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Supply Chain & ERP

23 September 2026

122 new posts across 11 SAP and supply chain sources — 4 worth your time.

One week of Supply Chain & ERP, 4 stories, as published.

Migration & EOL

Sept 30th: The Date SAP Wants You To Forget

This post highlights that only 39% of the roughly 35,000 SAP ECC customers (about 14,000 organizations) had migrated to S/4HANA by the end of 2024. It addresses the reality of customers choosing not to rush or completely avoiding the migration despite the looming 2027 mainstream maintenance deadline.

Why it matters — Provides a realistic benchmark (the 39% migration rate as of late 2024) for IT leaders negotiating timelines and evaluating third-party support alternatives.

ERP Today · 23 September 2026 · Read the original →

Implementation

Clean Core Quality Gates in Practice: A Phase-by-Phase Preparation Guide

Outlines a practical preparation checklist for the five Clean Core Quality Gates (QG0 through QG5) during the Realize phase of an SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition project. It details what deliverables and system states must be ready before each gate to avoid project delays.

Why it matters — Gives implementation teams a concrete, gate-by-gate preparation checklist to prevent quality gate failures and project bottlenecks in Private Edition deployments.

SAP ERP · 23 September 2026 · Read the original →

Analytics & Data

Choosing the Right BYOD Database Option for SAP PaPM Cloud in SAP Business Data Cloud

Compares the architectural trade-offs of using SAP Datasphere versus a dedicated SAP HANA Cloud instance when deploying SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM) Cloud with a Bring Your Own Database (BYOD) approach. It outlines how each option suits different workloads and use cases.

Why it matters — Helps architects choose between Datasphere and a dedicated HANA Cloud instance based on specific workload characteristics and data integration needs.

SAP Finance · 23 September 2026 · Read the original →

Supply Chain

Food Traceability Moves Beyond Compliance Into ERP Operations

Compares the architectural trade-offs between standalone food traceability applications and ERP-integrated traceability. While standalone apps focus strictly on tracking and compliance, ERP-based systems connect batch records directly to procurement, production, inventory, and finance.

Why it matters — Highlights the architectural advantage of ERP-integrated batch tracking over standalone compliance tools during product recalls by linking physical inventory directly to financial and procurement records.

ERP Today · 23 September 2026 · Read the original →

Another cycle of building gates for a core that was never particularly tidy.

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