SAP for Wholesale Distribution helps you improve or maintain service levels, reduce your capital investment in stock across the supply chain, and identify short- and medium-term trends by supporting operational, medium-term supply chain planning.

SAP for Wholesale Distribution covers the key activities involved in streamlining supply chain planning, including:

• Demand and supply planning – SAP for Wholesale Distribution facilitates collaborative forecasting with suppliers and customers, as well as inventory optimization, helping you improve service levels and reduce capital investment across your supply chain networks.
• Transportation planning – SAP solutions enable you to use demand and supply forecasts to streamline transportation efforts, optimize transportation capacities, reduce costs, and achieve higher customer retention rates. Plus, software to handle carrier selection helps you improve transportation forecasting, allowing you to negotiate for transportation capacities in advance and select the most cost-effective carrier.

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