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September 28, 2022: SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS)

November 4, 2022: Conoce a los autores

November 8, 2022: SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling

December 8, 2022: Journey to SAP S/4HANA

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Guest post by Assemble You.

Think back over the week just gone. It was probably hectic, and you may feel like you didn’t have a minute to spare. Think about how valuable (or not!) these moments would have felt for you:

Think back over the week just gone. It was probably hectic, and you may feel like you didn’t have a minute to spare. Think about how valuable (or not!) these moments would have felt for you:

• Waiting in a queue for your morning coffee
• Sitting in traffic
• Eating lunch at your desk between calls
• Waiting for a friend who was 20 minutes late for the drinks you’d planned
• Walking your dog after a busy day

Your initial response to these situations might be frustration rather than enthusiasm. In these scenarios, you might tally up the wasted time and resign yourself to mindlessly scrolling instead of prioritising productivity. You might label the experiences as pointless.

Maybe you haven’t yet identified which part of your day could be the most valuable for learning.

Did you have headphones to hand when you were last out and about? Could the above scenarios all be moments of opportunity, especially if you’re listening to content on the go? Could audio courses unlock new time for learning? Research indicates that there are numerous meaningful chances for productivity, and various ideal times for learning, in your day-to-day life, as we’ll explore in this article.

Brief is Best

Picture using 10 minutes each day for meaningful learning. Imagine making the most of the time you previously saw as wasted. Without making significant changes, you’ve got more available time than ever before. Plus, learning doesn’t have to be a laborious, time-consuming commitment to be beneficial, especially if you’re listening while doing other productive tasks.

A trial by the University of Surrey Business School in collaboration with Paul Kelley, former President of Education for the British Association for the Advancement of Science, revealed the benefits of learning in short bursts. According to HR Dive’s analysis, students retained more information and scored higher on tests when they absorbed knowledge in this way.

Daily Routine

In this article for Medium, Edwin Abl highlights the importance of embedding learning into your daily routine. And with podcast-style courses to listen to when you’re going about your everyday life, you can certainly “design habits so they fit around your lifestyle”. Abl encourages us to “use whatever tool, medium or process fits the most simplistic use-case”. Learning can be placed in the flow of life; it doesn’t have to be separate from it. It certainly doesn’t have to be in opposition to it. In this HBR article, the authors explore making learning part of your daily routine and highlight the importance of investing in your ability to learn on a daily basis. They especially focus on developing new habits and experimenting with different opportunities to learn.

Audio learning could be just this: an experiment embedded as a daily habit whilst we’re running, commuting or gardening. Munish Kohli says exactly this here and explains how commuting especially can be a powerful learning opportunity. Department for Transport statistics show that in 2020 people made 739 trips on average across private and public transport in England. And even if you’re not commuting, you’re most certainly driving to the supermarket, dropping your children off at school, or visiting friends.

The Key to Learning

There is huge value in content being easily digestible to ensure key ideas remain in our longer-term memories. This article explores the power of micro-learning experiences and this is inextricably linked to how ”hand-held technology has launched a new phenomenon: learning on the go”, as another article highlights. The former concludes that more knowledge is retained when information is delivered in smaller chunks. Learners agreed they were more likely to remember ideas if a lesson covered a clear core concept and knowledge was presented in a shorter format.

So we have the theory, but what about the reality? You’re busy, you’re often on the move, and you don’t feel like any time is “spare time”. You’re seeking professional development content, but family life is full-on and you can’t face enrolling on a time-consuming training course to complete in an evening. There might be more opportunities for growth than you think. Perhaps it’s time for a rethink. After all, research also shows the benefits of physical activity on cognitive abilities, so wouldn’t it make sense to combine the two? You can keep moving, planning, socialising, working, and seamlessly introduce more learning.

Conclusion

Introducing more learning into your life doesn’t require any radical adjustments, as we’ve seen. If you’re commuting, there’s time. If you do any form of exercise to unwind, enjoy being on the move, or love relaxing at home, there’s time. The time has always been there, but you might not have always capitalised on it.

Waiting, sitting or walking can also mean listening if you have the right resources. Assemble You training is now available through Espresso Tutorials, and all courses prioritise flexibility. With audio learning, you don’t need to make time to listen. The time already exists; it’s just a case of realising it’s there and identifying its value.

