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Supply Chain Management

Would you like to manage your production, logistics, and supply chains efficiently and sustainably?

Also finding yourself confronted with these challenges?

Production planning and implementation

Are you often affected by fluctuations in demand and need to compare sales targets with the availability of your resources across all sites to identify bottlenecks in good time?

Are certain production issues, such as machine breakdowns or skilled labor availability, affecting your efficiency? Effective strategies and advanced technologies are the key to reducing costs and meeting your production goals in spite of these challenges.

Transport management

Efficient warehouse and transport logistics are essential, as inaccurate stock levels and a lack of visibility often lead to costly delays. Optimizing storage locations and picking processes is a complex task that requires precise planning and strategies. In addition, transportation logistics must be coordinated with multiple service providers in a cost-effective and legally compliant manner. Transparency in energy consumption and the carbon footprint, as well as the seamless integration of warehousing and transportation processes, are critical to meeting today's market demands.

Integrative, modern work

There is a growing demand for work to be fully integrated and combined with mobile applications both online and offline and to stay up-to-date. Work on modern user interfaces is also playing an increasingly important role.

It must be possible to integrate measured values from external systems into the system. Conversely, mapping data needs to be made available to enhance resource scheduling. So work with an integral system!

Error reduction

Reducing defects is a constant challenge because even minor deficiencies in products or processes can lead to significant quality problems and customer dissatisfaction. In addition, organizations must stay up-to-date and implement the latest regulatory requirements to ensure compliance. This calls for an integrated quality management system that adopts a holistic approach to processes and supports continuous improvement (CIP).

Sustainability and resource efficiency

The supply chain faces significant sustainability challenges. This includes ensuring transparency and traceability throughout the supply chain and moving to circular business models to reduce waste and CO2. Equally important is the efficient use of resources and the management of suppliers to promote sustainable practices and comply with legal requirements such as the Supply Chain Duty of Care Act or the EU Timber Regulation.

Discover the innovative solution strategies in supply chain management today!

Efficient warehouse management with SAP EWM
Find out how SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and SAP Transportation Management (TM) can revolutionize your logistics processes and put your company on the road to success. Accurate inventory management and streamlined warehouse processes reduce errors and increase customer satisfaction. Maximum visibility and optimized transportation costs reduce your operating spend and increase your competitiveness. Seamless integration between these systems enables you to make faster, more informed decisions that improve your productivity. Transform your logistics operations and take your business to the next level of performance with SAP EWM and SAP TM.

Optimize your logistics and focus on sustainability in your supply chain. With solutions such as SAP Product Footprint Management, SAP Control Tower, and Material Traceability, you can optimize your supply chain processes, reduce environmental impact, and support your sustainability goals. This not only helps reduce costs, but also enhances your brand image and improves access to sustainability-conscious markets. With SAP, you can make your supply chain more environmentally friendly, more socially responsible, and more competitive.
Maximized transport efficiency with SAP TM
Intelligent transportation management solutions, such as SAP Transportation Management (TM), keep your transportation operations running smoothly and efficiently. With maximum visibility and real-time tracking of your shipments, you know exactly where your goods are at all times. Transport costs are significantly reduced by planning and optimizing routes and means of transportation. SAP TM promotes close collaboration with transportation service providers and ensures that all transportation processes are compliant and efficient. This comprehensive solution integrates seamlessly with your existing systems and improves the efficiency of your entire transportation chain.
Modern production planning with real-time data
Discover SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing for Planning and Scheduling – the successor to SAP Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) – your breakthrough solution for accurate production planning. This software uses advanced technology and real-time data processing to help your planners efficiently plan the capacity of resources while taking into account material constraints. Planners can also flexibly switch between automated and manual planning using simulated options.

Learn how SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing for Planning and Scheduling can help you optimize production planning and ensure on-time delivery. You can also take advantage of real-time data processing and advanced planning capabilities that give you precise and flexible control over your production processes. Increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve predictive accuracy with advanced analytics and machine learning. Enter a new era of production control – accurate, efficient, and future-proof.
Digital production solutions with SAP DM

Take your production to the next level – discover SAP Digital Manufacturing (DM), a comprehensive solution for digital transformation in manufacturing. SAP DM integrates your production facilities and machines in real time, giving you complete control and visibility over your manufacturing processes. Optimize production performance, minimize downtime, and maximize system efficiency with SAP DM. Make informed decisions and continuously improve your production processes with advanced analysis tools and an intuitive user interface. Find out how SAP DM can help you take your manufacturing operations into the future in a reliable, efficient, and innovative way.

Optimize your production processes and increase efficiency with real-time analytics and cutting-edge technology. With SAP DM, you can improve visibility, foster collaboration, and ensure the sustainability of your manufacturing operations through seamless integration and advanced automation. The POD Launcher makes it easy and intuitive to use, while detailed work instructions guide your staff and increase productivity. Enjoy increased flexibility and streamlined workflows to stay ahead of the curve.
Integrated and modern planning with SAP IBP
SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is the modern, flexible, and cloud-based solution for your connected and dynamic business planning needs. It combines modules for sales and operations planning (S&OP), forecast/sales planning, response and procurement planning, demand-oriented replenishment and inventory planning. They bring together your inventory, sales, financial, and delivery planning processes into a single plan that is consistent, comprehensive, and ready to implement. SAP IBP enables rapid response and proactive action with advanced machine learning algorithms, planning capabilities, and advanced analytics. With intuitive access via Microsoft Excel and web-based user interfaces, and simplified data integration with SAP S/4HANA, SAP R/3, and other sources, SAP IBP is ideal for use.

Use cutting-edge planning and real-time analytics to optimize your supply chain processes and maximize efficiency. Improve visibility and collaboration across departments and increase forecast accuracy with advanced algorithms and simulations in SAP IBP. Monitor and achieve your business goals with increased flexibility, seamless integration, and streamlined planning processes. Increase your company’s agility and responsiveness by effectively managing your KPIs and implementing strategic sales and operations planning (S&OP).
Optimized quality management with SAP QM
SAP Quality Management (QM) helps you ensure the quality of your products throughout the entire value chain (procurement, production, sales, and more) with transparent processes. A major benefit is the seamless integration with the other areas, which enables high quality to be achieved, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and savings through reduced waste. In addition, extensive analysis options enable sustainable optimization in all areas of quality management.

The earlier you discover a fault error, the less it costs to fix. With integrated quality management, you can cut costs by ensuring the quality of your incoming goods and product development, and by performing quality inspections during production.
Efficient system management with SAP EAM

With SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), you can use the Service and Asset Manager mobile application to access and synchronize your mobile data with the SAP backend anywhere in the world, whether online or offline. You can work with materials management, controlling, finance, and even production to take advantage of the benefits of integrated work. Plan your maintenance, service or repairs in a sustainable and cost-effective way! Depending on how you use your SAP solution, you can choose between the proven GUI transactions or the new Fiori interfaces with helpful cockpits, individual analysis functions or easy jumps to other applications.

Monitoring data in the supply chain is becoming more important than ever. SAP provides out-of-the-box dashboards that give you a live view of your supply chain status right from the system. This also helps you to control the processes better. By integrating supply chain processes, you can reduce costs through efficient material supply, optimized production planning and execution, and improved product quality.