Leveraging Your SAP Investment with Applix Business Analytics

Leveraging Your SAP
Investment with TM1
April 2006
289 Turnpike Road, Westborough, MA 01581Tel: 508-870-0300, Fax: 508-366-2278Overview.................................................................................................3How TM1 Complements SAP.....................................................................3Recommendation For a System Environment Based on SAP and TM1............5How TM1 Integrates with SAP...................................................................5Other Methods of Data Access with TM1....................................................7Customer Case Studies.............................................................................7A Manufacturing Case - Adding Value to the SAP Investment.........................................7A Pharmaceutical Case - Detailed Project Cost Tracking................................................8Nikon Faces Business Challenges with Internal Management Information System...............9Conclusion.......................................................................................................10
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nor at the response levels they may need. significant time and money into your ERPsystems and maybe you have then movedFortunately these tasks can be easily that data into a data warehouse. Businessaccomplished with Applix's TM1®, the users now have access to that data foranalytics, planning, budgeting, forecasting analysis, but can they get the informationand reporting application that comple- in the timeframe they need and are theyments the transactional operations able to do the type of budgeting, forecast-performed by ERP and legacy systems. ing, planning and reporting required toYou can leverage your existing investment help make timely and advantageous busi-because TM1 has the ability to access the ness decisions? TM1's capabilities allowdata from SAP and any other ERP or customers to quickly and easily implementexternal systems and organize complex applications that allow them to meet theirbusiness information to enable you to business goals and reap the benefits ofperform real-time wh... [download for more]