E3 Category: Business Management

Electronic invoicing has gone from a nice-to-have to a must-have for companies. New laws around the world - including those aimed at combating tax fraud - are driving change and accelerating the transition from paper to digital invoices and archiving.

Clean Core and Agentic AI are interrelated: SAP Clean Core and clean data are the prerequisite for AI agents to work in a scalable manner, while AI agents are the tool to efficiently create the Clean Core.

Over 30,000 units, the highest GMP requirements, a wide variety of IT systems - and then a consistent new start. SE Tylose modernizes maintenance in an exciting way and establishes an end-to-end CMMS platform with SAP PM and Argvis Maintenance Portal.

When it comes to complex, resource-intensive customer orders, traditional project management methods reach their limits. The frequent consequences are missed delivery deadlines, resource conflicts and project delays that quickly exceed the approved budget.

The Elmer Group modernized its entire ERP landscape with S/4 and FIS/wws. Without downtime, with measurable added value—for simpler, modern and automated merchandise management.

Many companies still use paper-based processes in production and intralogistics. The example of automotive supplier ElringKlinger shows that cleverly combined and modern tools can also change this.

Crises and sensitive supply chains are forcing security-critical organizations to rethink. The example of army maintenance logistics shows how a consistent S/4 transformation on-premises can succeed - between efficiency, resilience and maximum confidentiality.

As supply chains continue to grow in complexity, the core focus for many organizations has shifted from which products are physically moved to whether their execution data can be handled consistently across planning, operations and finance.

SAP's AI assistant Joule is designed to drive automation, but its potential has so far mainly been exploited by early birds. Six out of ten companies still have their hands full with the S/4 conversion. The management consultancy Horváth recommends targeted use in standardized processes.

Digital transformation is a reality in small and medium-sized enterprises, but it is often incomplete. According to Bitkom, 77 percent of companies have a digitalization strategy, but only 19 percent implement it consistently—mainly due to a lack of data sovereignty.

Cleaning specialist Kärcher is taking the opportunity presented by a change to its existing ECM solution to move its data archive to the cloud and prepare its structures and processes for the upcoming migration to SAP S/4 Hana.

As the deadline for migrating to S/4 in 2027 approaches, Precisely and ASUG highlight key obstacles hindering SAP modernization—from process complexity and data quality issues to mixed user interface environments.