Chemicals
Chemical companies are rethinking how humans and machines interact
SAP is ready to help chemical companies deliver innovative products at scale and as outcome-oriented services with prepackaged offerings such as the Best Practices package for Chemicals and SAP Model Company services.
Solve your specific chemicals business needs
Become a trailblazer for digital transformation
Capitalize on predictive models, machine learning, and blockchain to optimize asset and manufacturing performance and shape new strategies and business models.
Deepen relationships with suppliers and customers
Give your customers and business more value by using Industry 4.0 to redefine manufacturing processes and embed digital technology into your products.
Unlock new business value with digital technology
Launch new outcome-oriented, service-based business models by connecting innovative technologies with integrated business solutions to create an intelligent enterprise.
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SAP Road Map for Chemicals
Explore our chemicals industry road map to learn about current industry solutions, planned innovations, and future direction.
Current release highlights
- Embedded sample management, including documents related to safety and product and service quality
- Advanced scenario simulation geared toward assumptions, risks, opportunities, or business events
- Physical assets digitally represented with SAP Intelligent Asset Management solutions
- Legal compliance and marketability checks in the processing of sales orders and deliveries
Upcoming innovations
- Target-driven recipe development with real-time analysis of costs, ingredients, and compliance
- Collaborative enterprise planning that aligns finance and operational plans at strategic and tactical levels
- Simplified process for creation, validation, approval, and publishing of safety instructions
- Dangerous goods management with SAP S/4HANA
Future plans
- Execute global customer-voice programs with experience management solutions from SAP
- Implement advanced heuristics and provide insights to optimize capacity and resolve inventory problems
- Support electrical work instruction and collection of process parameters
- Embed transportation planning and execution capabilities in SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Find chemicals software tailored to your needs
SAP S/4HANA
Help your chemicals company transform and compete in the new digital reality. SAP S/4HANA can provide a proven framework to adopt best practices for the chemicals industry, while attaining operational excellence across core customer engagement, asset management, and financial processes.
Realize your business goals by simplifying and accelerating your digital transformation
In an era focused on continuous innovation and anticipating customer needs, it can be hard to turn your vision into reality. This is where SAP Digital Business Services can help. We’re part of SAP, so we know SAP software better than anyone else. With over 40 years of experience, we can help you reach your business transformation goals, and everything in between.
Transform your business with unparalleled service support enterprise-wide
SAP Digital Business Services connects business and IT to help you close the gap between your digital transformation strategy and execution. From designing and value discovery to accelerated innovation to productive usage for tangible business results, you can evolve your business by breaking new ground with a trusted adviser that knows SAP software best.
What are leading analysts saying about SAP?
Reimagine everything with SAP best practices for chemicals
ARC believes chemicals companies must digitally transform processes and use new business models to thrive and compete today. SAP best practices focus on outcomes to leverage data to help build stronger customer loyalty and deliver quality.
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Communities and Events
Best Practices for Chemicals Conference
Join the SAP chemicals community at the Best Practices for Chemicals Conference on March 5-6 in Houston, TX. Discover innovative strategies and technologies to drive growth and increase revenue, and explore the latest solutions for meeting challenges and evolving your business to seize opportunities.
Join the new SAP for Chemicals Expert Community
Explore the SAP for Chemicals community to learn from stakeholders and experts, and interact through blogs, discussions, and other resources. Find out how our community can help you run your chemicals processes better through topics that include digitalization, hot topics, and customer news.