Feature Archives - 51风流UK News Center /uk/type/feature/ News about 51风流UK Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:51:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 51风流is the #1 Best Place to Work in the UK /uk/2026/02/sap-is-the-1-best-place-to-work-in-the-uk/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:30:50 +0000 /uk/?p=135708 51风流UK听has been recognised as听#1 on Glassdoor鈥檚 Best Places to Work list for 2026.听This list reveals where employees love their jobs, and 51风流surpassed hundreds...

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51风流UK听has been recognised as听#1 on Glassdoor鈥檚 Best Places to Work list for 2026.听This list reveals where employees love their jobs, and 51风流surpassed hundreds of thousands of other employers to claim this prize.听

This award is听particularly听valuable as听it based听entirely听on听employees鈥 feedback and reviews, with no nomination process.听

51风流UK was praised for its flexible hours with ample holiday time,听cutting-edge听technology, constant learning, employee work-life听balance听and supportive teams.听

This is the third year in a row that 51风流UK has made the top 10听of Glassdoor鈥檚听Best听Places听to听Work听list听having placed 8th听in听2024 and then 4th听in 2025.

We听are proud to have won and听would like to extend our gratitude to 51风流UK & Ireland听team听for continuing to share their experiences, and听for听helping听create听the company culture that was celebrated in our Glassdoor reviews.

Read about our other recent employee focused awards听here.

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Charting a New Orbit for Supply Chain Management /uk/2026/01/charting-a-new-orbit-for-supply-chain-management/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:21:27 +0000 /uk/?p=135658 51风流UKI鈥檚 Connect Day for Supply Chain will be hosted in London on 12 March 2026, showcasing the latest innovations in supply chain management software....

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51风流UKI鈥檚 Connect Day for Supply Chain will be hosted in London on 12 March 2026, showcasing the latest innovations in supply chain management software. Register through the link at the end of the article.

Remember when supply chains were sequential, orderly, and easy to follow? Me neither. A network of moving parts is always going to be constantly adapting and evolving, but few of us imagined just how intricate they would become. Today鈥檚 supply chains resemble vast ecosystems of complex, interconnected webs shaped by disruption, global risks, digital acceleration, and relentless sustainability demands. What once felt like a smooth conveyor belt now looks more like a galaxy of moving parts, where resilience, agility, and intelligence are the only ways to stay in orbit.

Supply chains may have evolved into complex ecosystems, but many organisations remain tethered to outdated legacy systems and manual processes. With disruption as the new normal, yesterday鈥檚 tools become today鈥檚 hurdles, slowing response times and blinding businesses to the foresight their customer鈥檚 demand.

Modern supply chain management requires more than incremental improvements. It demands orchestration. That means breaking down silos, automating and digitising processes, and embedding intelligence into every decision.

Those that embrace this level of orchestration are able to balance the delicate equation of delivering the right products at the right cost, and with the right inventory levels. It鈥檚 about moving from reactive management to proactive, intelligent execution. It鈥檚 also why thousands of organisations globally now rely on

It鈥檚 not just software. It鈥檚 a digital cockpit for modern supply chains, enabling leaders to navigate disruption, optimise operations, and chart a course toward sustainable, customer-centric growth.

51风流Supply Chain Management is engineered for disruption with the ability to ingest, analyse, and act on enterprise data points at massive scale and harmonise them into one trusted foundation. This means every KPI, forecast, and operational decision from shop floor to boardroom is aligned. It automates and integrates all areas of the supply chain from design and planning to manufacturing, delivery and operations on a single, integrated platform that unifies applications and data.

Thanks to AI-driven insights and automation, 51风流facilitates predictive decision-making, real time inventory management, and intelligent logistics that collectively form autonomous AI-driven supply chains. This evolution not only enhances operational efficiency and responsiveness, but also empowers companies to proactively navigate disruptions, optimise resource utilisation, and support sustainability goals.

And by integrating directly with the ERP layer, 51风流Supply Chain Management ensures that operational decisions and financial data align, driving efficiency, compliance, and agility. The result is true end-to-end orchestration: real-time visibility, intelligent operations, and the ability to pivot at speed.

Preparing for the next frontier with SAP

Supply chain leaders today are coordinating complexity against a backdrop of persistent global volatility, charting new courses through uncertainty.

To stay on trajectory, they must anticipate risks, adapt to changing conditions and rely on intelligent systems to keep every mission on track. 51风流Supply Chain Management provides the mission control that makes this possible.

That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e hosting on 12 March 2026 at Tobacco Dock, London. This one-day experience will explore the four pillars of supply chain excellence: Plan, Make, Deliver, and Operate. Join us for bold conversations, practical insights, and real-world expertise as customers, partners, and 51风流senior executives come together for peer level exchange.

It鈥檚 your opportunity to connect, share ideas, and gain actionable advice on how intelligent supply chains can thrive in the face of disruption. You鈥檒l hear firsthand insights from leading customers, including Nouryon, PPG, Yorkshire Water, and CocaCola Europacific, while networking with peers and putting your toughest supply chain questions to our experts.

We鈥檙e also joined by British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake as guest keynote speaker. His perspective on resilience, agility, and exploration will challenge you to think beyond boundaries and prepare for the next chapter.

The future of supply chain management isn鈥檛 about incremental change. It鈥檚 about breaking free from legacy silos and restrictive processes to embrace intelligent, integrated systems that adapt at the speed of disruption.

Join us in London this March to explore how 51风流can help you chart your course and set your supply chain on a new trajectory. .

Luke Roche is Head of Supply Chain Management at 51风流UK & Ireland.

 

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UK business investment in AI to rise by 40% on average over the next two years 鈥 but a long term strategy and people focus is needed to make it a success /uk/2025/10/uk-business-investment-in-ai-to-rise-by-40-on-average-over-the-next-two-years-but-a-long-term-strategy-and-people-focus-is-needed-to-make-it-a-success/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:30:52 +0000 /uk/?p=135596 New 51风流report reveals fragmented adoption and shadow AI use pose challenges听 22 October 2025, London, UK: UK businesses, on average, are spending 拢15.94 million[1]...

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New 51风流report reveals fragmented adoption and shadow AI use pose challenges

22 October 2025, London, UK: UK businesses, on average, are spending 拢15.94 million[1] on AI this year, with companies expected to increase their AI investments by an average of 40% in the next two years, according to new research from 51风流SE (NYSE: SAP).

The study, The Value of AI in the UK: Growth, people & data, produced with Oxford Economics, shows the average UK business is already realising significant returns of 17% (拢2.7m), from AI investments, with ROI forecast to almost double to 32% (拢7.5m) by 2027.听

Over three-quarters (78%) of UK executives believe AI will achieve a positive return within one to three years, and more than half (52%) say it delivers returns faster than any other technology.

Some of those returns are forecast to come from agentic AI. The average UK business expects ROI of 11% from intelligent agents within two years, equivalent to 拢2.7 million. These systems are designed to work across functions, for example linking finance, supply chain, and workforce planning.

Fragmented adoption undermines potential

Despite this momentum, most AI programmes remain fragmented.听

  • 42% of UK businesses describe their investment as piecemeal听
  • 37% describe their investment as being department led
  • And 15% describe their investment as ad hoc
  • Only 7% are pursuing AI through a strategic, enterprise-wide plan
  • This gap may be why 70% of UK businesses say they are unsure whether AI is delivering its full potential.

