Category Archives: SAP Business Process Management

SAP Workflow vs. Pure ABAP Based Task Management for Business Process Transformation – the False Choice

  It is well established by now that business processes requiring repeated manual data entry, paper transport and/or approvals or intervention from a diverse group of users can hamper productivity, increase cost and introduce systemic risks in any organization. When … Continue reading

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2012 Financial Process Performance Wish List

  I just came back from the SAPinsider Financials Conference in Las Vegas. Had over 75 people in my session on Friday morning … interesting for a last day. The topic, “Leading change in the finance organization,” clearly hit home. I … Continue reading

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The Detroit North American International Auto Show and Process Innovation

  The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has just wrapped up in Detroit, Michigan. The show has delivered a one-two punch that shows the industry has a renewed focus for the first time in years on the recovery of the … Continue reading

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The Power of Process

  ‘Tis the season of out-of-control diets and talk of trimming the fat. As year-end nears, we often contemplate how to rid ourselves of unwanted pounds, live better, be more efficient, save more money. The same is true of managing … Continue reading

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Top 10 Reasons Why Using SAP Workflow are the Sensible Choice for your AP Process

Based on Dolphin’s many years of helping customers with the most efficient and flexible improvements to their SAP business processes, we’ve gained insight as to what works best in the SAP environment. Here are  the Top 10 Reasons why the … Continue reading

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Dynamic Discounting for Accounts Payable

Many suppliers are willing to agree to discounts in exchange for earlier payment of their invoices. But for scores of companies, the financial supply chain is just not equipped to take advantage of the opportunity—missing out on early pay discounts … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong with this Data?

To compete, managers at all levels are acutely aware that they must make smarter decisions and quickly take action. However, many lack the insight they need to make key decisions and are depending on hope that they have made the … Continue reading

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A Risk is a Risk is a Risk

What’s risk? Wikipedia defines risk as ‘the expected value of one or more results of one or more future events’. Technically, the value of those results may be positive or negative; general usage tends to focus only on potential harm that … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened to the Paperless Society?

Interesting article this month in Financial Executives magazine on “Whatever Happened to the Paperless Society?” Predicted in 1978, we clearly are not there, yet the case for going paperless offers a long list of benefits most of which will result … Continue reading

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Accounts Payable is Going “Lean and Green”

Expect the Accounts Payable process to run lean and green. It should diagnose bottlenecks in seconds, generate minimal waste and keep vendors and partners happy with fast inquiry response and timely payments. Dolphin makes lean-and-green a reality with an SAP-certified … Continue reading

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