For companies – with relevant business in China – starting their SAP S/4HANA journeys, there’s a clear opportunity to include China as one of the first countries on the roadmap. Business case benefits would be accelerated by enabling new SAP S/4HANA capabilities in one of the world’s largest countries, while meeting key requirements for data protection, performance and business agility.
Other companies still evaluating the SAP S/4HANA option (including timeline and roadmap) could have an opportunity to "pilot" SAP S/4HANA in China while the rest of the world continues to run SAP in ECC. The main purpose of doing so would be to meet business needs in China while proving "why SAP S/4HANA?" and potentially accelerating the company’s journey on a global scale.