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1、3/11/12SAPSCM²SteppingOutofObscuritySAPSCM²SteppingOutofObscurityPJJakovljevic-2/28/20123:51:00PMInallthehooplaaboutSAP¶srecentblockbusteracquisitionsofSuccessFactorsandDatango(andCrossgate,RightHemisphere,andSybaseabitearlier),andwithallofthetalkaboutcloudsolut
2、ions,mobility,SAPHANAin-memory,etc.,onemightlosesightofthefactthatSAPhasalsobeendoingaboatloadoftacitinnovationin-house.AttherecentSAPInfluencerSummiteventinBostoninDecember2011,welearnedofmajornewSAPproducts(recentlyreleasedorslatedfornearfuturereleases)inthere
3、almsofsupplychainmanagement(SCM),manufacturingexecutionsystems(MES),andproductlifecyclemanagement(PLM).Itishopedthatthoseso-calledline-of-business(LoB)productsuitesthatcatertothe“ideation,design,source,make,store,move,sell,andservice”activities(andwhichSAPrefers
4、toastheidea-to-delivery[I2D]lifecycle)willreachparitywiththeleadingbest-of-breed(BoB)counterpartmarketofferings.TEC¶smid-2011article“HasSAPBecomeaPLMFactortobeReckonedWith?”analyzedthestateofaffairsoftheSAPPLM7.xsuite.Soonafter,SAPacquiredRightHemisphereforits3D
5、visualizationcapabilitiesandasthelinchpinofSAP¶sVisualEnterprisestrategytoputtheproductdevelopment(engineering),manufacturing,salesandmarketing,andaftermarketservicedepartmentsonthesamepage.Theideaistocreateacoreofproductinformation,consistentwithbusinessdata,co
6、mbinedwithvisualandbusinessdataanalysis,andfullyenabledformobiledelivery.Inthiscontext,visualizationenablescommunication,dataanalysisfacilitatesbetterdecisionmaking,whilemobilityenablesflexibility.MeettheVisualEnterpriseSAP¶sVisualEnterprisestrategyistoenablebet
7、terandfasterdecisionmakingbycombining3DvisualinformationwithrelevantdatafromthevastSAPBusinessSuite.Theapproachisallaboutoptimizingprocessesandcompressingtimetoimproveproductivity.TheVisualEnterpriseprovidesvisualnavigationandqueryofproductinformationandgraphica
8、lanimationofprocedures(seeFigure1),theideabeingtoreduceinformationandprocesscomplexity,increasecomprehension,enableafasterlearningcurve,andensureaccuratequalityoperat
