Benefits of Implementing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA, SAP’s 4th ERP suite developed by SAP, has quickly become their most successful ERP system. S/4HANA It allows helping organizations to work seamlessly in a digital economy.  

Most business users are aware of the key benefits and value adds that SAP S/4HANA provides users with including, but not limited to; simplification and centralization to management and administration, ease of use, cost effectiveness, innovation, improved performance and speed, and an overall simple transition from on-premise to cloud.  

Crescense recognizes that there are many business benefits to be realized from implementing SAP S/4HANA in your business. By leveraging relevant experiences working with leading companies within the consumer products industry, many benefits could be realized through a shift to SAP S/4HANA with Crescense backing your business. Some technical benefits to be considered from our perspective include:  

Simplified in-memory database – allows for exponentially faster processing and simplified transactions with more aggregate table structures  

Ease of use – provide a simpler and more intuitive front-end leading to higher adoption rates and mobile application 

Increased performance – allow your business to plan, execute, and generate reporting and analytics on “live data” 

Embedded analytics – reduce the need for a full-fledged data warehouse and provide real-time operational reporting 

Transition from on-premise to Cloud – optimize the platform for cloud environments as a digital core 

Scalable solution – allow the solution to increase size as your business needs increase and you grow, with no limits 

Inherent Artificial Intelligence – provide new service offerings around cash application, conversational UI, predicted delivery delay and predictive accounting  

Native integration – provide the ability to easily leverage other SAP tools like Ariba, FieldGlass, SAP Analytics Cloud, etc.  

Simplified infrastructure – digital core includes multiple applications like IBP, BI, etc.  

Support – move to a supported release with continued significant Research and Development investments from SAP 

SAP states S/4HANA is their Intelligent ERP System that runs on SAP HANA, their in-memory database. This technology has the capability to transform both business and IT functions through their simplified data model and intelligent automation, promising remarkable results. The following business benefits are most paramount when shifting to SAP S/4HANA:   

Support Acquisition Capability and Strategy  

  • Eliminate limitations in current technical architecture 

  • Digital core of S/4HANA allows companies to leverage newer technologies  

  • Provide the ability to establish a standardized, more simplistic platform for standalone businesses 

  • Allow the ability for improved integration, reporting and communication across all standalone businesses 

Cost Reduction & Flexibility 

  • By reverting complex customizations to standard functionality in SAP S/4HANA, the overall implementation time is reduced 

  • Support costs for maintaining customizations are greatly reduced/eliminated 

  • In moving to standard, the opportunity to leverage future SAP capabilities is more readily available 

Streamlined Processes & Workflows 

  • Real value comes in streamlining processes into new workflows which leverage SAP S/HANA technology 

We realize a move to SAP S/4HANA is a significant decision considering the implications to your business. Crescense wants to help you unlock new business value with SAP’s Intelligent ERP and realize new benefits. If you want to understand our client success stories, start a free trial with SAP S/4HANA, or have a conversation about implementing S/4HANA into your business model, please contact us today to learn more.

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