Demand and supply planning produces forecasts that use customer information to drive plans for inventory supply and production processes – enabling collaboration and increasing efficiency throughout the supply chain. By optimizing this core business function, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers can improve forecast accuracy, reduce later orders, improve order fill rates, and gain a better return on fixed assets.

SAP for High Tech covers the key activities involved in demand and supply planning, so you can:

• Forecast and plan your inventory supply and production processes accurately
• Use the Web to collaborate with your business partners across the value chain

Demand and supply planning is enabled with SAP applications such as:

• SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM)
• SAP ERP

To find out how these applications can help you improve your demand and supply planning, please complete the "Contact SAP" form and request information about supply chain management or enterprise resource planning.