E3 Category: Extra 2210

The motto of this year's DSAG Congress is "in search of success", which is a paradox, because success cannot be found like a misplaced software license, but only worked out.

The restraint of previous years is giving way to an optimistic view of the future, expressed in an increasing willingness to invest, both in IT in general and in SAP in particular. The best ground for a successful annual congress.

Foreign trade processes are demanding: The requirements in the area of export, import and trade compliance are increasing with globalization and the accompanying internationalization of customs processing as well as the increase in supply chain transparency.

Expectations for transportation management systems (TMS) have grown tremendously in recent years due to upheavals in global trade, environmental factors and the Corona pandemic. Systems that focus on transportation planning, management and accounting are no longer sufficient.

Even before the introduction of SAP S/4HANA, Klosterfrau Healthcare Group had highly automated its purchasing and accounts payable processes with xSuite solutions. Fiori apps now make ordering processes, including budget and invoice verification, even easier and extremely user-friendly.

Master data is the basis of core ERP processes in manufacturing companies. By definition, master data remains unchanged over time. But theory and practice often collide harshly, because crisis events force increased changes in master data.

Products from the leading international company Dräger protect, support and save lives. tangro software processes around 200,000 orders a year at Dräger automatically, quickly and error-free in SAP - at a wide range of locations worldwide.

Retailers are under attack from many sides: from Internet retailers, from brand manufacturers in direct sales. Margins are coming under pressure as a result. But help is at hand. A start-up from Germany is turning the cost screw.

At this year's DSAG annual congress, the automation specialist Empirius will present numerous further developments around the broad automation offering in the SAP Basis area, from which SAP customers will sustainably benefit. The focus is on the automation suite called EPOS.

The digital transformation has been dominating the SAP world for years. Many of the right decisions have already been made, but there is still a lot on the move. The priority topics here are the use of open source ecosystems and hybrid cloud environments.

If you want to survive in today's market environment, you not only need innovative products - you also have to bring them to market faster than the competition. Relentlessly increasing IT backlogs and update cycles lasting months become a fatal brake.

The switch to SAP S/4HANA and to the cloud are two trend topics that companies have so far mostly tackled separately and too rarely with software support from the outset.