...the members of this trusted ecosystem can provide more integrated and innovative solutions to enable us to increase our productivity and supply chain performance, to lower IT investment risk, and to reduce IT costs...

Dr. Gerald Jüttner CIO Felix Schoeller Group Chairman, Global Forest and Paper Council

Building on its long-standing experience in developing and driving technology solutions for the forest and paper segments of the mill products industry, SAP has formed the Industry Value Network group for forest and paper. This group brings SAP together with SAP customers and partners to address the business challenges unique to the forest and paper industry.

This collaboration enables companies to extend and enrich their investments in SAP and partner solutions – helping to optimize asset utilization, avoid costly integration projects, and lower IT investment risk through the creation and continual improvement of complete business processes.

The Group for Forest and Paper – In Action

Members of the SAP Global Forest and Paper Council (including Mitsubishi-Paper, M-real, Papierfabrik August Koehler AG, Sappi, and Felix Schoeller) are working with SAP and the partners selected for the Industry Value Network group for forest and paper to address the business challenges unique to the forest and paper industry:

• Manufacturing scheduling and execution
  • Independent software vendors – ABB, Apriso, Kiwiplan, and TietoEnator
  • System integrators – AICOMP, IDS Scheer, and TietoEnator
• Enterprise asset management
  • Independent software vendors – Meridium and NRX
• Price and margin management
  • Independent software vendors – Vendavo
• Compliance management
  • Independent software vendors – TechniData

Through the Industry Value Network group, SAP is also working with vendors to establish seamless business processes and to integrate partner technologies. The solutions resulting from this collaboration enable forest and paper companies to optimize customer service and to gain a competitive advantage.