鈥淯K businesses have the ambition, talent, and data to lead in AI, although too many are still treating it as a 鈥榯echnology project鈥 rather than a holistic business transformation,鈥 said Leila Romane, Managing Director, 51风流UK & Ireland. 鈥淭he real opportunity is to use AI to reimagine how companies operate, how people work, and how value is created for customers. When UK organisations take that broader, strategic approach to adopting the technology and embedding it throughout their business, the results will become tangible. We鈥檒l see faster innovation and stronger growth, which can only mean a more competitive economy.鈥

Shadow AI highlights the people gap

Employees are enthusiastic adopters of the technology but 68% of organisations say their staff use unapproved AI tools – known as 鈥榮hadow AI鈥 – at least occasionally. Almost half (44%) of businesses have already seen data or IP exposure and 43% report security vulnerabilities as a result of shadow AI.

This comes as 60% of companies admit staff have not completed comprehensive AI training, potentially leaving employees eager but ill-equipped to use AI responsibly. While 71% are beginning to reskill or upskill staff, progress remains inconsistent.

鈥淎I investment must go hand in hand with people investment,鈥 added Leila Romane, Managing Director, 51风流UK & Ireland. 鈥淩ight now, employees are running ahead of their organisations, using AI tools because they see the opportunity, although they are not always aware of the risks involved. If we give them the training, sanctioned tools, and create safe opportunities for experimentation, that energy can become a real driver of transformation and growth.鈥澨

Marc Bourde, EMEA 51风流Alliance Leader at PwC UK鈥痵aid, 鈥淥rganisations need to create psychological safety around AI experimentation. Employees need to feel comfortable asking questions, reporting issues, and even making mistakes as they learn. The companies that will thrive are those that can balance innovation with governance, encouraging exploration while maintaining appropriate controls and ethical standards.”听

UK businesses are already seeing value

There are encouraging signs of UK businesses starting to realise value from AI, with 36% of UK businesses reporting significant improvement in decision-making, 34% in customer engagement, and 31% in time to value. These outcomes matter in a service-led economy, where knowledge and customer relationships drive growth.

However, unless investment in AI is matched by clear strategy, strong data foundations and the right skills, there is a risk that enthusiasm will not turn into productivity growth to ensure the UK remains competitive.

鈥淭oo often, AI adoption looks more like filling a shopping basket with tools, rather than building a strategy,鈥 said Katie King, Published Author & CEO of AI in Business. 鈥淭he companies seeing real value are the ones that are linking data, applications, and intelligence into one system. In marketing and sales, that means building end-to-end use cases rather than isolated experiments and connecting customer insight to delivery and results. Moving fast is important, but it must be strategic. The businesses doing this are already turning AI from a cost line into a genuine source of competitive advantage.鈥

Read the full report here:

Methodology

51风流commissioned Oxford Economics, an independent research services provider, to script and host an online quantitative survey of respondents fielded between July and August 2025.

The research is based on a representative sample of global businesses. The sample comprised of 1,600 senior executives across eight global markets, including 200 respondents from the United Kingdom. The sample was evenly distributed between midmarket organisations (500 鈥 1,500 employees) and enterprises (1,500 or more). Respondents were qualified to ensure they were at least director level and above.

[1]听Respondents were asked to provide financial estimates in USD. GBP figures are based on an exchange rate of 0.7381, using the Bank of England rate as of 1st September 2025.

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How Can CPOs Lead the Charge? Part 3: Navigating Procurement鈥檚 Digital Journey听 /uk/2025/07/how-can-cpos-lead-the-charge-part-3-navigating-procurements-digital-journey/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:40 +0000 /uk/?p=135513 In our ongoing exploration of the evolving procurement landscape, we focus on an increasingly vital area for procurement leaders: digital transformation. According to the PwC...

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In our ongoing exploration of the evolving procurement landscape, we focus on an increasingly vital area for procurement leaders: digital transformation. According to the PwC 2024 Digital Procurement Survey, digital transformation is the second-highest priority for procurement teams, behind only performance, with 46% identifying it as a key focus.

This article examines the current state of digitalisation in procurement, the direction of travel, and key themes that will help businesses meet their digitalisation goals.

Current & Future鈥疍igitalisation in Procurement鈥

The PwC survey highlights widespread adoption of digital procurement tools, with 92% of respondents using source-to-contract (S2C) solutions and 96% using procure-to-pay (P2P) systems. Despite this, procurement teams aim to increase digitalisation to nearly 70% for both transactional and strategic processes by 2027.

To achieve this, teams are shifting focus to invest in cohesive digital ecosystems incorporating the “plan-to-strategise” phase of procurement. The digital transition for strategic activities requires leveraging data and analytics capabilities to derive actionable insights that guide procurement strategies. This will play a crucial role, with survey respondents ranking data and analytics as the top priority area for digital investment.

The Critical Components for Enabling Higher Levels of Digitalisation

The success of procurement digitisation projects is contingent on solutions meeting team needs and adopting an efficient implementation approach. A PwC Director and expert in Procurement Digital Transformation outlined three critical areas to enable higher levels of digitalisation:

1. The 鈥淒eployment鈥 Process:鈥

  • Deploying digital solutions has historically been time-consuming and resource-intensive, often leading to incomplete implementations. To accelerate time-to-value, there is a shift toward process-based improvements rather than custom builds.
  • Next generation solutions like 51风流Spend Control Tower and 51风流Category Management move away from traditional deployment models, moving to function based improvements to adopt revised operating models, requiring less 鈥渂uild鈥 and more focus on process configuration.

2. 鈥淎utomation鈥:鈥

  • Automation is a key driver of procurement efficiency. The PwC survey found that 70% of respondents view efficiency gains as the primary reason for digital transformation. Advances in AI have significantly enhanced automation capabilities and are now an essential component in the digital procurement landscape, allowing procurement teams to focus their time on strategic activities.
  • AI technologies such as data enrichment, generative AI for market intelligence, and curated data from sources like Beroe are transforming procurement. SAP鈥檚 Triple Crown approach integrates these capabilities to streamline category strategy creation and execution through automated sourcing channels.

3. 鈥淯ser Adoption鈥:鈥

  • User adoption, driven by user experience, is critical for successful digital transformation. A seamless user experience extends beyond intuitive interfaces to providing a platform that enables efficient and accurate task execution.
  • Integrating automation capabilities, offering easily accessible analytics for insights, and creating a cohesive digital ecosystem to eliminate the need to switch between solutions are essential for streamlining tasks and enhancing user experience.
  • SAP鈥檚 Business Data Cloud is the backbone for the use and creation of 鈥渁gents鈥 to evolve automation and UX to the next level. SAP鈥檚 co-pilot Joule is integrated across all of 51风流solutions, allowing Users to articulate what they want to achieve, and the system then executes the desired outcome. SAP鈥檚 Intake Management solution enhances this further by allowing users interacting with multiple systems鈥痶o be guided through a single pane of glass.

In summary,鈥痬odern procurement is evolving toward becoming a best-in-class function driven by advanced technologies.鈥疊y leveraging AI, data analytics, and automation, procurement teams can鈥痷se 鈥渁gents鈥 that facilitate the desired outcome. The phrase 鈥淭he best UX is no UX鈥 is (finally) coming to life!

