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Manufacturing ERPERP vs MES in manufacturing: who owns what
An ERP plans, costs and accounts for production; an MES runs it on the shop floor and reports back. What each one owns, where SAP Digital Manufacturing, Siemens Opcenter and Kinexon tracking fit, and the integration mistakes to avoid.
· 10 min read
Manufacturing ERPERP for defence manufacturing: what decides it
A defence manufacturer needs an ERP that costs and bills by contract, runs work as projects, traces every serialised part and screens every export. Contract costing and project systems mattered most in the defence work I have done, and an unagreed finance design is the usual reason these programmes fail.
· 9 min read
Manufacturing ERPManufacturing ERP cost: what you pay and where it goes
What an ERP costs a manufacturer by company size, where the money goes in a plant (shop-floor integration, master data, testing and finance design) and the hidden costs that land after the contract is signed.
· 10 min read
Manufacturing ERPSAP discrete vs process manufacturing: what changes
In SAP, discrete manufacturing runs on production orders, BOMs and routings, process manufacturing (PP-PI) on process orders and master recipes, and repetitive manufacturing on period-based planning. What each one changes in master data, batches, quality and costing, and how mixed-mode plants such as plastics and steel combine them.
· 10 min read
TechnicalSAP EWM: what it does, how it works, what it costs
SAP EWM is SAP's strategic warehouse system on S/4HANA. What it does, how to deploy it, what it costs and how to move off classic WM before your usage rights run out.
· 9 min read
TechnicalSAP EHS: what it is and what implementations involve
SAP EHS manages incidents, workplace risk, emissions and waste inside S/4HANA, while product safety and dangerous goods now sit in SAP's separately licensed product compliance.
· 10 min read
TechnicalSAP PP: the production planning module explained
SAP PP stands for Production Planning. This guide covers what the module does, how it handles discrete, process and repetitive manufacturing, how MRP Live and embedded PP/DS work in S/4HANA, when IBP takes over, and the master data mistakes that make MRP output useless.
· 12 min read
SAP PPSAP in manufacturing: what actually makes it work
SAP manufacturing projects fail in predictable places: master data, routings, deep BOMs, shop floor integration and shop floor adoption. Here are the modules you need, the seven challenges that cause delays, and a master data readiness checklist.
· 8 min read
Written by Noel D'Costa
25 years in ERP delivery across SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, now a chief technology officer. I write from the programmes I have run, for the people making these decisions.
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