© Freek Keijzer 2021
F. KeijzerSAP S/4HANA Embedded Analyticshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7017-2_1

1. Before the Work Starts

Freek Keijzer1  
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Almelo, The Netherlands
 

Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of SAP software. It all started in 1996 when I was a production manager not particularly interested in ICT matters. I became involved in an SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation as “process owner” of the Production Planning module. I liked the SAP software straightaway. Unlike some opinions that SAP ERP is a top-down system that gives the power to the top level of an organization, I noticed that in our organization it gave “power to the people.” More precisely, it gave power to those with knowledge of the system, irrespective ...

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