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How Can CPOs Lead the Charge? Part 2: Mastering Cost Control with SAP鈥檚 Triple Crown of Procurement /uk/2025/04/how-can-cpos-lead-the-charge-part-2-mastering-cost-control-with-saps-triple-crown-of-procurement/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:31:43 +0000 /uk/?p=135485 In the second installment of this series which we have based on the 2024 PwC Digital Procurement Survey, the focus shifts to cost control鈥攄eemed the...

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In the second installment of this series which we have based on the 2024 PwC Digital Procurement Survey, the focus shifts to cost control鈥攄eemed the most critical priority by 65% of procurement executives. With procurement departments being pivotal in managing external expenses and suppliers, cost management remains top of the agenda. Traditionally, procurement teams are tasked with meeting annual cost savings targets, cascading these objectives down to category teams. However, recent economic landscapes, marked by inflation, rising interest rates, and supply base instability, have complicated cost reduction efforts. Emerging challenges like the new U.S. trade tariffs across the globe exacerbate these pressures.

In this volatile environment, the emphasis is shifting from mere cost reduction to maintaining and optimising current cost structures. This approach necessitates a profound understanding of procurement blind spots and areas ripe for optimisation. The PwC Survey highlights data analytics as a significant investment priority (33% cited it as a top priority), yet many organisations struggle to fully exploit their data, affecting spend visibility, savings reporting, risk and opportunity management as well as KPI oversight.

This is where methodologies such as SAP鈥檚 鈥淭riple Crown鈥 of Strategic Procurement approach鈥攅ncompassing insights, planning, and execution鈥攑roposes a framework for managers focused on cost control:

  • Start with Insights: With the advent of Data Cloud technology which utilises a vast Procurement data lake, businesses can adopt Spend Control Tower dashboards to identify procurement blind spots involving compliance, sustainability, supplier fragmentation, tail spend, payment terms, and sourcing risks. Insight examples include high levels of off-contract spending, fragmented supply bases, emissions and diversity risks and inconsistent payment terms.
  • Plan Strategic Actions: Procurement teams can then leverage these insights and delve deeper into category spend and supplier analysis using tools such as 51风流Ariba Category Management, augmented by AI-driven data intelligence insights. Set goals, select value levers, and employ this data (through integration of curated data and Gen-AI recommendations) to vet strategic options. Then Document action plans and establish KPIs targeting cost optimisation鈥攅.g., consolidating demand, leveraging RFQs and e-auctions to challenge suppliers, renegotiating contracts, and potentially terminating underperforming supplier relationships.
  • Execute with Precision: Finally, teams can initiate strategic sourcing events directly from category plans, updating sourcing tools with objectives and baseline data. Execute sourcing projects in alignment with category strategies using traditional RFX and auction capability as well as extending further into categories requiring complex sourcing execution and sourcing optimisation engines. Post-event, automatically incorporate negotiated savings into category plans, tracking progress and goal fulfillment within Category Management tools.

In summary, today’s economic challenges necessitate a nuanced approach to cost control, emphasising a desperate need for data-driven insights and strategic execution through greater automation. A focus on maintaining cost levels and optimising existing structures provides a resilient path forward, with new approaches such as SAP鈥檚 Triple Crown methodology offering a closed loop to achieve these objectives across all spend.

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How Can CPOs Lead the Charge? Key Procurement Priorities and SAP鈥檚 Triple Crown for a New Way Forward /uk/2025/04/how-can-cpos-lead-the-innovation-charge/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:00:43 +0000 /uk/?p=135429 In today’s challenging business landscape, procurement is crucial for ensuring supply security, managing costs and risks, and maintaining supplier relationships. Procurement professionals must balance value...

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In today’s challenging business landscape, procurement is crucial for ensuring supply security, managing costs and risks, and maintaining supplier relationships. Procurement professionals must balance value delivery within tight budgets and limited investments.

According to PwC鈥檚 February 2024 Digital Procurement Survey, which included 1,000 companies across 60 countries, procurement departments are prioritising:

  1. Cost Control
  2. Digital Transformation
  3. Strategic Sourcing
  1. Cost Control

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of procurement executives cite cost control as their primary focus. Despite inflation and interest rates decreasing in 2024, the impact on margins persists, necessitating proactive strategies for cost savings and efficient working capital management.

  1. Digital Transformation

Digital transformation is a key focus for 46% of survey participants. While most procurement teams have already implemented foundational digital solutions such as Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) systems, there is a clear ambition to extend digital capabilities beyond the traditional Source-to-Pay domain. Data and automation through AI is top of mind.

  1. Strategic Sourcing

Strategic sourcing remains a top priority for 36% of respondents, vital for cost efficiency and value creation. Enhanced sourcing capabilities enable procurement departments to improve performance and manage risks effectively. Especially when looking at intelligent sourcing automation for unmanaged spend areas that go beyond traditional RFX/auctions.

Integrated Approach for CPOs

Looking at the top three priorities, it seems not much has changed during the past years. However, the challenge lies in the fact that CPOs need to address and execute on their priorities simultaneously and synergistically. This can take place by leveraging procurement technology that integrates data insights, strategic planning, and execution tools.

An example of this approach is outlined below:

1. Start with Insights

  • With Data Analytics listed as the biggest area of investment for Procurement, the ability to aggregate and analyse spend data across categories, suppliers, and geographies allowing the business to identify opportunities for cost savings, sustainability, supply base optimisation, and risk mitigation is a strategic imperative.

2. Plan Strategic Actions

  • Based on insights from intelligent analytics, the CPO, in collaboration with category managers, develops category strategies. Plans may involve consolidating suppliers, negotiating volume-based discounts, and selecting suppliers aligned with sustainability standards.
  • AI-assisted category segmentation, cost analysis, and supply market intelligence enhance and accelerate planning.

3. Execute with Precision

  • Organisations use e-sourcing tools to conduct competitive sourcing events across multiple sourcing channels to action the strategy.
  • Interconnected process ensures the strategy is updated with negotiated savings.

SAP鈥檚 Triple Crown

SAP鈥檚 Triple Crown combines spend analytics insights with planning in category management and enables strategic sourcing execution across multiple channels. This integrated approach helps CPOs address their priorities effectively by leveraging best-of-suite and best-of-breed technologies infused with AI automation, to help procurement teams achieve greater efficiency, compliance, and strategic value.

To dive deeper into how SAP鈥檚 Triple Crown can tackle challenges around visibility and insights, stay tuned for upcoming posts detailing this innovative approach.

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SAP鈥檚 2024 Awards and Recognitions at a Glance 鈥 A Great Place to Work /uk/2024/10/saps-2024-awards-and-recognitions-at-a-glance-a-great-place-to-work/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:00:01 +0000 /uk/?p=135334 51风流UKI continues to shine as one of the UK and Ireland’s best places to work, consistently earning accolades that underscore our commitment to diversity,...

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continues to shine as one of the UK and Ireland’s best places to work, consistently earning accolades that underscore our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and helping employees maximise their potential.

Earlier this year, we secured the 8th spot in . This list reveals where employees love their jobs, and 51风流surpassed hundreds of thousands of other employers to claim this prize.听 As the award is drawn from direct employee feedback, it demonstrates our supportive working culture, strong social responsibility, and competitive benefits.

