SAP® HANA
Overview

On-premise
An SAP® S/4HANA on-premise deployment encompasses traditional in-house IT infrastructure models. This deployment model describes an instance of SAP® S/4HANA that is physically hosted on customer property. Customers can choose from a system conversion (brownfield) implementation, which takes an existing SAP® environment and transforms it into SAP® S/4HANA; a new (greenfield) implementation, which migrates existing business data into a brand-new SAP® S/4HANA system; or selective data transition, which uses shell conversion to reuse existing ERP processes in the new system.

Cloud
An SAP® S/4HANA Cloud deployment provides SAP® S/4HANA functionality by placing a customer's instance of the solution on a partitioned cloud server alongside other customers. The functional scope is limited due to its standardized setup. A private cloud deployment provides SAP® S/4HANA functionality without the need for the customer to maintain the technical backend. It is great for companies running SAP® ERP who already have some cloud experience and infrastructure; with this, they're able to host the solution on their own cloud without having to share space with other tenants, as the standard SAP® S/4HANA Cloud deployment provides.

SAP® S/4 HANA Sourcing and Procurement
The SAP® S/4 HANA Sourcing and Procurement LoB focuses on the activities surrounding the obtainment of raw materials needed to fulfill orders. This includes extended procurement, operational purchasing, and supplier and contract management.

SAP® S/4 HANA Manufacturing
The SAP® S/4 HANA Manufacturing LoB focuses on the product creation process. This includes responsive manufacturing, production operations, scheduling and delivery planning, and quality management.

SAP® S/4 HANA Supply Chain
The SAP® S/4 HANA Supply Chain LoB focuses on overall business planning activities, from pre-planning production runs to dispatching products to purchasers. This includes production planning, batch traceability, warehousing, inventory, and transportation management.