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SAP S/4HANA An Introduction

written by Devraj Bardhan, Axel Baumgartl, Mark Dudgeon, Piotr Górecki, Asidhara Lahiri, Bert Meijerink, Andrew Worsley-Tonks, Richard Maund, Madalina Dascalescu

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Whether you’re making the move to SAP S/4HANA, or just curious about what the suite has to offer, this introductory guide is your starting point. Explore your business processes in SAP S/4HANA, now optimized by AI: finance, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, human capital management, and more. Get insight into SAP S/4HANA’s architecture and key features for reporting, sustainability, extensibility, and artificial intelligence. Build your business case, choose your adoption path, and get ready for your implementation!

Learn what SAP S/4HANA offers your company
Explore your key business processes, elevated with AI
Assess the system architecture, extensibility tools, deployment options, and more

About the Book About the E-book 640 pages, hardcover. Reference book format 7 x 10 in. Printed black and white on 60# offset paper from sustainable sources. Casebound for durability. Reader-friendly serif font (TheAntiquaB 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF (27 MB), EPUB (19 MB) file for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you’ll learn about:

Key Capabilities

Learn about SAP S/4HANA’s core offerings. Explore new-and-improved features such as the Universal Journal, advanced intercompany sales, centralized procurement, and much more. Discover how embedded and generative AI capabilities enhance your business processes and reporting options.
System Architecture

Understand how SAP S/4HANA is built from the ground up. Compare SAP S/4HANA’s on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud architectures. Then see how to extend and optimize your system using a clean core strategy and SAP Business Technology Platform.
Your SAP S/4HANA Journey

Take your first steps towards implementation. Navigate your adoption path, whether you’re planning a new implementation, system conversion, or selective data transition. Follow the SAP Activate methodology to plan your SAP S/4HANA project.

Highlights include:

Finance
Manufacturing
Supply chain
Sales, marketing, and commerce
Sourcing and procurement
Sustainability
Clean core
Intelligent technologies
Reporting and analytics
Architecture
Deployment
Case studies

Devraj Bardhan is an accomplished global leader for SAP Innovations at IBM. He has led several large transformation projects, driving business growth agenda through innovation and digital efficiencies.

Axel Baumgartl is leading the transformation office for the Global Partner Organization of SAP. In his role, he focuses on accelerating the transformation of operations, processes, and applications to support the activation and enablement of the SAP ecosystem based on his 20 years of experience with SAP transformation projects.

Mark Dudgeon is the Global SAP CTO of IBM Global Business Services, SAP Service Line. He has more than 23 years of experience in architecture design and delivery for some of IBM’s largest SAP deployments.

Piotr Górecki is a program manager and enterprise architect working at IBM Global SAP Center of Competence.

Asidhara Lahiri is an SAP Enterprise Architect in IBM India, working on complex SAP implementations for global clients in industries such as consumer products, oil & gas, airlines, and utility.

Bert Meijerink serves as the SAP S/4HANA Finance lead at IBM TruQua. With an impressive track record of more than 40 years in implementing financial systems globally, he brings unparalleled expertise to the table.

Andrew Worsley-Tonks is the head of IBM Consulting's SAP Business for EMEA. He’s passionate about finding ways to use emerging and established technology more effectively, in combination with SAP, to help organizations achieve better business outcomes and end user adoption.

Richard Maund has spent 25 years as an IT consultant specializing in SAP architecture, and has worked in a variety of senior architectural roles with clients on some of the biggest and most complex SAP implementations.

Madalina Dascalescu is an associate partner at IBM. With more than a decade of experience, she contributed to numerous SAP transformation projects, aiding clients in optimizing their operations and orchestrating robust enterprise architecture to facilitate sustained growth.

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SAP S/4HANA An Introduction

In this book, you’ll learn about:

Key Capabilities

System Architecture

Your SAP S/4HANA Journey

Highlights include:

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