When planning your event itinerary, look for the following ASUG and SAP Benchmarking and Best Practices sessions, providing an analysis of the trends and learnings revealed through the ASUG and SAP Benchmarking studies.

Customer Relationship Management

• 25951 - Sales Effectiveness Benchmark – Thomas Young, SAP Americas, Inc.

Enterprise Asset Management

• 25594 - Benchmarking: Understanding the Value of Enterprise Asset Management & Technology – Ian Ryan, SAP Americas

Manufacturing

• 25369 - Benchmarking Your Manufacturing Performance: Driving Value Through Best Practices – Ian Ryan, SAP Americas

New Product Development and Introduction

• 25880 - The Impact of World-Class NPDI on Corporate Performance – Christopher Pedersen, SAP Americas

Supply Chain Management

SCM - Supply Chain Planning

• 25525 - Impact of Adopting Supply Chain Planning Best Practices – Chris Foti and Sudakshina Ghosh, SAP Americas 
  September 15, 2008, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SCM - Procurement

• 25528 - Maximizing Procurement Effectiveness – 10 Proven Practices to Drive Procurement Savings – Naveen Agarwal, SAP Americas
  September 16, 2008, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• 25526 - Impact of Adopting Procurement Best Practices on KPI’s – Naveen Agarwal, SAP Americas 
  September 17, 2008, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

SCM - Transportation Management

• 25970 - High Performance Transportation Management - What are the Benchmarks? – Jeff Flammer, SAP Americas
  September 17, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

SCM - Warehouse Management

• Trends in Warehouse Management – What are the Benchmarks?

One-on-One Sessions

Benchmarking study participants are eligible to meet one-on-one with an ASUG and SAP Benchmarking consultant on-site to discuss their individual survey results. The program currently offers 19 studies including Supplier Relationship Management and Procurement, Supply Chain Planning, Transportation Management, Manufacturing, Warehouse Management, New Product Development and Introduction, and Enterprise Asset Management.

If you have completed, or will be completing, one of these studies prior to September 15, be sure to maximize your experience by scheduling a one-on-one consultation during your time in Nashville. Contact benchmarking@asug.com to schedule a consultation.