{"id":141275,"date":"2020-10-01T12:04:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T12:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=141275"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:54:52","slug":"sap-s-4hana-named-a-leader-in-independent-research-firms-q3-2020-evaluation-of-digital-operations-platforms-for-manufacturing-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2020\/10\/sap-s-4hana-named-a-leader-in-independent-research-firms-q3-2020-evaluation-of-digital-operations-platforms-for-manufacturing-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP S\/4HANA Named a Leader in Independent Research Firm\u2019s Q3 2020 Evaluation of Digital Operations Platforms for Manufacturing Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><strong><em>WALLDORF <\/em><\/strong>\u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sap.com\/\">SAP SE<\/a> (NYSE: SAP) today announced SAP was ranked a market leader in \u201cThe Forrester Wave&#x2122;: Digital Operations Platforms for Manufacturing Businesses, Q3 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the report, SAP S\/4HANA was cited as a leader in digital operations platforms (DOPs) for manufacturing businesses, with the highest score in the current offering category of all 13 vendors reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>In this 27-criterion vendor assessment, SAP received a score of five out of five in the current offering category\u2019s criteria of finance and accounting, EPM, procurement, execution, inventory, warehouse management, maintenance, repair and operations, supply chain management, order management, billing and revenue management, and internationalization. In the strategy category, SAP received a five out of five score in the product road map, partner ecosystem and transformation strategy criteria. Within the market presence category, SAP received the highest possible scores both in the \u201cnumber of large enterprise customers\u201d and the \u201ctotal revenues in category\u201d criteria.<\/p>\n<p>SAP was shown to be the largest digital operations platform in terms of revenue and, according to the report, \u201cHistorically, the firm has been a dominant force in the market for large, complex, global operations&#8217; needs, in addition to offering front-office solutions and products for midsize enterprises and small and medium-size businesses (SMBs).\u201d This versatility stems from the modern, AI-driven, flexible and easy-to-use nature of the SAP S\/4HANA product.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated: \u201cSAP has comprehensive functionality for all major areas of DOP and a modern architecture that\u2019s built for modularity, flexibility and intelligence. It\u2019s the number one finance solution for large enterprises globally by market share. SAP has some exceptional strengths, such as flexible billing, in-memory planning and reports on live data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to SAP, these findings suggest that SAP has demonstrated its ability to meet the needs of digital businesses and enterprises of all types while empowering them to be more resilient.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about \u201cThe Forrester Wave&#x2122;: Digital Operations Platforms for Manufacturing Businesses, Q3 2020,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/reprints2.forrester.com\/#\/assets\/2\/781\/RES159100\/report\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sap.com\/\">SAP News Center<\/a>. Follow SAP on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sapnews\/\">@SAPNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Samantha Finnegan, +1 (415) 377-0475, <a href=\"mailto:samantha.finnegan@sap.com\">samantha.finnegan@sap.com<\/a>, ET<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/press-room\/\">SAP Press Room<\/a>; <a href=\"mailto:press@sap.com\">press@sap.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cforecast,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cpredict,\u201d \u201cshould\u201d and \u201cwill\u201d and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. 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Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/copyright\">https:\/\/www.sap.com\/copyright<\/a> for additional trademark information and notices.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/2020\/09\/forrester-wave-digital-operations-platforms-for-manufacturing-sap-s4hana\/\">SAP News Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALLDORF \u2014 SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced SAP was ranked a market leader in \u201cThe Forrester Wave&#x2122;: Digital Operations Platforms for Manufacturing Businesses, 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