Implementation service for SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration
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Implementation service for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Driving agility, transparency, and resiliency across your supply chain
Business needs
• Streamlined supplier collaboration and communication, reducing manual effort and errors in procurement and fulfillment processes.
• Enhanced visibility and control over supply chain operations, enabling proactive management of inventory, orders, and deliveries.
• Improved compliance and risk management through standardized processes and real-time data exchange with suppliers.
Solution
• SAP will implement the SAP Business Network for Supply Chain, including:
– Design of business processes aligned with SAP best practices, supported by comprehensive configuration content and detailed
documentation
– End-to-end integration between SAP ERP and SAP Business Network, enabling seamless collaboration on purchase orders,
scheduling agreements, subcontracting, quality, and returns processes.
– Configuration and deployment of SAP Business Network features using SAP Activate methodology, and SAP Business Network
setup, testing, and cutover planning. including SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management
• Provide support for supplier onboarding for up to 10 suppliers, including both B2B and portal-based connections, with guided
enablement and knowledge transfer.
Business outcomes
• Enhanced supply chain collaboration through seamless integration between your SAP S/4HANA system and the SAP Business
Network, enabling real-time exchange of procurement, logistics, and quality data with suppliers.
• Improved operational efficiency and visibility across procurement and fulfillment processes, including purchase orders, scheduling
agreements, subcontracting, and forecasting, resulting in faster cycle times and reduced manual effort.
• Supplier onboarding and enablement readiness, with in scope processes and tools in place to scale supplier collaboration and
adoption beyond the initial pilot phase.
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Implementation service for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Driving agility, transparency, and resiliency across your supply chain
Business needs
• Streamlined supplier collaboration and communication, reducing manual effort and errors in procurement and fulfillment processes.
• Enhanced visibility and control over supply chain operations, enabling proactive management of inventory, orders, and deliveries.
• Improved compliance and risk management through standardized processes and real-time data exchange with suppliers.
Solution
• SAP will implement the SAP Business Network for Supply Chain, including:
– Design of business processes aligned with SAP best practices, supported by comprehensive configuration content and detailed
documentation
– End-to-end integration between SAP ERP and SAP Business Network, enabling seamless collaboration on purchase orders,
scheduling agreements, subcontracting, quality, and returns processes.
– Configuration and deployment of SAP Business Network features using SAP Activate methodology, and SAP Business Network
setup, testing, and cutover planning. including SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management
• Provide support for supplier onboarding for up to 10 suppliers, including both B2B and portal-based connections, with guided
enablement and knowledge transfer.
Business outcomes
• Enhanced supply chain collaboration through seamless integration between your SAP S/4HANA system and the SAP Business
Network, enabling real-time exchange of procurement, logistics, and quality data with suppliers.
• Improved operational efficiency and visibility across procurement and fulfillment processes, including purchase orders, scheduling
agreements, subcontracting, and forecasting, resulting in faster cycle times and reduced manual effort.
• Supplier onboarding and enablement readiness, with in scope processes and tools in place to scale supplier collaboration and
adoption beyond the initial pilot phase.
References
Mabe
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Customer roles and responsibilities
• Project manager: Serves as a single point of contact
• Business process SMEs: Represents their business units
• IT and system administration lead: Owns ERP platform and technical issue resolution
• Change management and training lead: Oversees solution adoption, communication, and end-user training
Project deliverables
• Architecture Readiness Review Document
• Product Backlog
• Functional and Technical Specification Documents
• Sample Test Scripts
• Cutover Plan
Out-of-scope items
• Analysis of as-is business processes
• Programs or content to migrate data from legacy systems
• Verification and validation testing processes that may be required by
regulatory, industry or governmental requirements
• Interfaces to third party or to legacy systems not defined
• Reports not in the SAP standard or modifications to standard reports
• Authoring and maintenance of business process flows and models,
policies, and other documents that are not part of the SAP’s scope
Estimated duration: 13 to 49 weeks
Timeline for this service will be dependent on the customized scope that is defined to meet your needs.
Implementation service for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Driving agility, transparency, and resiliency across your supply chain
Prepare
• Initiate project
• Conduct Activate training
workshop
• Conduct project kick-off
• Perform architecture review
• Validate and align on
desired business outcomes
and KPIs
Explore
• Conduct workshops:
product overview, fit-to-
standard, delta design
• Identify delta requirements
to add to backlog
• Create functional design
documents
• Prepare solution extension
and integration
• Support supplier data
workshop
Realize
• Configure and unit test
managed gateway
• Develop and unit test
integration to network and
UI customizations
• Prepare Test System
• Conduct final solution
walkthrough
• Resolve testing defects
related to service scope
• Prepare cutover plan
Deploy
• Update project
management
documents
• Manage project issues,
risks, and changes
• Communicate project
status and progress
• Production cutover
Run
• Provide post go-live
support
• Conduct project closure
activities
Customer roles and responsibilities
• Project manager: Serves as a single point of contact
• Business process SMEs: Represents their business units
• IT and system administration lead: Owns ERP platform and technical issue resolution
• Change management and training lead: Oversees solution adoption, communication, and end-user training
Project deliverables
• Architecture Readiness Review Document
• Product Backlog
• Functional and Technical Specification Documents
• Sample Test Scripts
• Cutover Plan
Out-of-scope items
• Analysis of as-is business processes
• Programs or content to migrate data from legacy systems
• Verification and validation testing processes that may be required by
regulatory, industry or governmental requirements
• Interfaces to third party or to legacy systems not defined
• Reports not in the SAP standard or modifications to standard reports
• Authoring and maintenance of business process flows and models,
policies, and other documents that are not part of the SAP’s scope
Estimated duration: 13 to 49 weeks
Timeline for this service will be dependent on the customized scope that is defined to meet your needs.
Implementation service for SAP Business Network Supply Chain
Collaboration
Driving agility, transparency, and resiliency across your supply chain
Prepare
• Initiate project
• Conduct Activate training
workshop
• Conduct project kick-off
• Perform architecture review
• Validate and align on
desired business outcomes
and KPIs
Explore
• Conduct workshops:
product overview, fit-to-
standard, delta design
• Identify delta requirements
to add to backlog
• Create functional design
documents
• Prepare solution extension
and integration
• Support supplier data
workshop
Realize
• Configure and unit test
managed gateway
• Develop and unit test
integration to network and
UI customizations
• Prepare Test System
• Conduct final solution
walkthrough
• Resolve testing defects
related to service scope
• Prepare cutover plan
Deploy
• Update project
management
documents
• Manage project issues,
risks, and changes
• Communicate project
status and progress
• Production cutover
Run
• Provide post go-live
support
• Conduct project closure
activities