SAP-Solution: Wettbewerb

Unimaginable for many companies: They protect their supposed intellectual property like Fort Knox. However, this way of thinking - sealing oneself off instead of jointly driving new developments - no longer works.

There are new challenges in supply chain management: Cost and efficiency pressure to secure and expand one's competitive position; supplier failures and delivery bottlenecks; price sensitivity and demand fluctuations in the sales market.

Eight winners emerged from this year's ERP System of the Year competition, in which a total of over 70 systems were nominated for participation. The award ceremony took place on September 30, 2015 at the IT und Business trade fair.

What impact will the resignation of Dane Jim Hagemann Snabe as co-CEO of Germany's largest software company SAP have on its European legacy?

The deal is simple, the temptation great, and there are - apparently - only winners. When it comes to renewing sourcing contracts, providers often promise special conditions to those who don't want to go through the time-consuming tendering process. The customer can save twice, they argue. In reality, however, it is the provider who saves.