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Running out of stock when demand rises is costly, and so is the capital tied up in a buffer (buffer stock) set without any calculation. Safety stock works to balance both risks. In supply chain management practice, the amount of safety stock should be calculated from data rather than guesswork. This article covers the two safety stock formulas most commonly used, worked examples of each, and the four factors that determine how large your safety s...

Many IT teams are already familiar with the clean core concept. Yet they often struggle to pin down where to start and in what order. As the SAP ECC deadline nears, Z objects pile up with no clear plan. This article lays out practical steps for implementing clean core during a migration to S/4HANA. It also complements the SAP Clean Core guidance, complete with the names of the official audit tools. SAP Clean Core is the principle of keeping th...

Reported profit is up, yet the company’s account balances only get tighter. The director asks where the money went, and the income statement does not answer, because it is accrual-based. The cash flow statement closes that gap. This article breaks down its three activities, the difference between the direct and indirect methods, and a worked example that brings the two together into a single result. In brief: a cash flow statement is a f...

A CIO running SAP ECC (SAP ERP Central Component) already knows the 2027 deadline is there. What is still unresolved is the very thing that decides the budget: why start this year, not next. This article breaks down the arithmetic of time behind the 2026 SAP migration and how it connects to migrating ERP to the cloud, a decision that can no longer be put off. In brief: The 2026 SAP migration is the decision to move the legacy SAP ECC system to...