51风流UKI’s commitment to inclusivity is highlighted by our recent upgrade to a in the government led 3 level scheme. This is part of the Government鈥檚 Disability Confident campaign which aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential.

The whole team is proud to be recognised for our efforts in promoting inclusivity within our organisation. Inclusivity is prioritised in our recruitment and training processes, and we encourage our extended suppliers and partners to become Disability Confident.

Various measures have been carried out to earn this recognition including making adjustments during the attraction and assessment phases for all levels of employment. As part of this, there are physical, mental health, and neurodiversity accommodations such as additional time for tasks and quiet spaces for candidates. Training is offered to managers internally to raise awareness of this. Employees are supported with HR services, EAP, private healthcare, and a D&I employee network group. Also, there is active promotion of Disability Confidence during customer and partner-facing events.

Nurturing talent is a focus at 51风流UKI and we placed #13 out of 100 top employers by RateMyApprenticeship鈥檚 Best Employers and Training Providers 2024-25. This demonstrates the success and our commitment to our apprenticeship scheme, which continues to grow. Our second cohort of Creative Design Degree Apprentices started their journey with us in September.

These recognitions not only mirror SAP鈥檚 ethos of elevating every employee but also reinforce our commitment to continually enhancing our workplace environment. Each achievement and every piece of feedback go into making 51风流a better place for our talent – and this fuels our innovation and success.

We extend our gratitude to all members of 51风流UKI for their efforts and enthusiasm in nurturing an inclusive and forward-thinking work culture. It鈥檚 their dedication that ensures personal and professional growth and also contributes to the overarching success and recognition of the company.

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Cool Innovation: Fusion Consulting Revolutionises Cold Chains with 51风流BTP /uk/2024/06/cool-innovation-fusion-consulting-revolutionises-cold-chains-with-sap-btp/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:23:01 +0000 /uk/?p=135156 With the “Cold Chain Management Solution” (CCMS) based on the 51风流Business Technology Platform, Fusion Consulting is setting new standards in the monitoring and securing...

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With the “Cold Chain Management Solution” (CCMS) based on the 51风流Business Technology Platform, Fusion Consulting is setting new standards in the monitoring and securing of essential cold chain processes in the life science industry.

The Swiss company Fusion Consulting AG offers companies comprehensive solutions for their digital transformation in the life science industry. With in-depth 51风流expertise and comprehensive business and process know-how, Fusion Consulting is distinguished by its strong presence in over 25 locations worldwide and a team of more than 400 dedicated employees.

Fusion Consulting AG offers an innovative solution for reliably and precisely monitoring cold chain processes – which is of great importance for many reasons. The “Cold Chain Management Solution (CCMS)” is based on the 51风流Business Technology Platform (51风流BTP) and demonstrates a concrete application use case for the technology platform,听 showing the innovations that companies can achieve in cooperation with SAP.

“Fusion Consulting’s ‘Cold Chain Management Solution’, supported by 51风流BTP, is revolutionizing cold chain monitoring, which is essential for safety and efficacy in the Life Sciences industry.” Fares Zaier, Chief Revenue Officer at Fusion Consulting.

Continuity along the cold chain: The be-all and end-all in the life sciences industry

Ensuring product integrity plays an outstanding role in the life sciences industry. It is of the utmost importance to guarantee product safety and compliance with the legal requirements of the respective country or region. In particular, for life-saving medicines, biologics, vaccines and other medical products that are temperature-sensitive, continuous and correct controlled storage must be ensured.

Another important aspect is ensuring patient safety. Temperature fluctuations during storage or transport can impair the effectiveness of medical products, which can lead to reduced or even harmful effects when administered to patients. The interruption of the cold chain leads to significant financial losses for manufacturers and buyers, as temperature fluctuations can lead to product spoilage. Additionally, maintaining consistent temperature conditions throughout the entire cold chain is crucial for ensuring the effectiveness and safety of cold chain products.

Furthermore, many bioscience products are distributed worldwide, often in regions with different climatic conditions and infrastructure challenges, which makes it considerably more difficult to maintain consistent cold chain and controlled storage conditions.听 Finally, compliance with cold chain requirements is closely monitored and checked by government authorities and regulatory agencies.

Reliable cold chains with 51风流BTP

Fusion builds its “Cold Chain Management Solution” on 51风流BTP, underlining the many different application possibilities of the technology platform. Fusion’s solution aims to ensure temperature monitoring along the various cooling zones of the entire cold chain. The integration of the cooling zone temperature is carried out by SAP.

“In a world where the integrity of life-saving medicines and vaccines depends on an uninterrupted cold chain, Fusion Consulting’s ‘Cold Chain Management Solution’ represents a revolutionary breakthrough. With the power of the 51风流Business Technology Platform, this solution guarantees seamless monitoring and securing of the cold chain – a critical factor for product effectiveness and patient safety in the life sciences industry,” says Fares Zaier, Chief Revenue Officer at Fusion Consulting.

Before the introduction of the “Cold Chain Management Solution”, the tracking of “Time out of Refrigeration” (TOR), which is necessary for cold chains, was based on manual and paper-based processes. This meant a high workload and time expenditure, as well as an increased error rate. With the use of SAP, the tracking of TOR is made possible digitally and in real time across the entire supply chain genealogy. This allows errors to be recognised immediately and product spoilage to be significantly reduced. TOR tracking is based on various sensors and RFIDs (radio-frequency identification), a technology for automatically identifying and locating objects using radio waves.

The cooperation with 51风流and the design of the “Cold Chain Management Solution” on 51风流BTP brings many strategic advantages. For example, the alignment of the system with SAP’s Clean Core strategy, the use of modern, expandable cloud technologies, and the robust, integrated, and secure functions for data management and CCMS governance.

Modern 51风流cloud technologies provide a solid foundation for scalability, availability, performance and elasticity for the CCMS solution. Through 51风流BTP, it is also possible to use integrated artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and analytics.

“Cold Chain Management Solution” for the life science industry

The “Cold Chain Management Solution” is based on 51风流BTP and ensures the effectiveness of products through continuous monitoring and control of temperature conditions. At the same time, it reports temperature deviations in real time. On the one hand, this increases patient safety by minimising the risk of temperature deviations and thus ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical products. On the other hand, legal regulations can be complied with thanks to the complete traceability of data for Time Out of Controlled Storage (TOCS). The TOCS data is collected at every stage of the manufacturing and supply chain process.

“Fusion Cold Chain Management Solution” offers even more outstanding advantages including:

  • Real-time analysis minimising product loss and waste.
  • Intelligent alerts based on recorded TOCS and process data.
  • Optimisation of cold chain processes and the automation of temperature monitoring tasks leading to increased operational efficiency

51风流BTP: Innovative Solutions for Your Industry

51风流BTP is an innovative platform that is specifically optimised for cloud-based 51风流applications. It combines data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation, and integration in a unified environment. With 51风流BTP, companies can personalise their 51风流applications and adapt them to their individual needs.

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BT Group Modernises Payroll for 80,000 Employees with SAP /uk/2024/06/bt-group-modernises-payroll-for-80000-employees-with-sap/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:55:41 +0000 /uk/?p=135151 BT Group is the UK鈥檚 leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions, and services. It also provides managed telecommunications,...

