E3 Category: Business Management

The transformation in B2B sales is in full swing. This is shown by the latest "Industry goes Consumer" study conducted by SAP partner Sybit and the analyst firm Techconsult. 200 companies from industry, wholesale, construction, and transportation in the DACH region were surveyed.

The Westfalen Group, under the distinctive white horse on a red background, is active in the fields of technical gases, cooling and heating, filling stations and mobility as well as respiratory home therapy. As part of the One Finance project and in preparation for the S/4 implementation.

The selection of the implementation partner for the introduction of Rise with SAP determines the success of the project. Different requirements, industry-specific challenges and the complexity of modern SAP landscapes require a well-founded and structured partner selection.

Anyone implementing SAP EWM on S/4 Hana today is often entering uncharted territory: tried and tested patterns no longer work. Companies now need to know what is important, what mistakes they should avoid, and how SAP BTP and cloud models can contribute to success.

Unloading pallets, delivering building materials, and documenting everything digitally—Stark Germany was impressed by the SAP-based FIS/LastMile app during the pilot phase. Now the roll-out is underway: paperless processes, faster workflows, and full transparency on the "last mile".

Over a long period of time, the mechanical engineering specialist Trumpf from Ditzingen developed IT structures that the in-house IT department could only manage through a great deal of effort. Among other things, heterogeneous subsystems and decentralized IT solutions at various locations made work more difficult and resulted in avoidable IT costs—for example in the form of multiple licenses and rising maintenance costs.

Maintenance staff are rarely at their desks - but SAP processes often demand just that. Schöck Bauteile was therefore looking for a mobile solution to record maintenance and fault messages directly in the factory. This step was realized in 2024 with the Argvis Maintenance Portal.

Berlin-based energy service provider Gasag is one of the first energy companies to convert its SAP billing system for grid operations to a cloud-based solution in the Rise model. This is the first part of the largest IT project in the company's history to date.

RISE with SAP promises the path to an innovative cloud future. How can SAP customers best approach the transformation process?

RISE with SAP is a concept that makes it easier for customers to migrate to a new ERP era—with S/4 Hana as the first step. T-Systems provides the necessary support for a powerful IT architecture and a solid foundation.

For the twelfth time in a row, SAP has been recognized by Gartner as a "Leader" in the Magic Quadrant 2025 for Warehouse Management.

As part of its "Logistics Concept 2030", packaging manufacturer Linhardt is preparing for the future and ensuring a more efficient material flow. A decisive factor in this was the move away from the old warehouse management system in good time before the end of maintenance.