Product Development with SAP in the Automotive Industry

Learn everything you need to know about the three cornerstones of product development: project management, product data management, and product validation. A detailed introduction to each of these key areas provides you with a foundation that enables you to master product development quickly and effectively. Readers discover cross-company project management using SAP Projects System and cProjects. Learn how integrated product and process engineering supports you while documenting complex products with many variants, and much more. In addition, special attention is given to product validation using SAP. Everything in this unique reference book is described from the viewpoint of the manufacturer as well as the supplier.

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Product Lifecycle Management with SAP: The Complete Guide to mySAP PLM Strategy, Technology and Best Practices

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the core functions of mySAP Product Lifecycle Management (mySAP PLM). The authors share volumes of their own practical knowledge, derived from years of direct experience, and systematically elevate your understanding of the essential PLM elements. First youll learn how the solution's Lifecycle Data Management supports you in accumulating and exchanging product and plant data. Then, youll be introduced to the critical aspects of program and project management. Special attention is paid to collaboration across various departments and enterprises, as well as quality management, enterprise asset management (EAM), and the functions of environment, health & safety (EH&S). This book is based on R/3 Enterprise (4.7), but is also extremely valuable for users of mySAP ERP.

Highlights:

• Lifecycle Data Management
• Program and Project Management
• Lifecycle Collaboration
• Collaborative Engineering and Project Management, cFolders and cProjects, xApps for PLM
• Quality Management
• Enterprise Asset Management
• Environment, Health & Safety
• Interfaces
• User and Authorization Management
• Methods and Examples of Implementation

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SAP's Ambitious Plans to Expand SMB Presence with New Product and Channel Initiatives: IDC's Assessment

This IDC Insight highlights SAP's revamped sales and marketing plans to expand the company's presence among small and midsize businesses. It examines product and positioning, customer demand, changing channel strategies, and the long-term implications of SAP's initiatives.

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Product Cost Controlling with SAP

If you are looking for a guide that shows you how to set up SAP ERP Financials Controlling for Product Costing and how it integrates with other components, this book is for you. This comprehensive resource is for anyone in finance, production planning, purchasing, or sales and distribution with an interest in the integrated areas of product costing.

The author shows you how overhead costs flow from financial postings to cost centers, and then on to manufacturing orders. Readers also discover the ins and outs of the material ledger, transfer pricing, reporting, and learn how Product Cost Controlling allows management to manage product costs and make decisions about the optimal price at which to market products. In addition, you'll explore how to address common problem areas, including month-end processing, long run times, and message and variance analysis.

This is the one resource you need to learn how Product Cost Controlling works in SAP ERP Financials.

Highlights:

• Preliminary Cost Estimate
• Master Data
• Controlling Configuration Settings
• Material Ledger
• Manufacturing Types
• Cost Object Controlling
• Reporting
• Information System
• Variance Calculation

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