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Science, with some elements of Execution
Notes from SAPPHIRE 09

By ⋅ May 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Yesterday at work was “catch-up day” from a week at SAPPHIRE 2009, the annual user conference for SAP. As with the JDA/Manugistics conference earlier this year, there were concerns that attendance was going to be low, because so many companies are limiting travel expense. At the conference, I did hear that attendance was only was [...]

Location, Location, Location: Terminology Confusion in ERP Projects

By ⋅ April 11, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Have you ever experienced the clash of terminology that results when supply chains are brought together, due to acquisition or merger? The typical scenario: different groups using multiple terms to describe where product is manufactured at and shipped from; folks use terms like “location”, “plant”, and “site” interchangeably, and confusion can result – are we [...]

Science, with some elements of Inspiration
I Think I’m Learning SAPanese …

By ⋅ November 23, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Spent time at an industry conference last week (ain’t Boston great!), and heard the term SAPanese – that special language SAP users learn when immersed in worlds of Walldorf and their ubiquitous software. It’s not unique to SAP – lots of software companies develop their own vocabulary. Heck, IT “geeks” are famous for it – [...]

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