Transform Manufacturing with SAP powered by Approyo

The market is experiencing a disruptive shift in customer demand for new, extensive, smart, and personalized products. Sellers are constantly reducing buffer inventory with obsolescence risk in mind. Manufacturers are competing to meet this challenge and provide individualized products in similar lead times and cost as off-the shelf products. This creates tremendous complexity for the manufacturing operations team, yet at the same time, companies are looking for growth and profitability while maintaining high quality and sustainability.

To meet these demands, manufacturing is being used as a strategic pillar, becoming more collaborative, localized, automated, integrated, and highly adaptive. Companies are adopting digital manufacturing strategies and solutions to seamlessly connect relevant business stakeholders, information and operational processes in real time. Digital manufacturing simultaneously improves responsiveness and efficiency which drives growth, while decreasing cycle time and cost. Leveraging technologies like 3D printing, cloud, machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing agility and extending the manufacturing network. Digital manufacturing has become a strategic differentiator.

Digital Priorities in Manufacturing

• Live Planning - To fulfill customer orders in time, demand needs to be prioritized over forecast in real time. Optimal planning and faster response to demand changes based on live visibility of constraints enables higher production (lowers manufacturing costs) while increasing on-time delivery performance.Live planning enabled by SAP S/4HANA provides constraint-based planning (capacity and material flow) in one system that addresses requirements of all major manufacturing industries. Manufacturers can manage advanced planning and scheduling scenarios directly integrated with SAP S/4HANA material and order management environment.
• Production Engineering and Operations (PEO) - To manufacture personalized products ordered by customer, the need to efficiently and accurately synchronize data across designing/ formulating, manufacturing engineering, and production execution processes is required. SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing for production engineering and operations expands core SAP S/4HANA manufacturing capabilities, delivering enhanced visualization with newly developed and enriched BOM management, process planning, change management, and shop floor execution feature sets.  New digital manufacturing capabilities streamline production planning and shop floor operations within global production environments utilizing the power of SAP S/4HANA with proven integrations. 
• Distributed Manufacturing - To leverage the global manufacturing and logistics partner network, manufacturers need to quickly and efficiently connect them through supply chain and manufacturing solutions with the 3D printing and other manufacturing capabilities. Manufacturers can improve on-time delivery performance by effectively planning inventory replenishment and optimizing trade-offs between inventory. SAP Distributed Manufacturing solution enables digital collaboration with manufacturing service providers. End-to-end process from design, costing, approvals, quality checks to production status is supported. This increases local and central operational visibility, and flexibility in production of components/ products with personalized / complex designs, and variable/ low demand (e.g. new launches, spare parts etc.)
• Digital Manufacturing Insights - For manufacturing leaders to drive insights to action, access is required into live information about global production operations based on a common definition to drive continuous improvement across the organization. SAP Digital Manufacturing Insights solution provides standardized manufacturing process view for the SAP S/4HANA software environment and is future-proof in design by running analytics directly from the digital core. SAP delivers a unique perspective of analytics that is tied to core business processes and functions. This enables tracking of efficiency and ties dollar figures to variances of these processes.

Reimagine Demand to Production Plan
SAP S/4HANA provides next-generation production planning (MRP live) optimized on the SAP HANA platform for faster planning cycles and synchronization to demand changes, resulting in fewer material shortages and delays, and less safety stock.

Reimagine Personalized Order to Production (Industry 4.0)
Personalized customer order is transferred to manufacturing with minimal manual intervention through the integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP e-commerce solutions. Integration with suppliers enables optimized scheduling and getting the required raw materials at the right production line. There is complete traceability and serialization for the finished goods. A personalized order is executed as seamlessly as mass production.

Reimagine Global Manufacturing Networks - Insights to Action
The SAP Digital Manufacturing Insights solution provides the global view of manufacturing operations. SAP Distributed Manufacturing enables digital collaboration with manufacturing service providers. The partners are aligned with the manufacturing process through Ariba Network for forecast, quality, and inventory.

Reimagine Distributed Manufacturing
Manufacturers can efficiently handle variable customer demands and compress manufacturing cycles using SAP Distributed Manufacturing solution. Manufacturers identify which components of their products are best suited for 3D printing and help find the right partners for printing. The result is a new level of supply chain agility to meet fast-changing customer needs.

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Your Business Powered by Approyo

Digital business is built on new computing infrastructure – the pillars of mobile, cloud, Big Data, and analytics – accelerated by the Internet of Things (IoT), advances in machine learning, and innovations like blockchain. These disruptive technologies are giving companies the ability to radically change business models and create new products and services.

At Approyo, we see enormous potential for you to simplify your own businesses and seize new opportunities through the SAP HANA platform, with SAP S/4HANA as your new enterprise suite. Plus, SAP Leonardo, built on SAP HANA, works seamlessly with every SAP application making them more powerful, intelligent, and capable.

In today’s digital world, companies’ need to:

• Reduce complexity in business processes and simplify technology
• Deliver end-to-end outcome-based business solutions
• Ensure that the best business results are delivered

SAP Powered by Approyo
Approyo provides full SAP service technology with extensive capabilities in consulting, solutions architecture, and product procurement, in order to develop the right solution for our customers. Our extensive partnerships in the industry allow us to offer top-tier SAP procurement and logistics to meet all our customers’ SAP technology needs.