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We are pleased to announce our Journey to SAP S/4HANA virtual event June 22, 2022. Register now for a full day of sessions presented by leading experts on technical and product changes in SAP S/4HANA.

Sessions include:

• 5 Keys to Success for SAP S/4HANA Rollouts – Aušra Gustainienė & Damian Jordan, NECESSIS
• Empower your business to automate Master Data and Transactional Processes in S/4HANA – Justin Thomas, Precisely
• Moving to SAP S/4HANA – How much should you change? – Janet Salmon, SAP SE
• SAP Business Technology Platform: Expend Less, Expand More – Nithyasree Balasubramanian, Deloitte
• Why SAP Automation is Crucial When Adopting SAP S/4HANA – David Lees, Basis Technologies
• Key Steps for a successful Migration from ECC to SAP S/4HANA – Paul Ovigele, ERPfixers
• System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA – Dr. Boris Rubarth, SAP SE
• CDS Views in S/4HANA Analytics – Making Friends – Dmitry Kuznetsov, Independent Consultant
• Business Partner in SAP S/4HANA – John Pringle, Illumiti

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Thank you to our event sponsors Precisely and Basis.

We are pleased to announce our SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) Virtual event March 23, 2022. Register now for a full day of sessions presented by leading experts on key topics in SAP GTS 11.0 and SAP GTS, edition for SAP HANA.

Sessions include:

• SAP GTS, edition for SAP HANA – What’s new?
• SAP GTS, edition for SAP HANA – Solution Demo
• Case Study: How Tremco navigated the impact on SAP GTS, of an S/4 migration as well as global roll out
• Critical Value – Understanding the key role of International Trade Content in powering SAP GTS
• SAP Global Trade Services, edition for SAP HANA Roadmap
• How effectively managing SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS) can enable smooth end-to-end supply chain processes
• Self filing vs. broker filing – what is the best option for your company?

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Don’t miss our newest book release Advanced Financial Closing powered by SAP Business Technology Platform by Brijesh Singh.

This expertly written guide provides business users, IT users, and SAP consultants with an overview of key closing concepts and detailed insights into how to implement SAP S/4HANA Cloud for advanced financial closing (AFC) utilizing the capabilities of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) to meet month-end closing requirements. Explore SAP S/4HANA closing concepts for advanced financial closing (AFC), focusing on three key aspects—the “What”, the “Why” and the “How”—of month-end closing activities. Take a look at key functionality and learn how to use different AFC Fiori apps on SAP BTP to define a global template, execute closing activities, and monitor and analyze the entire closing cycle in real-time using a Fiori-based dashboard and reports. Explore how to use configuration apps to enable user roles, authorizations, system access, and end-to-end orchestration of closing activities between AFC and financial backend systems such as SAP S/4HANA. Examine some key points to consider during an AFC implementation, including examples and a roadmap for the future. Using screenshots and examples from the field, the author covers:

• Global template design and setup
• Analytics and reporting
• Configuration and user management
• AFC Implementation at a glance

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Author Brijesh Singh is a lead SAP Solutions Architect at SAP America Inc. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in SAP Financial Solutions, including Financial Accounting and Controlling, Financial Reporting, Financial Close, Central Finance, Joint Venture Accounting (JVA), Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM), and Revenue Accounting and Reporting. He has led, and been part of, multiple SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud project implementations in the United States and Europe, across numerous industries including manufacturing, IT, high-tech, engineering, retail, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), chemicals, and oil and gas.

Don’t miss our next free virtual event, February 3, SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling. Join us to participate in 8 sessions on key topics in SAP FI/CO including cloud, SAP Fiori, Central Finance, and S/4HANA Analytics.

Explore the full agenda and register now!

Session highlights include:

• SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting – Ann Cacciottoli
• Upskill with Management Accounting and Margin Analysis Features in S/4HANA OP2020 – Marjorie Wright
• Case Study: Google’s Finance Transformation Journey with SAP Central Finance on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – Julien Delvat
• Understanding Variances in SAP Manufacturing – Tom King

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Espresso Tutorials is pleased to announce our newest release, The Intelligent Factory by Otto Schell, Jörg Minge, Dominik Metzger, & Volker Stockrahm.

