As an SAP user, you want to get some insights into SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management with a focus on Manufacturing.
The SAP S/4HANA core and lines of business solutions include solutions for SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP S/4HANA HR, SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain and Asset Management, SAP S/4HANA Sales, Service and Marketing, and SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement.
The following solutions are available:
- SAP Business Network
SAP Business Network is the world's business commerce network. SAP Business Network combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world's largest Internet-based trading community to help companies discover and collaborate with a global network of partners.
Using the SAP Business Network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading partners anywhere, at any time, from any application or device. Consequently, they use these apps and devices to buy, sell, and manage their money more efficiently and effectively than ever before.
- Concur Travel and Concur Expense
Concur Travel and Concur Expense are (mobile) solutions for travel and expense management. They include support for corporate travel booking, expense report automation, reimbursement, audit, business intelligence, and corporate card integration. SAP Concur is offered in two editions (Standard Edition and Professional Edition).
- SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors is the cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software for talent management, core HR, and HR analytics.
- SAP Fieldglass
SAP Fieldglass provides a cloud-based Vendor Management System (VMS) to manage contingent workforce and services procurement programs.
- CRM and Customer Experience
CRM and Customer Experience helps businesses around the globe sell more goods, services, and digital content through every touch-point, channel, and device.
The latest installment of this is the use of Cloud ERP as part of the SAP Business Suite, which was introduced in 2025. The SAP Business Suite is the future of enterprise management, ans Cloud ERP is an important part of this.
SAP S/4HANA Architecture: The Evolution
There was a step-by-step evolution of this digital core, with more and more new functionality in every new release. Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling was included with release 1610, just as Extended Warehouse Management, and Advanced ATP (aATP). From a planning perspective, release 1709 introduced the IBP solution as a member of SAP S/4HAHANA.
Gradually, SAP's product offering extended, leading to the launch of the SAP Business Suite, containing Cloud ERP, in 2025.
The key improvement in the area of production planning is the speedup of the MRP run. The MRP run now runs much faster with reduced storage compared to SAP ERP/ECC. Therefore, it can be executed more frequently during the day.
Key Capabilities
This architectural principle resulted in a new product that is lean, high performing, and flexible, SAP Fiori-enabled for Web access, role-based to enable the system of me. OLTP and OLAP merge to enable embedded analytics and to focus on problem and decision-solving tasks.