TRANSFORM SALES WITH SAP powered by Approyo 
SAP solutions powered by Approyo enable companies to substantially enhance, simplify, and visualize the entire sales process.

TRANSFORM PROCUREMENT WITH SAP powered by Approyo
SAP solutions powered by Approyo enable companies to substantially enhance, simplify, and visualize the entire procurement process from sourcing to purchasing to settlement.

TRANSFORM HR WITH SAP powered by Approyo
SAP solutions powered by Approyo enable companies to drive a Digital HR
Transformation and deliver new and innovative solutions to meet the rapidly evolving business needs, turning promise into purpose.

TRANSFORM MANUFACTURING WITH SAP powered by Approyo
SAP solutions powered by Approyo enable companies to integrate and embed intelligence in manufacturing processes facilitating Industry 4.0 principles with one source of live information.

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Approyo Named One of the 10 Best Cloud Solution Providers of 2018 by Industry Era

Approyo is proud to announce it has been named one of the 10 Best Cloud Solution Providers by Industy Era.

Approyo was nominated and selected by Industry Era annual comprehensive review process. Industry Era's editorial team analyzed approximately 500 companies that provide cloud solutions and are at the forefront of tackling customer challenges. From that list, 25 companies were shortlisted and reviewed by a distinguished panel comprising of CEOs, CIOs and analysts, including the Industry Era editorial board, who ultimately decided the final top 10.

Industry Era is a technology magazine that features and talks about the enterprise solutions that can play a key part in redefining the business goals of organizations.

“We are honored to be part of this great list of companies" said Christopher Carter, CEO of Approyo. "This achievement continues to validate our success in the SAP  and Cloud marketplace.”

View the full profile: https://www.industry-era.com/vendor-2018-cloud-the-SAP-experts.php 
View the Magazine: https://www.industry-era.com/magazine/cloud-march-2018/
10 Best Cloud Solution Providers list: https://www.industry-era.com/vendor-2018.php

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SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2018 After Party

We are pleased to announce that we will once again be hosting our annual SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2018 After Party at the SAP SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG Annual Conference. The SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2018 After Party will be on June 5 at Cuba Libre Restaurant from 8:00pm - 10:00pm. Register today.

Approyo, Abreon, PCM and Ley-Line Advisory invite you to join us at the SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2018 After Party at Cuba Libre Orlando.

Join us for the one-of-a-kind experience and a fun night of networking, drinks, and food. Plus, learn about our unique partnerships and get to know our teams.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Party Details: 
Date: Tuesday, June 5
Time: 8:00 – 10:00pm

Location:
Cuba Libre
9101 International Dr,
Orlando, FL 32819

Regsiter now - Space is limited

Powered by Approyo

Approyo provides full SAP service technology with extensive capabilities in consulting, solutions architecture, and product procurement, in order to develop the right solution for our customers. Our extensive partnerships in the industry allow us to offer top-tier SAP procurement and logistics to meet all our customers’ SAP technology needs.

Approyo will help you to avoid the expense and complexity of buying and managing software licenses, the underlying application infrastructure and middleware or the development tools and other resources. Our solutions take the enterprise system of record and supercharges it with the tools of digital transformation – coupled with a design thinking process specifically created for business modernization and agility.

SAP HANA powered by Approyo
SAP HANA is an in-memory data platform that lets you accelerate business processes, deliver more business intelligence, and simplify your IT environment. By providing the foundation for all your data needs, SAP HANA removes the burden of maintaining separate legacy systems and siloed data, so you can run live and make better business decisions in the new digital economy. With Approyo, you can deploy the latest version, SAP HANA 2.

SAP Hybris powered by Approyo
SAP Hybris focuses on rapid transformation and agility across all channels, getting you close to your customers and delivering a consistently great experience at every touch point. SAP Hybris makes products that cut cost, time and complexity, freeing you up to focus on innovation and strategy. SAP Hybris covers five main areas – commerce, marketing, revenue, sales and service – and offer you the insights and flexibility you need to lead.

SAP Leonardo powered by Approyo
SAP Leonardo is a holistic digital innovation system that seamlessly integrates future-facing technologies and capabilities into the SAP Platform. This powerful portfolio enables you to rapidly innovate, scale new models, and continually redefine your business.

SAP Leonardo delivers new capabilities in future-forward technologies, which add tremendous value along your company’s digital journey. But it’s made even more valuable because it’s built on SAP HANA, to support real-time business. Plus, SAP Leonardo works seamlessly with every SAP application from SAP Ariba to SAP S/4HANA, making them more powerful, intelligent, and capable.

SAP S/4HANA powered by Approyo
Written natively for the SAP HANA platform, SAP S/4HANA is an entirely new generation of SAP Business Suite that is characterized by simplifications, massively increased efficiency, and compelling features such as planning and simulation options in many conventional transactions.