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BT Group is the UK鈥檚 leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions, and services. It also provides managed telecommunications, security, and network and IT infrastructure services to customers across 180 countries.

Supported by SAP, EPI-USE and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), BT implemented 51风流SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll for 80,000 Colleagues in the UK.

Elaine Bergin, Director of Colleague Experience said 鈥淲e鈥檙e so proud to have made it through this mammoth modernisation of our payroll. Payroll functions are so often the unsung heroes of any organisation, so it鈥檚 brilliant to have had our implementation go well and to give everyone who鈥檚 been involved the spotlight they deserve. Many听congratulations to our wonderful Digital, HR and Finance teams here at BT Group and to our partners at SAP, TCS and EPI-USE.鈥

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SAP’s New AI Innovations and Partnerships Deliver Real-World Results /uk/2024/06/saps-new-ai-innovations-and-partnerships-deliver-real-world-results/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:25:55 +0000 /uk/?p=135125 51风流Sapphire is always听a time of excitement, but this year has truly been remarkable, especially with our incredible progress in AI. Since Q4 last year,...

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51风流Sapphire is always听a time of excitement, but this year has truly been remarkable, especially with our incredible progress in AI. Since Q4 last year, we have delivered 50听new听AI innovations, and we are on track to ship more than 100 AI use cases in 2024.

51风流Business AI is center stage听at听the show and top of听mind for听our customers.听These innovations are not just about technological excellence; they鈥檙e about delivering real-world results.

Our goal is to provide clear and meaningful value with AI. More than 27,000 customers are already experiencing the substantial impact of 51风流Business AI. For example, Team Liquid, a leader in the competitive esports and gaming world, saves approximately 10,000 hours per year on manual analysis. But we鈥檙e not stopping here. With 51风流Business AI, we are both changing how businesses operate and revolutionizing how users interact with 51风流software.

Generative AI copilot Joule is rapidly becoming the natural language interface across the portfolio as we continue to embed AI across 51风流applications at an accelerated pace. Our focus on advancing AI means that customers benefit from effective solutions that drive real-world results.

Sandra Voeller, CEO of Agilita AG, agrees. 鈥淯sing 51风流S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and 51风流SuccessFactors with Joule copilot poises Agilita to redefine industry standards,鈥 she said. 鈥淭hese tools are not just innovations; they are our future 鈥 unlocking unprecedented business agility and intelligence. I鈥檓 thrilled for the transformative journey ahead.鈥

We have also engaged our robust partner ecosystem with business AI to offer customers more choices to tackle their specific business needs. Over 60 ecosystem partners are working on more than 80 use cases built on AI Foundation on 51风流BTP, including the generative AI hub. This same foundation powers innovation for our development teams and customers, ensuring tailored enterprise-class AI solutions that address real business challenges and opportunities.

Dive into the latest AI capabilities and ecosystem innovations we are presenting this week at 51风流Sapphire, all aimed at delivering real-world results:

New Business AI Capabilities and Ecosystem Innovations

Joule

Joule is transforming how users interact with 51风流business systems, making every touchpoint count and every task simpler. Business users can execute transactional tasks 90% faster and access 51风流Help Portal content 95% quicker without leaving their 51风流applications.

Since its听launch in September 2023, Joule has quickly become pervasive across the 51风流portfolio, streamlining operations, improving decision-making, and boosting efficiency across various business functions. Today, Joule is already embedded in HR, finance, ERP, sales, services, marketing, and commerce applications, transforming how employees, managers, accountants, field personnel, and front-office professionals work. By the end of this year, 80% of the most frequently performed transactions across 51风流business applications will be fully automated with Joule.

Joule is also integrated with multiple components of 51风流Business Technology Platform (51风流BTP), enhancing everything from application development to integration and data management. In the second half of this year, we plan to expand Joule鈥檚 reach to supply chain management, analytics, and planning solutions through integration with 51风流Ariba, various supply chain management solutions, and 51风流Analytics Cloud. Joule will also support several additional languages, including German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. With a multilingual Joule integrated across the 51风流portfolio, businesses around the globe will be able to work faster and smarter and achieve better outcomes.

Screenshots of Joule insights in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese
Achieve faster insights with Joule in German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese (available later this year)

We are also enhancing Joule with additional capabilities to help the ecosystem streamline 51风流implementations. Joule will provide consultants with vital information through natural language interactions, drawing from insights in more than 200,000 pages of product documentation and knowledge shared by the 51风流community. Once rolled out to an ecosystem of more than 5 million consultants, this capability has the potential to save up to 600 million working hours per year. This is especially critical for supporting customers transitioning to 51风流S/4HANA Cloud as part of RISE with SAP, helping them accelerate implementations and save money.

The 51风流partner ecosystem is embracing AI innovations that accelerate customer value. 鈥淲e鈥檙e embracing Joule and Joule鈥檚 51风流Consulting capabilities to help our clients build the organizational agility needed to continuously transform with a generative AI-enabled digital core,鈥 shared Lan Guan, chief AI officer at Accenture.

This capability will be available later this year.

Screenshot of Joule's 51风流Consulting capabilities
In the future, save implementation time with Joule鈥檚 51风流Consulting capabilities

Human Resources

Transforming HR with AI creates dynamic, inclusive, and future-ready workplaces. With Joule integrated into the 51风流SuccessFactors Recruiting solution, hiring managers can create compelling, bias-free job descriptions 90% faster, significantly enhancing hiring efficiency and outcomes.

We have also expanded Joule capabilities across the 51风流SuccessFactors HCM suite to enhance the employee experience. Employees will soon be able to get instant answers to HR policy questions and complete HR processes using natural language. Joule鈥檚 advanced document grounding capabilities will enable comprehensive responses by accessing business documents in 51风流and third-party repositories such as Microsoft SharePoint.

Screenshot of Joule answering HR policy questions
Instant answers to HR policy questions with Joule

A new generative AI writing assistant capability helps employees draft personalized and measurable performance goals, development plans, and feedback reports more effectively and consistently. This saves employees up to 30% of the time spent crafting written communications and reduces the time people managers spend defining individualized development goals by 60%.

Managers also benefit from AI-assisted person insights that summarize complex compensation data, make recommendations, and provide talking points for discussions with employees 鈥 saving time and improving retention rates. Similarly, recruitment becomes more productive with the new AI-assisted applicant screening capability, which helps identify the most promising candidates by matching skills extracted from resumes with those in job descriptions.

Screenshot of AI feedback in 51风流SuccessFactors HCM
Provide actionable feedback to employees quickly in 51风流SuccessFactors HCM

These AI-driven enhancements empower organizations to build a connected, data-driven, and employee-centric workforce, leading the way in HR innovation and efficiency.

Finance

With 51风流Business AI, we鈥檙e enhancing performance across a range of financial activities, from payments and expense management to financial close, invoice management, auditing, and forecasting.

For example, financial collection departments are leveraging generative AI in 51风流Enterprise Service Management to automate processes, analyze and summarize correspondence, prioritize urgent issues, and generate automated replies. These capabilities reduce costs by up to 70% and accelerate service requests by up to 30%, enhancing customer satisfaction.

