United VARs

Eye care company VISUfarma gets a clearer view of their business with SAP Business ByDesign

VISUfarma is an ambitious and fast-growing pharmaceutical eye care company with 175+ employees. Founded in Rome in 1996, its head office is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and has offices in Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.

How to move to SAP S/4HANA quickly and cost-effectively

The recent market disruptions, caused by coronavirus restrictions, and the subsequent rise in homeworking have catapulted digital transformation to the top of the ‘to do’ list for many organisations. United VARs members are reporting a surge of interest from midsize businesses wanting to accelerate their move to SAP S/4HANA, especially from businesses currently running SAP ECC, the legacy ERP.

Spotlight on... In Cloud Solutions

United VARs member for UK

Caroline Atkinson is the Owner and Director of In Cloud Solutions Ltd, the largest SAP Business ByDesign specialist in the UK. She started the company during a recession in 2012 with Liz Matraves who was her colleague for many years on the SAP Business ByDesign presales team and is In Cloud’s Consulting Director.

Pharma plant digitally transforms with SAP S/4HANA in just 4 months

Kiara Health, a manufacturing partner for a top five pharmaceutical company, bought a manufacturing plant from one of the large pharmaceutical companies. They wanted to digitally transform the plant’s processes, from product ordering through to production. Working with United VARs member for South Africa, Seidor Westrocon, they migrated from SAP ECC and implemented a greenfield SAP S/4HANA in only 4 months. We talked to Martin Van Wyk, Director at Seidor Westrocon, to discover more about this successful digital transformation project.

Making Royalty Management Easier for Life Sciences Companies

Life sciences is a fast-paced industry, focused on continuous innovation. Biotech firms, medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies routinely rely on funding to develop their treatments, drugs and devices. If the product is successful, then the investors are entitled to royalty payments from the revenue.

How digital transformation projects are enabling finance leaders to thrive in difficult times

Amidst the current restrictions and uncertainties, it may be tempting to just focus on how to keep the most urgent, business-critical processes running efficiently. But many midsize businesses are investing in digital transformation projects; for example, upgrading to Intelligent ERP platforms which centralize information in the cloud, and enable people to work from home with the right level of authorizations and access control.

A Brief Look at the Intelligent Enterprise

Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, recently stated, “Together, as Intelligent Enterprises, we can turn the world’s biggest challenges into our greatest opportunities. The recent pandemic is a crisis that will drastically impact societies and business for months and probably years. Digital transformation is no longer an option, but a must.”

4 Ways to Increase your Supply Chain Resilience

The current pandemic has brought supply chain to the top of concerns for most midsize businesses. We have seen demand volatility spikes; and increase in demand for medical equipment and vital necessities plus a huge drop in demand for luxury items such as new cars.

How Mobile Projects Can Attract New Millennial Talent

Millions of people everyday use iPads and mobile phones to shop, book holidays, order takeaway food, taxis and more. People in their twenties have never known any other way of doing things. For them, using mobile devices is as natural and normal as breathing. So how can mobile projects attract new millenial talent? It seems like United VARs member from Denmark 2BM has the right answer!

How COVID-19 is accelerating the move to SAP S/4HANA

United VARs members are reporting a recent increase in enquiries from SAP ECC6 customers wanting to bring forward their migration to SAP S/4HANA. This Intelligent ERP enables enterprises to unlock the insights in their data and know what changes to make for increased business value and productivity. According to SAP, S/4HANA customers typically experience a 10%–40% boost in productivity.

COVID-19: How United VARs Members are Responding

COVID-19 has affected businesses throughout the world and while work didn’t stop, many workplaces did - with employees having to adapt to new ways and methods of working. We were interested to know how United VARs members have been responding to these challenges to support customers, colleagues and communities. It is apparent technology is playing an important role in building the world’s business confidence back up again and we would like to share a snapshot of some examples of what members are doing and saying during the pandemic.

COVID-19 and Beyond - How to manage risk in your supply chain and prepare for future disruptions

At the beginning of this year, organizations had no idea what was going to happen and how unready their supply chains were for facing the Covid-19 pandemic. In his recent video presentation, Mr. Tomas Fertig, CEO and president of Seidor USA, gives some tips on how companies can adapt to the current changes and also how to compose risk mitigation plans for future disruptions.

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Key factors for your successful SAP rollout to Asia

Learn which challenges, requirements and differences are crucial to be considered

Implementation of SAP roll-out in Asia is not an easy task. There are various things to be considered, including tax and local regulations as well as cultural differences that are crucial for the whole process and results! This article will provide you with guildlines to keep in mind for the successful implementation of your project.

The Similarities Between the G20 and United VARs

The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum that brings together the world's 20 leading industrialised and emerging economies. On the 28th to 29th of June, the 14th annual G20 summit that is being held in Osaka, Japan. Are you politically interested? Then you will find these similarities interesting between the G20 and United VARs, the leading alliance of SAP solution partners.

South Africa's Latest Software Industry Trends

The Ins and Outs for Doing Business in South Africa

The African economy is growing and the potential to grow even faster . A report from the African Development Bank Group has highlighted that in 2017 the real output growth of the African continent has increased to 3.6%, and has continued to accelerate in 2018, reaching 4.1%. In particular, the sub-Saharan region is expected to grow by 3.1%. Despite African economies showing…