SAP S/4 HANA is the latest future-ready Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suite with capabilities to provide real-time and multi-model data analytics, predictive capabilities, and a simplified user interface. The comprehensive capabilities of the suite help manage the data, processes and apps of your business to enable smart automation of workflows, backed up by a potential to connect to external sources of data. Subsequent to its release in 2015, SAP has periodically added multiple functionalities, Machine learning (ML) capabilities and other technological enhancements in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) to the suite, which have served to increase its acceptance worldwide as a successful ERP software. The multiple industry-specific features that have been subsequently added on, serve to offer instant and in-depth analytics of data, thus offering vital insights into your business operations and accelerating real-time decision making. Above all, the suite can be deployed on premises, in the cloud or as a hybrid system as suits your business needs. It seamlessly integrates cloud computing and ERP to offer solutions designed to meet specific business needs.
Significance of SAP S/4HANA
Thanks to the fast processing and real-time analytical capabilities of data powered by ML and AI, the advanced S/4HANA suite mobilizes business data to streamline a company’s operations, minimize errors and satisfy all end users alike, be it employees or customers. S/4HANA enables smart migration from legacy client-server technologies to digital technologies, powered by mobile and cloud capabilities. As a result, your business gets the back-up and support of emerging technologies to run its operations smoothly and efficiently. S/4HANA can be used as a modular application, with a choice to deploy functionalities in a phased out manner.
How SAP S/4HANA adds value to your business operations
- The platform guarantees improved customer satisfaction by providing the latest updates on product availability in warehouses on smart devices.
- It simplifies business processes, enhances collaboration and the instant updates available on employee benefits leave your workforce happy.
- Predictive analytics help executives manage cash flows better, foresee supply chain issues and easily coordinate team workflows to ensure enhanced efficiencies.
In short, S/4HANA offers seamless access to real-time analytics, and the technology-backed, simplified business processes across all devices help run businesses efficiently and profitably. It also equips companies with the right technologies to consistently adapt to changes for sustained growth, while ensuring better data visibility and data governance.
