Posts Tagged "reduce costs"


The SAP Activate methodology is utilized for implementing or migrating SAP in cloud, on premise, or hybrid solutions. SAP Activate methodology aligns with best practices recommended by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The SAP Activate methodology follows four main phases to provide support throughout the project life cycle of SAP solutions. Underlying these phases is a series of value delivery and quality checks, reflected in...

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Want to reduce procurement cycle times and drastically cut accounts payable, sourcing, VAT compliance costs AND effortlessly oversee your spend costs? Adopted by 79% of Fortune 500 companies. Ariba delivers cloud-based E- Procurement solutions with advanced analytics to make it easier to just do that, as well as, enabling you to routinely find new businesses to collaborate with. Ariba allows common access to a server instance for...

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Are you in control of your data? Are you ready for more SAP Data Analytics with S4 HANA? Perhaps not.  I want to extract Standard SAP reports and lists across the supply chain providing a detailed analysis of Key performance Indices for you. I want to help you avoid Z reports and show you how powerful many standard SAP reports and associated graphics are. We could even use a tool to quickly extract large sets of data for you. I would...

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I have spoken at World Class Supply Chain conferences on how to execute major business transformations. I have consulted at large aerospace and pharmaceutical companies as well as advised the US Navy based on audit recommendations sent to the Secretary of Defense at the White House. What I’m about to tell is the number one reason why you aren’t #1 in your business and how to get to #1. You aren’t focusing enough on your client. Or you...

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My friends Keith and Sean from the company REVEAL recently shared an excellent meal with me in old Montreal. Keith and I were both featured speakers at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management conferences in sunny Orlando (2012) and Fabulous Las Vegas (2013). My speaking engagements were centered on Sales and Operations transformation as well as Supply Chain Optimization.  We also both share the same insights on business fundamentals...

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