Rev up automotive industry growth and positive customer experiences using automotive industry solutions

Product Compliance

Track and document product properties and the sale of material and chemicals to comply with trade and environmental, health and safety (EH&S) regulations.

• Avoid costly non-compliance by mitigating product design and distribution risks
• Keep pace with evolving global regulation with embedded product compliance
• Reduce risk by introducing a clean cross-functional process

Solution in Detail: Embedded Product Compliance

Sourcing and Contract Management for Direct and Indirect Material

Centrally manage the sourcing of direct and indirect material by connecting supplier and contract management, sourcing and operational procurement processes.

• Get visibility into demand and spend to maximise savings and reduce supply chain risk
• Ensure global contract compliance and mitigate contract risk
• Rely on procurement processes specifically designed for automotive companies

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Sourcing and Procurement for Indirect Material

Enable end-to-end sourcing and procurement by connecting spend analysis and on-demand strategic sourcing with contract management and operational procurement.

• Reduce costs, increase contract compliance and improve purchasing productivity
• Apply consistent, negotiated terms and conditions
• Analyse spend to create management and savings opportunities

Piaggio: Avoiding Obstacles and Moving Forward

Lean Manufacturing Operations

Perfect your entire plan-to-produce process – including enterprise planning and control, plant-level operations, manufacturing execution and product compliance.

• Streamline operations to reduce costs and meet customer needs and safety standards
• Run manufacturing processes efficiently by optimising execution and inventory
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations

White Paper: Boost Efficiency Across Your Supply Network (log-in required)

Make-to-Order (MTO) Manufacturing

Initiate the entire MTO process – including enterprise planning and control, plant operations, sequencing, manufacturing execution and compliance requirements.

• Run accurately sequenced MTO operations, reducing costs while meeting standards
• Keep MTO operations humming with manufacturing integration and intelligence
• Ensure MTO supply and demand data availability to meet sequencing requirements

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Asset Management

Manage all aspects of asset operations – from procedure documents to shutdown planning, open work orders and coordination of purchased services.

• Improve run time visibility, while cutting costs, with integrated management
• Gain visibility and control of manufacturing operations
• React quickly to disruptions and increase asset uptime and utilisation

Solution Brief: Asset Visibility and Performance

Operational Procurement and Inbound Logistics for Direct Material

Ensure supply across global supply networks while optimising inventory for forecast, just-in-time or supplier-managed inventory.

• Harmonise and standardise supply processes for direct material
• Optimise inventory levels
• Obtain visibility and collaboration across the entire supply chain
• Manufacture based on lean principles

White Paper: Boost Efficiency Across Your Supply Network (log-in required)

Service Parts Management

Ensure the availability of the right part at the right time. Manage service parts efficiently across planning, warehousing, ordering and delivery execution.

• Increase service availability and delivery
• Grow service revenue and margin
• Satisfy customers and make service a key competitive differentiator
• Boost profits with greater service parts and extended warehouse efficiency

Overview Video: Service Parts Businesses Run Better with SAP

Supply Chain Event Management

Manage every link in your extended supply chain by tracking all of your logistics and fulfilment processes and assets – for greater visibility and control.

• Stay on top of activities across your automotive supply chain
• Spot potential problems early so you can take immediate action
• Increase customer satisfaction with better issue resolution
• Reduce costs, mitigate risks and improve collaboration

SAP Event Management: Power and Sophistication to Manage Your Extended Supply Chain

Dealer Business Management

Turn your dealership into a customer-centric enterprise – building customers for life while maximising cash flow and profitability.

• Grow your business by improving cash flow, profitability and customer loyalty
• Sell more vehicles at better margins
• Meet customer service expectations at every visit
• Reduce inventory by ensuring the right parts are available for sale

Fahrzeug-Werke LUEG: 360-Degree Visibility of Customer Data

Vehicle Sales Management

Align stakeholders to optimise vehicle sales management across the distribution chain by using SAP solutions for automotive supply chain.

• Integrate channel partner stakeholders
• Create full transparency throughout the distribution chain
• Provide custom marketing reports based on holistic views of customers and vehicles

TVS Motor: See how SAP Product Lifecycle Management helped Hosur, India–based TVS Motor succeed in a highly competitive market by accelerating new product development.

After-Sales Support and Service

Manage service requests and orders, returns, contract-based entitlements and SLAs, warranty claims, multichannel communications and post-sales offers.

• Increase revenue while reducing the high cost of service
• Connect service, sales and marketing
• Get a clearer view of all relevant data to provide better customer service
• Improve warranty claims processing efficiency

Carnation Auto: Up to 20% Reduced Service Parts Inventory*

Human Resources Management

Meet the challenges of globalisation, increase efficiency and transparency and standardise processes – all while improving compliance.

• Improve HR process efficiency and lower cost
• Optimise global processes
• Create a foundation to manage talent, hire and train faster
• Mitigate risk and challenges of global systems

MAN Truck & Bus: Reduced HR Administration Work by 15%*

Finance

Achieve superior financial performance in a world of accelerating and challenging change by leveraging resources, people and technology.

• Close books quickly and accurately
• Reduce the cost of managing risk and compliance
• Streamline processes to reduce cost
• Manage liquidity and cash
• Focus on opportunities and adapt quickly to change

Grupo Antolin: Increased Financial Forecast Accuracy by 60%*

Information Technology

Drive efficiency and performance, gain organisational control and adapt to shifting business demands with software for the automotive supply chain.

• Analyse operations based on large volumes of complex data
• Achieve secure access to business processes and data, anytime and anywhere
• Compose and adapt processes that address the unique needs of your customers
• Adapt to accelerating change and manage your IT infrastructure in an integrated way

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Automotive Industry Solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises

Support innovation by gaining efficiencies in your automotive supply chain – while streamlining your sales, manufacturing, finance and management processes.

• Improve visibility to reduce inventory and cost of materials
• Speed up time to market over the entire product lifecycle
• Meet customer demand with a better understanding of requirements
• Improve cycle time and capacity – while reducing capital needs