Are you facing business pressures driven by shrinking margins, changing consumer preferences, the proliferation of products and channels, and an increasing number of retailer and regulatory requirements? In this kind of business environment, operational excellence is a prerequisite for profitable growth. One that puts a spotlight on information technology.
To be successful in consumer products, you need to:
- Automate and integrate your business processes
- Optimize stock availability, matching supply and demand
- Increase responsiveness to order changes and overall customer need
- Minimize the cost and complexity of regulatory compliance
- Manage the growth of your company in a controlled manner
But if you're dealing with disparate, nonintegrated IT systems, these objectives might be beyond reach. That's why it's time to put information technology to work as a competitive weapon – with a modular, integrated solution from SAP.
SAP Business All-in-One: An Integrated Solution + Best Practices, Configured for Your Industry
The SAP Business All-in-One for Consumer Products solution combines proven SAP software with SAP Best Practices and "quick start" accelerators to address core industry business processes – from order management to fulfillment processes integrated with financials – getting every facet of the business running smoothly.
SAP Business All-in-One was created specifically for companies of your size, at a price you can afford. In fact, a solution to handle your core business processes can be implemented in 12 – 24 weeks. And, because it's built on open standards, SAP Business All-in-One supports modular deployment – so you can add to and adapt the solution as business needs change.
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SAP Business All-in-One for Consumer Products meets the needs of midsize companies in your industry. Every part of the solution – from order-to-cash and supply chain management to reporting and analytical tools – is built with deep expertise based on 35 years of experience with more than 4,000 consumer products companies worldwide.
Select SAP Business All-in-One, and you get:
- More efficient operations – Automate and integrate all aspects of your business, from sales and marketing to supply chain management and financials, based on industry best practices. Improved efficiency allows you to make better use of assets and resources – and stay ahead of the competition.
- Business-wide visibility – Anticipate and respond quickly to fluctuations in supply and demand – and reduce inventory carrying costs – with visibility across an increasingly complex environment.
- Reduced compliance risk – Eliminate human error – and reduce the time and costs of reporting – by automating regulatory compliance initiatives, from generating in-depth financial reports to documenting product safety regulations.
- Enhanced customer retention and loyalty – Understand consumers and customers, and leverage this knowledge to anticipate their shifting preferences. With planning and analytical functions working from one integrated set of master data, you gain accurate visibility and insights into your business and your customers.
- Managed growth – Support the growth of your company – in terms of company size, sales volume, geographies, core competencies, or business models – at a predictable cost of ownership. A proven, scalable platform helps you replicate and adopt business processes across your business.
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In consumer products, success begins with best practices – proven practices that have kept successful midsize companies profitable in the midst of challenging business realities.
The SAP Business All-in-One for Consumer Products solution includes SAP Best Practices, providing preconfiguration settings to handle your core business processes. For example, depending on industry segment, an SAP Business All-in-One solution can include preconfigurations for:
- Sales order management
- Direct store delivery
- Warehouse management
- Transportation management
- Rebate and coupon processing
- Customer billing
- Financials
- Asset accounting
- Sales planning and analysis
Experience You Can Count On. Results You Can Measure.
With SAP Best Practices, you can take advantage of proven industry practices without reinventing the wheel. Our best practices:
- Target key business performance metrics
- Are localized for specific regions
- Provide a solid foundation that can be adapted to meet your own unique processes and changing business needs
Plus, preconfigured software based on SAP Best Practices – along with our SAP ASAP Focus methodology and extensive documentation – make implementation fast and predictable. Your solution can be ready for use in 12 – 24 weeks, with tools to ensure successful end-user adoption and continuous improvement over time.
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With SAP Business All-in-One, you can introduce efficiency and automation into your core business operations. And because the solution is fully integrated, you can automate and streamline your entire business, end-to-end. Your SAP Business All-in-One solution includes:
- SAP ERP application – The same enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that runs Fortune 500 companies can integrate your core business processes, giving you a full view into your business operations. The software provides comprehensive support for managing financials, human resources, operations, and corporate services.
- SAP CRM functionality – Leveraging standardized best practices, SAP CRM empowers sales professionals with full visibility into the opportunity pipeline and sales performance, providing the tools and information they need to reduce the sales cycle, enhance revenue potential, and improve sales productivity.
- SAP NetWeaver platform – The SAP NetWeaver platform powers all SAP software, including SAP Business All-in-One solutions. As a standards-based, open technology platform, SAP NetWeaver ensures that you have a solution that can grow with your business. Partners can easily add industry-specific functionality or business processes to the system to help address your unique requirements.
- SAP Best Practices – Because SAP Business All-in-One comes with preconfigurations based on industry best practices, you don't need extensive customizations before streamlining processes and reducing costs. SAP Best Practices include the documentation, forms, and reports needed to get your system up and running quickly.
SAP Innovations
Recognizing your need for a comprehensive solution that can be easily implemented, adopted, and adapted to meet changing business requirements, SAP has further enhanced SAP Business All-in-One solutions with:
- An enhanced user experience driven by role-based navigation and a user-friendly interface
- Enhanced SAP Best Practices optimized for productivity and ease of doing business
- Extended functional capabilities designed to help midsize companies run their entire business
- Added extensibility by partners, enabling personalization and configuration to meet granular, industry-specific needs
- Streamlined implementation processes that offer a lower, more predictable total cost of ownership
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