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- HARMAN/BECKER Automotive Systems Creates Classic Win-Win with SAP SCM

Tune in to find out how HARMAN/BECKER, a German supplier of high-end automotive audio systems, reduced costs, decreased operating overhead, and improved its suppliers' scope for planning with a new collaboration portal powered by the SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure component and the SAP Supply Network Collaboration offering.

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SAP SCM: Collaboration, Planning, Execution, and Coordination Across The Adaptive Supply Chain Network

You face enormous pressure to reduce costs while increasing innovation and improving customer service and responsiveness. SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) enables collaboration, planning, execution, and coordination of the entire supply chain network. SAP SCM provides broad functionality for enabling adaptive supply chain networks and integrates seamlessly with both SAP and non-SAP software by excelling in these ways:

  • Delivers planning and execution functions that are integrated by design
  • Supports best practices and provides preconfigured software for enabling collaborative business, accelerating implementation, and reducing costs
  • Recognized by key industry analysts as the market-leading supply chain management application

For a complete view of SAP SCM capabilities, see the SAP SCM business maps.


Customer Successes

Wine Delivery Truck Brown-Forman Corporation
Using SAP SCM, this leading U.S. spirits and wine company cost-effectively integrated supply chain planning with inventory and order management processes. Read the details (PDF, 100 KB).
Telecommunications Technician DIRECTV
The largest direct-broadcast satellite provider in the U.S. uses SAP SCM to link equipment providers with key channel providers in a closed-loop, forward-and-reverse logistics process. Read how (PDF, 557 KB).
Supply Chain Personnel Johnsonville Sausage
This American food company balanced business risk and IT requirements by implementing the SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO) component. Read more (PDF, 117 KB).
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IMPROVE THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR YOUR INDUSTRY

SAP SCM software has helped the best-run companies in multiple industries to improve their supply network, efficiency, utilization, and responsiveness. Learn the details for each industry.


Built On The Sap Netweaver Platform

SAP SCM is built on the SAP NetWeaver platform and connects seamlessly with your entire enterprise, including your current plant-floor infrastructure.

Learn more. So you can accelerate time-to-value and lower total cost of ownership.


DO YOU OUTPERFORM? BENCHMARK YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PEERS

Supply chain management and manufacturing benchmarks are available. Register your interest in participating.


SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS

SAP SCM enables you to define, select, and monitor KPIs to get an integrated, comprehensive view of performance across the supply chain. You can also use predefined KPIs based on the supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model to monitor sourcing, planning, production, distribution, and returns processes. Find out more.


SELECT RELATED BUSINESS PROCESSES

SAP solutions and applications support a wide range of business processes related to the SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) application, including:

Overall Supply Chain Management Business Value

  • Synchronize supply to demand – Balance push and pull network planning processes. Replenish inventory and execute production based on actual demand.
  • Sense and respond with an adaptive supply chain network – Drive distribution, transportation, and logistics processes that are integrated with real-time planning processes.
  • Provide network visibility, collaboration, and analytics – Monitor and analyze your extended supply chain.

Read about additional benefits.


SAPPHIRE 2008

Missed SAPPHIRE 2008? Review the best of SAPPHIRE Orlando and Berlin, and view these supply chain management presentations:

SAP provides information and demonstrates our enterprise software solutions at conferences, events, and seminars around the world. Find an event near you.


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