SAP for Mining covers the entire value chain of mining companies – from ore production and processing to the final delivery of products to customers. The solutions enable key business activities, including:

• Supply and demand planning – With SAP for Mining, you can create a forecast of market demand for your company's products. Forecasts can be based on customer contracts, planned sales orders, and other demands, such as intercompany orders.
• Transportation scheduling – SAP for Mining helps you plan and schedule the movement of products from the pit to the customer. To schedule transportation, you can access inventory positions across the entire supply chain and communicate with third-party carriers. You can also schedule different modes of transport, such as rail or marine shipments, and use different commercial trade terms, such as FOB, DDU, and CIF.
• Transportation execution – With SAP for Mining, you can manage the physical delivery of bulk products to customers. The solutions give you full visibility of rolling stock and automatically updated inventory positions.

Supply chain management is enabled with SAP applications such as SAP Supply Chain Management and SAP ERP. To find out how these applications can help you improve your supply chain management, please complete the "Contact SAP" form and request information about supply chain management or enterprise resource planning.