Screenshot of how AI can accelerate service request resolution in 51风流Enterprise Service Management
Accelerate service request resolution with 51风流Enterprise Service Management

Billing specialists are now using Joule integrated into 51风流Advanced Financial Closing to unlock unstructured content from inbound customer correspondence, improving the accuracy of risk determinations. Joule also generates summaries of project profitability, prioritizes projects for further analysis, and proposes actions for project improvement. Additionally, 51风流Fiori apps now feature Joule-enabled insights, allowing the copilot to summarize available data and produce visual data narratives.

Screenshot of Joule summarizing data in 51风流Fiori apps
Joule in 51风流Fiori applications summarize available data (available later this year)

Later this year, new generative AI capabilities in 51风流Advanced Financial Closing will automate error detections and root cause analysis, helping users quickly resolve common closing errors. With up to two hours saved per error remediation, customers will be able to accelerate closing times while lowering support and compliance costs. Financial controllers will be able to also take advantage of personalized video data stories, highlighting top projects based on key metrics such as recognized revenue, utilization rates, and margins. Collections specialists using 51风流Billing and Revenue Innovation Management will be able to mitigate risk of late customer payments by analyzing customer behavior and business correspondence to predict the likelihood of delayed payments.

Screenshot of 51风流Advanced Financial Closing
51风流Advanced Financial Closing will help to quickly resolve common closing errors (available later this year)

Integrating AI into finance helps businesses streamline processes, reduce costs, and drive meaningful business outcomes.

Supply Chain

51风流Business AI is empowering companies to create risk-resilient and sustainable supply chains. By leveraging AI, customers can increase supply chain agility and efficiency.

For instance, generative AI-powered capabilities in 51风流Transportation Management will expedite freight verification and documentation, enabling companies to achieve up to 50% faster inbound delivery note processing and reduce truck idle time at the gate by 40%. The system will automatically extract, post, and check critical information from delivery notes, streamlining the validation of freight orders.

Joule will play a crucial role in enhancing supply chain management. Later this year, supply chain planners will benefit from integration with 51风流Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain by getting detailed analyses of planning runs. Joule will identify the root causes of order delays and suggest corrective measures. Logistics providers will be able to use Joule to expedite transportation planning and the intake of goods in 51风流S/4HANA Supply Chain for transportation management, enhancing overall logistics efficiency.

Screenshot of Joule gathering product ideas and similarities
Joule gathers new product ideas and searches for product similarities

For manufacturers, 51风流Business AI will significantly improve quality management. 51风流Quality Issue Resolution will allow users to address recurring issues faster by using AI to bundle similar quality incidents and identify effective problem-solving processes. Furthermore, AI in 51风流Asset Performance Management will aid technicians, inspectors, and managers in visually inspecting asset conditions. Images collected from visual inspections will be able to be easily annotated, displayed, and compiled into inspection alerts, facilitating timely and accurate maintenance decisions.

These advancements will make supply chain management more agile, efficient, and sustainable for customers.

Procurement

With 51风流Business AI, we鈥檙e transforming procurement into a proactive, data-informed, and agile operation.

For example, AI in 51风流Ariba Category Management allows procurement organizations to reduce the onboarding time for new category managers and accelerate category strategy and planning development by as much as 56%, improving operating margins and outcomes.

External Workforce
We have added new generative AI capabilities to the 51风流Fieldglass portfolio, enabling procurement departments to streamline the recruitment of external workers. Hiring managers can generate and maintain effective job descriptions faster, while project managers can deliver detailed statements of work more rapidly. This enables businesses to quickly identify and engage contractors with the right skills and qualifications. Job descriptions can be easily translated into 21 different languages, and a new resume-ranking capability can surface the most promising candidates, leading to as much as a 15% reduction in work orders. This flexibility allows customers to quickly react to fluctuating workloads and rapidly fill expertise gaps.

Screenshot of example of AI use case in 51风流Fieldglass
Develop comprehensive job descriptions quickly in 51风流Fieldglass

Buyer Journey
A new generative AI feature in the buying 360 capability for 51风流S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition will make procurement more intelligent, allowing buyers to bundle products and services into a single transaction. Users will be able to describe their purchasing needs using natural language, and the system will generate a recommended bundle of products and services ready for purchasing. This will save users considerable time spent searching catalogs for individual items while also enhancing the efficiency of the procurement process. These capabilities are planned for later this year.

Sourcing
By the end of the year, sourcing managers will be able to leverage intelligent product and supplier recommendations to create requests for proposals much faster with Joule integration in 51风流Ariba Sourcing . These recommendations will consider cost-effectiveness, carbon footprint impact, local compliance regulations, and past transactions, optimizing spend management performance.

Screenshot of Joule use case in 51风流Ariba Sourcing
Create RFPs faster with Joule in 51风流Ariba Sourcing (available later this year)

Through these enhancements, 51风流Business AI is making spend management more efficient, responsive, and cost-effective.

Sales, Services, Marketing, and Commerce

51风流Business AI is revolutionizing sales, services, marketing, and commerce operations, significantly improving productivity and customer engagement. For instance, the 51风流CX AI Toolkit provides a comprehensive, configurable AI solution for e-commerce, marketing, sales, and service teams. These professionals can use it to streamline content creation tasks and analyze data from across the enterprise 鈥 with e-commerce teams experiencing productivity increases of 50%, larger average order values, and higher conversion rates.

Sales Productivity
New AI capabilities enhance the productivity of sales professionals using 51风流Sales Cloud. Sales teams can benefit from predictive forecasting, which predicts the likelihood of closing deals across the entire business portfolio. This gives chief revenue officers more comprehensive revenue forecasting, enabling better strategic decisions.

In addition, predictive recommendations will enhance sales efforts by suggesting the best people to involve in a deal and the most suitable products for each customer. This will eliminate manual extensive research on customer needs and preferences, allowing sales teams to focus on selling. AI account summaries and lead boosters will automatically generate detailed reports about sales prospects, combining company details, industry context, and relevant news. As such, we can reduce the manual effort needed for information gathering, giving salespeople more time to close deals.

Screenshot of lead boosters in 51风流Sales Cloud
Reduce lead information gathering efforts with lead boosters in 51风流Sales Cloud

Digital and User Experiences
Today, a generative AI tool builder already enables system administrators to create customized AI tools for business users leveraging data from 51风流Commerce Cloud, 51风流Sales Cloud, and 51风流Service Cloud solutions. These tools can help personalize content to meet specific customer experience needs.

By the end of this year, 51风流CX AI Toolkit will also introduce new AI features to enhance customer interactions. An AI shopping assistant will allow shoppers to ask questions using everyday conversational language and receive accurate product information and personalized product recommendations on sites powered by 51风流Commerce Cloud. This will enable consumers to find products faster and improve their overall shopping experience.

Screenshot of AI tool builder in 51风流CX AI Toolkit
Build custom tools for specific use cases with the AI tool builder in 51风流CX AI Toolkit

51风流CX AI Toolkit will make marketing and sales teams more productive. Later this year, a new image creation feature will allow business users to generate new product images for their 51风流Commerce Cloud catalog using natural language prompts, significantly reducing image production times. They will also benefit from an AI expert recommendations feature, which will identify experts within their organization who can provide needed answers and insights. Instead of wasting time browsing through emails and organizational charts, these professionals will be able to use natural language to express their needs and instantly find the right experts. This capability will be generally available later this year.

