. Only when its accuracy and timeliness are ensured, it contributes high value for analyses and as a foundation for upcoming decisions as well as optimized customer experiences.

The desire for digital contract management that offers clarity, transparency, and auditability prompted the internationally successful pharmaceutical company to implement modern software in its corporate organization. Today, Circle Unlimited AG's contract management, which is integrated into the SAP environment, has completely replaced the paper-based contract file management.

But which one is the right one for your own business model and meets the framework conditions? The new SAP product suite is complex and every company is different. Therefore, a clear and comprehensible evaluation of the different variants is needed.

The digital transformation is characterized not only by its disruptive potential, but also by the enormous complexity that IT managers in companies have to deal with. Automation, data overload, artificial intelligence, cloud - the shaping of change demands a lot from those involved.