Identity the lowest cost commodity procurement combination for CPG

Enable large-scale commodity buyers to identify the lowest-cost procurement matrix while considering supply-demand constraints and purchasing guidelines. It provides real-time sourcing intelligence by evaluating demand, inventory, supplier capacity, sourcing limits, lead times, and supply constraints. Deployed on SAP Business AI Platform and ready for integration with SAP Ariba.

Overview

Reduce procurement costs

Identify the lowest-cost procurement allocation across vendors and plants by optimizing material prices, shipping costs, and sourcing constraints in real time.

Accelerate sourcing decisions

Automate complex commodity sourcing scenarios by evaluating demand, vendor capacity, minimum order quantities, and procurement rules in run time for the real-time allocation matrix.

Improve supply assurance to customers

Build feasible and diversified procurement plans by balancing plant demand, vendor capacity, cluster-level supply limits and supplier diversification rules.

Details

Solution type

Extensions and Add-ons

Industry

Consumer Products, Industrial Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Retail, Cross-Industry

Compatibility

Works with

This product is compatible with or enhances the functionality of these SAP solutions but doesn't require them.
SAP DatasphereSAP Business Data CloudSAP HANA Cloud

Features

Enable real-time sourcing decisions with AI-enabled workflow

Capture all demand and supply parameters in a single integrated workflow, enabling Purchase Managers to simplify complex, multi-dimensional procurement scenario analysis with an AI-powered allocation engine. Reduce days of effort to minutes during every procurement cycle.

Enable real-time sourcing decisions with AI-enabled workflow
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Realign allocation to changing raw material costs and shipping charges

Resolve one of the biggest bottlenecks of sourcing analysis - identifying the impact of changes in prices and costs from the previous procurement run, by enabling procurement teams to reuse baselined price or upload latest pricing data and re-generate new procurement allocation within seconds.

Realign allocation to changing raw material costs and shipping charges
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Perform constraint and rule modeling easily (Capacity, MOQ, Constraints, etc)

Enforces vendor capacity, MOQ, cluster-specific supply restrictions, and an optional minimum-2-vendor rule alongside price. This turns a theoretical cost comparison into an executable purchase plan and directly mitigates single-source risk on commodities exposed to weather and market volatility.

Perform constraint and rule modeling easily (Capacity, MOQ, Constraints, etc)
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Plans and pricing

All plans include:

Dedicated support and ISO compliant ticketing toolSaaS or customer environment (SAP Business AI Platform) hosted

Technical Information

Solution type Extensions and Add-ons
Category Procurement
Industry Consumer Products, Industrial Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Retail, Cross-Industry
Works with
  • SAP Datasphere
  • SAP Business Data Cloud
  • SAP HANA Cloud

Resources

Customer Success Story

Product Brochure

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