What is SAP S/4HANA?

SAP S/4HANA is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, an intelligent business platform that enables companies to quickly respond to market developments. By integrating all business processes end-to-end, SAP S/4HANA fits the needs of the business like a glove. SAP S/4HANA helps companies grow, become more sustainable, increase customer satisfaction, and make production processes more efficient. All this in an era where adaptability is crucial.

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SAP S/4HANA: Public vs. Private Cloud Editions

Your company and processes are unique. Why move your ERP to a standard in the cloud? Because the quality, cost, and scalability advantages are so significant that the choice becomes a 'no brainer' for most customers. However, there is still plenty to choose from within that. Which variant suits you best?

SAP S/4HANA is the leading ERP platform in the market and available in 3 editions:

Thus, each has its own specialties and advantages that align with specific business needs.

SAP S/4HANA Implementations

A successful transition to SAP S/4HANA Cloud requires more than just IT; it's about delivering added value for the business. Our approach guarantees this.

First, lay the foundation with the proven SAP Activate methodology for a structured and efficient implementation. Pay attention to change management from the start with our Change Management approach to promote acceptance of changes and reduce project costs and risks.

Learn from best practices and standardize where possible to save valuable implementation time. Enrich the approach with unique McCoy accelerators such as SAP Signavio for process architecture and SMART Re-use™ for the reuse of successful investments. Continue to focus on value, even after go-live, to ensure lasting added value for the business.

Learn more about the implementation of SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA Functionalities

SAP S/4HANA offers a host of new functionalities compared to its predecessor SAP ECC to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations. Some examples of these are:

• SAP Fiori: Provide your end users with a simplified, intuitive user experience with a web-based UI. With role-based apps accessible from any device, enhancing the system's usability and productivity.

• SAP Joule: Your smart AI assistant. SAP Joule is always ready to help you with tasks and finding information. Whether you want to change your address or request information about your team members, Joule takes care of it for you. Joule is now being gradually rolled out across SAP's entire product portfolio.

• Zakelijke Partners: Centralize the management of all your important partners. Such as suppliers, customers, and of course employees. Simplifying interactions and data maintenance.

• Flexible Workflows: Automates business processes such as purchase order approvals and other transactional documents. No ABAP development is required, making it accessible for non-developers to set up and maintain these workflows.

• Situation Handling: Proactively address potential issues such as expired quotes or exceeded budgets with real-time alerts and notifications. This way, you can stay ahead of problems and have more time for value-adding work.

SAP S/4HANA Modules

SAP S/4HANA has various modules for the different processes within a company. For example, Finance & Control for all financial operations and Supply Chain Management for all logistical matters. Here, we have highlighted the main modules for you with examples of new functionalities per module.

Finance & Control

SAP S/4HANA Finance & Control, together with Supply Chain Management, remains the core of the ERP System. It continues to offer the functionality you are accustomed to, but also includes several new and improved components. These help organizations manage and streamline their financial processes. Some of these new features are:

• SAP Central Finance: Harmonizes and consolidates financial data from multiple sources in SAP S/4HANA using real-time replication. Retains existing systems and ensures accurate financial reporting.

• SAP S/4HANA Advanced Financial Closing: Automates and streamlines financial closing tasks, offers real-time monitoring, uniform task management, and role-based access to improve accuracy and compliance.

• SAP S/4HANA Intercompany Matching & Reconciliation: Streamlines the reconciliation of intercompany receivables/payables, provides real-time dashboard insights, detailed analyses, and automated/manual reconciliation.

• SAP S/4HANA Accrual Engine: Automates the allocation of costs over multiple periods, reduces manual workload, and improves reporting accuracy.

• SAP S/4HANA Central Invoice Management: Streamline invoice processing with features such as automatic data capture, exception management, and real-time reporting directly from your SAP System.

Supply Chain Management

SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Management also offers many new tools to streamline and optimize logistics, production, and purchasing/sales processes. This improves efficiency and decision-making in increasingly complex supply chain environments. Some improvements include:

• SAP S/4HANA Advanced Planning: Balances customer demand and production efficiencies and replaces SAP APO. Focuses on production sites using forecasts and sales orders for demand management, simplifying planning scenarios and decision-making in complex environments.

• SAP S/4HANA Advanced Availability to Promise: Prioritize B2B customers over B2C when stock is scarce, using a single material number. Manage product allocation efficiently, simplify material management, and allow flexible allocation groups. The Fiori app supports allocation management and visualization.

• SAP Basic Transportation Management: Included in the standard S/4HANA license. Streamlines inbound and outbound transportation activities, increases efficiency, and reduces costs.

