SAP solutions empower original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to excel in a broad range of critical business activities, including:

• Vehicle life cycle management – Plan, monitor, and manage all aspects of the vehicle life cycle from product development through vehicle production and delivery, as well as post-sales service and warranty management.
• Build-to-order/build-to-stock manufacturing – Manage complex scheduling and vehicle-sequencing challenges and cost-effectively optimize plant performance.
• Operational procurement – Collaborate with suppliers and third parties, schedule and manage just-in-time deliveries, and receive advance-shipment notifications.
• Centralized sourcing and contract management – Strategically manage your global supply base with spend and commodity analysis. Extend capabilities for quotations, bid processing, contract negotiation, and contract monitoring.
• Integrated product development – Define product strategy, manage sourcing, collaborate with partners, engineer and develop products, and manage product changes and launch requirements.
• Enterprise management and support – Gain control of all your corporate functions, including finance, treasury, human resources, payroll, and facilities management, and streamline import and export operations. Comply with industry and governmental programs such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and REACH.

OEMs Succeed with SAP

Learn how OEMs worldwide are achieving business goals and growing their business with SAP solutions:

	Daimler This world-renowned automotive manufacturer automated kanban card processing to establish replenishment control for its transmission production with SAP. In choosing SAP solutions for RFID, it gained real-time transparency into the location and movement of inventory in its warehouses. Read more (PDF).
	BMW Motoren To modernize its IT infrastructure and reduce the cost of warehouse and material flow operations, this world-renowned automobile maker implemented SAP SCM and functionality to manage tasks and resources. The results: increased cost-effectiveness and more efficient use of resources. Learn more (PDF).