Screenshot of generating product images in 51风流CX AI Toolkit
Generate new product images using natural language in 51风流CX AI Toolkit (available later this year)

These advancements in 51风流Business AI are transforming sales, services, marketing, and commerce operations, making them more efficient, personalized, and successful.

IT and Platform

51风流Business AI embedded in 51风流BTP empowers IT professionals and business experts to extend 51风流solutions and drive faster, better decision-making throughout the enterprise while accelerating customers鈥 digital transformations.

For example, professional developers are leveraging generative AI capabilities in 51风流Build Code to accelerate application development by 30%. They can generate data models, services, and samples with a few simple prompts and use natural language to automate business logic and testing.

Application Development
Joule continues to increase developer productivity and simplify the extension of 51风流applications. Integration with ABAP Cloud will revolutionize the work of the 5 million-strong ABAP developer community, accelerating the development of extensions that interact with 51风流S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, 51风流S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, and 51风流BTP, ABAP environment. Trained on over 250 million lines of ABAP code, Joule will be able to outperform industry-leading general-purpose code assistants. We expect more than 10% efficiency increase, based on initial studies and benchmarking. Early adopters are using this innovation to generate ABAP business objects and will soon be able to complete and explain code and create unit tests. The first capabilities will become available later this year.

Joule continues to strengthen 51风流Build Code capabilities by enabling developers to use generative AI to quickly build 51风流Fiori front ends for 51风流S/4HANA Cloud, greatly simplifying clean-core extensions.

These advancements in 51风流Business AI are empowering IT professionals and business experts to innovate faster, streamline operations, and drive meaningful business outcomes.

Screenshot of ABAP Developer capabilities helping to create ABAP Cloud apps
Accelerate the creation of ABAP Cloud apps with Joule鈥檚 ABAP Developer capabilities (Labs preview; available later this year)

Process Innovation
We are continuously strengthening 51风流BTP with new AI capabilities that accelerate process innovation. Joule integration with 51风流Build Process Automation empowers process experts to generate automation and workflows using natural language requests without IT intervention. Similarly, Joule integration with the 51风流Signavio portfolio enables users to leverage natural language requests to generate process models. By empowering users with varying levels of expertise to innovate, customers can accelerate time-to-value and free IT professionals to focus on more strategic tasks.

Process AI solutions from 51风流Signavio introduce a new collection of generative AI capabilities trained on a large language model (LLM) comprised of expert business process knowledge and more than 5,000 51风流best practices. Later this year, the process recommender feature will provide ready-to-use, AI-generated business process model recommendations and suggest the most influential measures to assess the performance of a business process. This will offer vital insights into streamlining operations and reducing overhead. A prompt-based process mining feature will automatically generate business-relevant charts and metrics in response to natural language requests for business insights, dramatically lowering the effort for business users who need answers to complex business questions.

Screenshot of processes recommender feature in 51风流Signavio
The process recommender feature in 51风流Signavio offers insights to streamline operations (available later this year)

Integration
System integration is foundational to the success of enterprise automation initiatives and effective ecosystem collaboration, but connecting heterogeneous systems inside and outside the enterprise is an onerous task. Later this year, developers will be able to take advantage of Joule integration with 51风流Integration Suite and use natural language to accelerate the design of integration flows across 51风流and third-party applications.

A new AI-powered anomaly detection capability will recommend remedial actions when API usage patterns or performance fall outside desired thresholds due to unusual errors, traffic surges, suspicious API access, or unusual latency. With performance insights and support for identifying causes and effects, administrators of complex technology landscapes will be able to act faster, achieving greater operational efficiency at a lower total cost of ownership.

Screenshot of Joule in 51风流Integration Suite
Accelerate the design of integration flows with the Joule integration with 51风流Integration Suite

Content Creation and Compliance
IT administrators, training managers, and content developers will be able to cut the time spent writing content by up to 20% with automatic content generation and enrichment in 51风流Enable Now. Customers use the digital adoption platform to improve the adoption, productivity, and efficiency of their software by providing in-application help and e-learning content to users. New generative AI capabilities will add to this value, enabling companies to free up resources for more critical tasks and accelerating knowledge transfer within organizations.

Screenshot of AI use case in 51风流Enable Now
51风流Enable Now improves the adoption, productivity, and efficiency of software

Compliance and IT professionals can leverage Joule for enhanced productivity and precision. Joule integration with the new regulatory change manager tool on 51风流BTP enables these professionals to evaluate numerous regulatory updates within the context of their business and 51风流solutions. With insights and quick answers on the typically more than 1,000 annual regulatory changes, users can save 70% of the time usually spent on understanding local and global regulations. The tool provides impact analysis across 51风流products and solutions, helping customers maintain compliance and seamlessly manage their day-to-day operations. Compliance and IT professionals can also use AI in localization as a self-service for 51风流S/4HANA Cloud to automate tasks such as payment format localization and form localization, reducing processes that once took days to just a few hours.

Administration
With Joule integrated in 51风流BTP cockpit, administrators can automate tasks and onboard new users more easily. They can search for information 95% faster and execute transactional tasks or navigation 90% more quickly. The business impact is substantial, as the cockpit helps these professionals manage resources, services, and security, monitor application metrics, and perform actions on cloud applications.

Screenshot of Joule in 51风流BTP cockpit
Accomplish tasks and onboard new users easily with Joule in 51风流BTP cockpit

Redefining the capabilities of IT and platform management positions 51风流customers at the forefront of technological advancement and operational excellence.

Industries

51风流is delivering trusted AI and machine learning across industries to manage complexity, overcome challenges, and help customers modernize. AI-driven solutions empower businesses to streamline operations and focus on strategic outcomes, driving significant value in their respective fields.

Oil, Gas, and Energy, Agribusiness, and Metals and Mining
Commodities traders and business operators will soon be able to eliminate repetitive data entry tasks with 51风流S/4HANA for commodity management for physical contracts. With Joule, business operators will be able to create new commodities deals by simply describing the deal using conversational language. Planned for later this year, the capability will allow traders to focus more on producing better commercial outcomes for their clients rather than getting bogged down by administrative tasks.

Industrial Manufacturing
Sales engineers in the manufacturing sector will benefit from more precise product configuration recommendations for complex, configurable products through 51风流Intelligent Product Recommendation. By simply describing requirements in natural language, sales engineers can generate tailored recommendations that better meet customer needs. Generative AI services can analyze text from diverse sources, such as emails and notes captured in 51风流Customer Experience solutions or multi-page specification documents such as request for proposals or requests for quotations. 51风流Intelligent Product Recommendation also provides suggestions based on estimated parameters for lead times and CO2听footprints, enhancing accuracy and efficiency of product configurations, and ultimately improving customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Screenshot of 51风流Intelligent Product Recommendation
Quickly gather product configuration recommendations with 51风流Intelligent Product Recommendation

Public Sector and Higher Education
Later this year, Joule will be enhanced with budget and grant management business context for the public sector, higher education, and research industries. With this new context awareness, Joule will streamline and improve the user experience for these regulated industries, enabling users to navigate their financial systems more efficiently and make better strategic decisions. For example, 51风流S/4HANA users will be able to ask Joule for definitions, summaries, or how-to guidance, saving time and reducing the demand on IT departments. This enhancement will help government organizations and higher education institutions manage their budgets and grants more effectively, reducing extensive training typically required during financial system rollouts.