Disruptions in global supply chains have rarely ever caused more headlines than at the moment. The nature of internationally connected supply chains has been to take advantage of globalization strategies for sourcing, production and distribution of products and materials. Consequently, there is hardly any industry that is not highly globalized and vulnerable to disruption. Now, while these disruptions have varying impacts on industries and individual companies, the hypothesis discussed in this book is that executing a strict digitalization strategy based on Industry 4.0 principles helps manufacturing companies master these disruptions and even turn them into opportunities. Implementing Indus- try 4.0 strategies increases productivity and agility for manufacturing operations and provides much higher visibility. Consequently, the resiliency against supply chain disruptions is significantly increased.

This book covers:

• Introduction to Industry 4.0 principles
• How to execute an Industry 4.0 strategy
• Insights into SAP’s strategy Industry 4.Now
• Case study examples

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Grow Your Digital SAP Business with Espresso Tutorials

Are you an SAP expert looking to build your personal brand and grow your digital SAP business?

Look no further than Espresso Tutorials. We offer a number of unique opportunities for you to share your expertise with thousands of SAP users around the world.

Tap into our existing platform and extensive marketing reach by writing a book or creating a set of video tutorials for the SAP eBook Library.

Many leading SAP experts choose to work with Espresso Tutorials to grow their digital SAP business. Some of their reasons include:

• We are recognized for short, concise books on SAP topics, as well as effective video tutorials.
• We offer our authors access to a SAP S/4HANA system to use for free, indefinitely.
• We know that you have a day job and are flexible in working with you on project deadlines.
• We offer a full range of professional services including content editing, spell checking, layout, video production, and marketing and sales.
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We are pleased to announce our newest book release – Transportation Charge Management in SAP S/4HANA by Hariharan Subramanian and Rajen Iyer.

Interested in learning the secrets of controlling and reducing transportation costs? This book will expertly guide you through Transportation Charge Management in SAP S/4HANA, highlighting the most important aspects of setting up Charge Management. Learn how to set up agreements/contracts with business partners and provide detailed rate structures. Dive into Charge Management master data, including master data objects, agreements, rate structures, rate tables, dimensions, and determinations. Explore how different types of agreements are set up and how they are linked to the master data objects, as well as key integration points. Learn how to perform strategic freight procurement/strategic freight sales in order to reach the best agreement possible for your organization. Understand how charges are calculated on the various business documents. Take a detailed look at the settings and configuration required to accurately calculate charges. Explore practical examples, including scenarios that you might encounter in your logistics operations. With practical examples, tips, and screenshots, this book covers:

• Transportation Charge Management processes
• Charge Management master data
• Strategic freight procurement and sales
• Settings and configuration

Author Hariharan Subramanian is a highly experienced consultant with 21 years of experience, primarily in Supply Chain Management. He has spent over a decade working with SAP TM, since the first SAP TM product 6.0 version. He is skilled at end-to-end implementations for SAP Supply Chain Solutions and has worked on many implementation projects for Fortune 500 companies globally. Hari loves to learn new things and is always passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with others.

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Author Rajen Iyer is a co-founder of Krypt, the leading provider of SAP Global Trade and Logistics solutions globally, and Avyay Solutions, a start-up specializing in supply chain human augmentation, data science, and machine learning product start up. Rajen started his career in manufacturing application development and moved to system automation, working on global trade services, and supply chain management applications and implementations, sales and distribution, pricing, and materials management. Rajen is a thought leader with several best-selling books, in-depth articles, and trademarks on innovative trade, supply chains, artificial intelligence, and Blockchain products. His unique vision and continued drive for customer success has led him to become a dynamic leader in the supply chain and global trade fields.

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Don’t miss our newest set of video tutorials Embedded Operational Analytics Order to Cash Cycle by Pramod Bangalore. Business process owners using SAP and managers and decision makers in the order-to-cash cycle will benefit from this set of video tutorials. Explore using SAP Fiori for real-time analytics and leverage it for informed decision making.    

• Fiori and reporting overview
• Sales order fulfillment
• Sales order worklist and reports
• Delivery dashboards and worklist
• Bill worklist
• Accounts receivable

Watch a preview and dive into the tutorials today.

Author Pramod Bangalore has more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing IT services, entrepreneurship, and as a business application solution architect. Pramod’s areas of expertise include SAP sales and distribution, materials management, production planning, and digital transformation.