SAP-Solution: Globalisierung

Unimaginable for many companies: They protect their supposed intellectual property like Fort Knox. However, this way of thinking - sealing oneself off instead of jointly driving new developments - no longer works.

Topics such as globalization, digital transformation and demographic change are currently shaping our working world. While established hierarchies are breaking down, new organizational models are increasingly replacing the old structures.

International growth is the goal of almost every ambitious company. Due to globalization, even the smallest companies are hardly limited anymore.

New jobs with new requirements will emerge in the coming years. In a global comparison, German employees are more hesitant about retraining.

To be successful in the battle for new employees and charismatic managers, you have to come up with a lot: Recruiting events on the golf course, job speed dating and a positive work-life balance are often no longer enough.

Unprotected SAP interfaces open the door to hackers. Many companies are aware of this, but still do not have adequate security measures in place. What is needed are solutions with which the interfaces can be analyzed and monitored across the board.

The customer convention of SAP partner BlackLine is called: In the Black. This says it all when the CFO's closing is done on time, without overtime and with consistent data. Manual reconciliation via Excel is definitely a thing of the past in the age of digital transformation. a

E-3 Round Table with Petra Ellmerich, Regional Vice President at BlackLine, Reimund H. Kuche, Head of Corporate Accounting at Imperial Logistics International, Dr. Christoph Ernst, Senior Director Finance Solutions at SAP, and Martin Wolleswinkel, Managing Director and European Advisory Practice Leader at The Hackett Group.

The purchasing sector is only very slowly recognizing the change brought about by agile methods and digitization. This is confirmed by a study led by Prof. Ayelt Komus, professor at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences.

SMEs are still lagging behind when it comes to digitization. Are the specifications for decision-makers not precisely described in order to make decisions?

Active sourcing has been a hype topic in the HR environment for many years. Active sourcing enables companies and recruiters to use search engines and social networks such as Xing, LinkedIn, etc. to fill vacant positions in the short, medium, or long term.

Home office, better work-life balance, highly flexible working hours - there are many demands on the modern working world. But how can companies meet them?