Overview
This book explains the functional scope, the data model, the solution architecture, the underlying engineering concepts, and the programming model of SAP S/4HANA as the most well-known enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The approach is to start with general concepts and then to proceed step-by-step to concrete implementations in SAP S/4HANA. In the first part the reader learns about the market view of ERP solutions and vendors. The second part deals with the business processes for sales, marketing, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, services, procurement, and human resources which are covered with SAP S/4HANA. In the third part the underlying concepts of SAP S/4HANA are described, for example in-memory storage, analytics and search, artificial intelligence, process and data integration, security and compliance, lifecycle management, performance and scalability, configuration and implementation. The book is concluded with a final chapter explaining how to deploy anappliance to explore SAP S/4HANA. The target audience for the book are managers and business analysts who want to understand the market situation and future ERP trends, end users and process experts who need to comprehend the business processes and the according solution capabilities provided with SAP S/4HANA, architects and developers who have to learn the technical concepts and frameworks for enhancing SAP S/4HANA functionality, and consultants and partners who require to adopt and configure SAP S/4HANA.
Full Product Details
Author: Siar Sarferaz
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
Weight: 0.961kg
ISBN: 9783030938550
ISBN 10: 3030938557
Pages: 621
Publication Date: 02 April 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Author Information
Siar Sarferaz is a chief software architect for the enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution SAP S/4HANA, working in the research and development department of SAP’s headquarter in Walldorf, Germany. In this role he drives the digital transformation by defining the solution architecture for the product and by providing inventive concepts scaling for mission critical business processes. For example, he is the lead architect for artificial intelligence implementations in SAP S/4HANA and is responsible for all conceptions how to add intelligence to business processes. In the context of ERP software, he owns 30+ patents. Siar had studied computer science and philosophy and holds a Ph.D. in computer science. He began his career as a method researcher at Siemens, before moving to SAP, where he has now worked for more than 20 years.