• SAP S/4HANA Predictive MRP: Align supply and demand by forecasting demand and planning available capacity. Create scenarios to optimize production, taking into account stock transfers, inventory, and production constraints. The app assists in evaluating and comparing simulations for capacity and supply chain issues.

Verkoop & Distributie

SAP S/4HANA Sales & Distribution is the component designed to streamline sales processes, manage customer orders, and optimize distribution. In addition to all the existing functionality of SAP ECC, it also offers advanced new tools such as:

• SAP S/4HANA Settlement Management:Flexible Contract Management enables you to manage your commercial agreements such as sales discounts, commissions, and royalties more easily. This offers enhanced capabilities for handling provisions and settlements as well as extensive reporting options via SAP Fiori apps. Condition Contract Management supports detailed management of terms and agreements, allowing for more accurate and transparent handling of conditions. The system utilizes new data structures and improved data models for recording and processing business volume and financial transactions.

• SAP S/4HANA Backorder Processing: enables companies to optimize their inventory allocation and order management by utilizing advanced prioritization rules and machine learning models. This feature assists in prioritizing key customers and orders, reallocating available inventory, and provides insights into backorder statistics through SAP Fiori apps. This results in improved customer satisfaction and more efficient operational processes.

• SAP S/4HANA Customer Management (extension):integrates service processes, offers enhanced visibility, comprehensive cost and revenue tracking, real-time analytics, and detailed financial insights, all with minimal customization.

Inkoop & Aanbesteding

Like all other components, SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement also offers many new and improved features for the entire procurement process:

• Inkoop & Contractbeheer: Assists in obtaining the right products and services at the best prices from reliable suppliers, strengthened by integration with Ariba Network or Ariba Sourcing.

• Operational Purchasing: Offers a robust Self Service Procurement process with a user-friendly interface and new features such as holding multiple draft Requests to Order (RTOs) and extensive integration with the SAP Ariba Network for communication with your suppliers.

• Supplier Management: Includes supplier classification and evaluation, which helps in categorizing and assessing suppliers based on criteria such as innovation and sustainability.

• Integration with SAP Ariba: Seamless integration with SAP Ariba for improved contract management, sourcing, and operational procurement, ensuring a more efficient procurement process and better collaboration with suppliers.

Ingebedde Analyse

SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics is about various components that help companies analyze and visualize their data in real-time within the ERP system. This is made possible through the SAP HANA databases on which S/4HANA is built, and provides access to:

• Analytical Apps: Pre-built applications that provide insights into operational performance.

• Smart Business Cockpits: Dashboards and KPIs for real-time monitoring of business processes.

• Multi-dimensional Reporting: Flexible reporting options for in-depth analyses.

• Real-time gegevensverwerking: Ability to perform analyses on current data without delay.

Ontwikkeling & Gegevensbeheer

SAP S/4HANA offers, in addition to standard functionality, various levels of flexibility for system customizations. Additionally, there are more and simpler options for data migration and data management:

• BAdI Implementations: Develop custom applications and extensions for specific business processes.

• Fiori DevelopmentCreate user-friendly, role-based apps with SAP Fiori for a consistent user experience.

• Data Migration Cockpit: Easily migrate data from legacy systems to S/4HANA.

• API Management: Manage secure and efficient APIs for integration with other systems and applications.

SAP S/4HANA Customer Stories

S/4HANA is a platform for companies with ambition. We are pleased to share some of those ambitions of our clients with you:

• Royal FloraHollandaimed for and reached the top of 'Best in Finance' with the financial processes.

• Marel aspired to 'One Face to the Customer' and 12% growth per year. To achieve this, we simplified the organizational structure and the operating model.

• Strukton anticipated a data-driven future and 'smart buildings'.

• Irish Distillers(IDL) aspired to grow from 12 to 20 million cases of whisky with the existing bottling plant and workforce.

Read more of our customer stories here

Switching to SAP S/4HANA

Ask yourself the question: "Do you want to continue working with software that does not allow you to respond in real-time to changes in the market? That does not enable you to take advantage of disruptive technology like AI and Machine Learning?" You should not view the move to SAP S/4HANA as just another upgrade. Instead, talk about theflexible opportunities for innovationthat it offers you.

Strategic ambitions require a clear direction. Therefore, first sharply define the reasons for a transition to S/4HANA, and do so with both business and IT. Experience shows that you need a strong, substantive sparring partner for this. At McCoy, we provide inspiration, show you all the possibilities, and ask the critical questions. This ensures that you make exactly the right choices. We do this in a short and powerful manner.Ontdekkingtrajectory.

We have listed the 5 main reasons for switching.

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