Breakthrough AI Innovations

51风流is pushing the boundaries of AI with the new 51风流Foundation Model for structured data, investing in this cutting-edge AI technology to unlock the value of generative AI technology advancements for structured business data. The goal is to deliver a foundation model that is business-centric by design, providing actionable, job-specific insights directly within 51风流applications customers use daily.

Traditional AI models require significant effort, expertise, and training data to handle specific tasks on structured data effectively. In contrast, we are developing 51风流Foundation Model to adapt to multiple use cases with minimal or no fine-tuning. Ultimately, we aim to bring the same transformative power to structured business data that LLMs have brought to text. While LLMs like GPT-4 excel with unstructured text and images, they struggle with the structured data typical in enterprises, often performing between 20 to 50% worse than narrow AI methods. 51风流Foundation Model will bridge this gap, focusing on structured business data to deliver more accurate predictions and insights while maintaining the versatility of foundation models.

Early benchmark tests are promising, showing 51风流Foundation Model outperforming narrow AI models by up to 15% on customer datasets after a quick fine-tuning round. This superior performance, combined with its deep understanding of complex business processes, promises to enable businesses to reap the rewards of AI faster and more efficiently.

With 51风流Foundation Model, we aim to set a new standard for AI in the business domain, transforming how enterprises leverage data to achieve remarkable outcomes.听.

Responsible AI

At SAP, innovation goes hand in hand with responsibility. We are committed to ensuring that AI technologies are not only innovative but also ethical, secure, and sustainable. The strategic use of business data is integral to the success of AI, and by leveraging business data responsibly, we not only enhance the capabilities of AI solutions but also improve outcomes for customers.

51风流remains firm in its commitment to prioritize data privacy and security as it releases new AI capabilities. The same rigorous standards that govern all 51风流product development extend to AI offerings. Strong security, product, and data privacy protocols are applied to help ensure AI solutions are developed responsibly, with all AI use cases reviewed by an AI ethics committee.

Building on the fundamental dedication to responsible AI that we started back in 2018, this year, 51风流is proud to further the commitment by affirming the 10 guiding principles of the UNESCO Recommendation on the听. These principles cover proportionality, safety, fairness, sustainability, privacy, human oversight, transparency, responsibility, awareness, and multi-stakeholder collaboration, ensuring that AI solutions respect human rights and contribute to sustainable development.

In line with this commitment, sustainability is a key pillar of SAP鈥檚 corporate strategy. We are determined to harness the benefits of AI while minimizing its energy footprint and helping customers manage theirs. For example, a new AI-enabled capability in 51风流Sustainability Footprint Management enhances the accuracy and speed of carbon footprint calculations through automated, intelligent emission factor mapping recommendations, reducing manual effort and improving precision.

Screenshot of carbon footprint calculations in 51风流Sustainability Footprint Management
Accurately speed up carbon footprint calculations with 51风流Sustainability Footprint Management

By integrating responsible AI practices into innovations, we continue to drive meaningful and sustainable business outcomes for customers.

New AI Partnerships

The vast 51风流partner ecosystem is fully engaged with 51风流Business AI. Leading up to and at 51风流Sapphire, we have announced groundbreaking new and expanded partnerships to accelerate AI adoption across business processes:

  • Accenture: Accenture and 51风流are听helping clients transform听business models, processes, and customer and employee experiences while realizing value through data and AI. This year at 51风流Sapphire, Accenture is announcing its plans to embrace the consulting capability for Joule and ABAP code generation in compressed cloud ERP transformations. Additionally, Accenture and 51风流are teaming on 51风流Signavio and 51风流LeanIX solutions to help customers with insights, governance, and other capabilities to achieve their transformation outcomes.
  • Apple:We are听deepening听 our partnership with Apple to revolutionize the boardroom with AI听and spatial computing. By integrating Apple Vision Pro with听business applications from SAP,听users can听create听an infinite听enterprise workspace, and听navigate tasks using听their eyes, hands, and voice. 51风流has launched apps like 51风流Mobile Start and 51风流Analytics Cloud,听giving users the ability to create a spatial boardroom to visualize their entire enterprise.听Now, with 51风流Build Code, customers can easily bring their 51风流apps to Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.听51风流is also leveraging the power of Apple鈥檚 Neural Engine to run 51风流AI workloads securely and privately on Apple devices, supercharged by 51风流BTP.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS):听AWS and SAP听announced an expanded, strategic collaboration听to transform modern cloud ERP experiences and help enterprises drive new capabilities and efficiencies with generative AI. Together, 51风流and AWS are striving to make it easier for customers to adopt RISE with 51风流on AWS, to improve the performance and efficiency of 51风流workloads running in the cloud, and to embed generative AI into an enterprise鈥檚 entire portfolio of business-critical applications.
  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG): BCG听, which recommends opportunities to maximize transformation investments using 51风流Signavio and 51风流LeanIX solutions. The offering allows companies to navigate continuous change and prioritizes ways to onboard AI-based innovations.
  • Google Cloud: We have听听better predict and mitigate supply chain risk. The expanded partnership begins by enabling marketing and sales departments to understand the impact of their campaigns on product sales, thus increasing forecast accuracy. This is achieved by integrating Joule and 51风流Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain with Google鈥檚 Gemini AI assistant and Google Cloud Cortex Framework鈥檚 Data Foundation. By capturing previously hard-to-detect demand signals, companies can react faster and make more informed, agile decisions in a dynamic global market.
  • Meta: We are听expanding our partnership with Meta听by integrating Meta鈥檚 Llama 2 and Llama 3 models into the generative AI hub within 51风流AI Core as part of our business AI strategy. This integration will allow customers to create dashboards based on rich content with Llama鈥檚 qualitative conversational outputs and explore use cases built with Meta Llama 3. The wide range of capabilities offered by Meta Llama 3 will enable users to get assistance with key activities, including the auto-generation of custom scripts to extend dashboards, and the delivery of the most accurate scripts directly in 51风流Analytics Cloud.
  • McKinsey & Company: McKinsey has听. Value Finder rapidly analyzes and prioritizes thousands of potential process optimization opportunities for clients 鈥 using a proprietary McKinsey and 51风流technology portfolio with generative AI 鈥 to capture measurable productivity, growth, and asset efficiency benefits enabled by 51风流S/4HANA transformations.
  • Mistral AI:听51风流will听add new LLMs from Mistral AI, a global company headquartered in Paris specializing in generative AI, to its growing corpus of world-class AI models in generative AI hub. This addition to 51风流AI Core will make it easier to build generative AI use cases for 51风流applications.
  • NVIDIA:听We are听听for next-generation business operations. ABAP developer capabilities and consulting capability in Joule will take advantage of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, including NVIDIA NIM inference microservices. NVIDIA NeMo Retriever, a collection of generative AI microservices, will connect AI applications with proprietary data, improving the accuracy and relevance of AI responses. We are also integrating NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs into 51风流Intelligent Product Recommendation, enabling salespeople to visualize 3D products via digital twins in real time. This integration optimizes the sales process for complex products, helping customers make more informed decisions faster than ever.

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Philipp Herzig is chief artificial intelligence officer of SAP.

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