SAP S/4HANA signals a move away from the transactional system that merely records data toward giving end users active decision support in real time that is based on data from both internal and external sources.

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Transform HR with SAP Solutions powered by Approyo

HR has been transforming for many years, focused traditionally on topics like automation, efficiency, and direct access to HR data and services for individual employees. Technologies and strategies that have supported these initiatives include human resource management systems (HRMS), talent management, employee self-service, and manager self-service. However, a new and expanded HR transformation is underway, led by cloud capabilities including mobile and continuous upgrades, as well as the availability of new digital technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence. These capabilities are enabling HR to reimagine new ways of delivering HR services and strategies throughout the organization. Whereas the traditional view of HR transformation was all about doing existing things better, the next generation of HR transformation is focused on doing completely new things.

These new digital aspects of HR transformation do not replace the existing focus of automation and efficiency. They work hand inhand and, in many cases, digital technologies can further augment automation. Digital approaches are becoming increasingly important, and a digital HR strategy must be a key component of HR’s overall strategy. Not only do they hold the promise of new capabilities that can help HR build a workforce for the future and improve decision-making and effectiveness, they are, simply put, expected. Every person interacts with digital technologies daily, and every person in the organization is a potential user of HR systems. HR system experiences that are basedon consumer grade digital experiences will help engage every worker, inspiring them to do their best and helping them turn every organization’s purpose into performance.

HR in a Digital Economy

• Predict Workforce Outcomes - Analyze data patterns and identify future challenges and risks like employee flight risk and ability to source critical skills.
• Suggest and Recommend - Transform data and metrics into personalized suggestions and recommendations that improve decisionmaking.
• Network and Collaborate - Facilitate knowledge sharing and improve teamwork across distributed working environment.
• Interact using Natural Language  - Encourage ongoing and continuous use of HR systems and processes with voice recognition, messenger apps, and chat bots.
• Multi-channel Workforce Management - Streamline processes for finding, engaging and managing external workers and services providers for access to critical skills and greater business agility.

Reimagine - Pay for Performance with SAP Solutions powered by Approyo

The concept of pay for performance is central to the compensation philosophy found in most companies. When done well, pay for performance drives employee engagement,  development, and productivity. But traditional performance management processes have failed to achieve this goal and are widely viewed as demotivating, inefficient, and  ineffective. By leveraging the power of social and mobile cloud technology, SAP solutions enable customers to create more engaging and continuous performance management processes that replace forms and ratings with meaningful conversations and fair and effective decisions.

Reimagine - Manage the Workforce with SAP Solutions powered by Approyo

The new HR mandate is moving beyond automation, reducing costs, and ensuring compliance to connecting people with your company’spurpose and inspiring them to perform  at their best. SAP SuccessFactors solutions, along with SAP Fieldglass solutions, SAP Leonardo capabilities, and SAP S/4 HANA, helps HR elevate from an administrative function  to a strategic imperative driving phenomenal business results. 

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The untapped potential of machine learning

Many of today’s business processes are governed by rigid, software based rules. This rules-based approach is limited in its ability to tackle complex processes. Further, these processes often require employees to spend time on boring, highly repetitive work, such as checking invoices and travel expenses for accuracy or going through hundreds or thousands of résumés to fill a position. If we change the rules and let selflearning algorithms loose on the data, machine learning could reveal valuable new patterns and solutions that we never knew existed. Meanwhile, employees could be reassigned to more engaging and strategic tasks.

Intelligent infrastructure.
Our economy depends on infrastructure, including energy, logistics, and IT, as well as on services that support society, such as education and healthcare. But we seem to have reached an efficiency plateau in these areas. Machine learning has the potential to discover new signals in the data that could allow for continuous improvement of complex and fast-changing systems. That gives humans more time to apply their creativity (something that machines may never learn to duplicate) to new discoveries and innovation.

Digital assistants and bots.
Recent advances in machinelearning technology suggest a future in which robots, machines, and devices running on self-learning algorithms will operate much more independently than they do now. They may come to their own conclusions within certain parameters, adapt their behavior to different situations, and interact with humans much more closely.

Our devices – already able to react to our voices – will become more interactive, continuously learning assistants to help us with our daily business routines, such as scheduling meetings, translating documents, or analyzing text and data.

SAP S/4HANA and SAP Leonardo - The Modern Enterprise

SAP S/4HANA is the digital core – the nerve center – of your entire business. It connects all of your processes, provides you with live information and insights, and seamlessly integrates your enterprise with the digital world at large.

Integrated with intelligent services by SAP Leonardo, your business processes are enhanced to deliver new smart solutions. You can go beyond traditional transactions and drive digitized, automated operations based on a single source of information from planning, execution, prediction, simulation to analysis all in real-time.

More than ever, your teams are empowered to make strategic decisions  in the moment, based on deep, forward-looking business insights.

Many more intelligent applications and services will be available with the future releases of SAP S/4HANA. In addition, customers can also call up SAP Leonardo Machine Learning APIs on SAP Cloud Platform to build their own Machine Learning use cases and processes.

All the technological ingredients are now available for businesses to reimagine the way they work, and provide outstanding services to their customers.

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