SAP Supply Base Optimization combines market benchmark data with predictive analytics, optimization, and simulation to help you make informed choices when negotiating with suppliers.
SAP Supply Base Optimization
Make better sourcing negotiation decisions that balance spend reduction with supply chain performance.
Reduce direct material costs and optimize supply chain performance
See SAP Supply Base Optimization in action
Make better decisions during negotiations
See how SAP Supply Base Optimization combines market benchmark data with predictive analytics, optimization, and simulation to help you make informed choices when negotiating with suppliers.
Key Benefits
Streamline decision support
Streamline the business award process and enable commodity managers to focus negotiations
Make more informed sourcing negotiation decisions
Leverage intelligent analytics in price negotiations, improving sourcing decision-making locally and globally.
Improve visibility of supplier information
Provide commodity managers with full visibility of quote prices and other
information needed for effective negotiation and award analysis.
Key Capabilities
Role-based workbench
- Apply predictive algorithms to optimize sourcing decisions across multiple areas
- Support overarching savings goals with bottom-up analysis
- Provide easy access to all key sourcing information in one place
Simulation and “what-if” analysis
- Analyze multiple supplier award and allocation scenarios
- Understand the impact of different scenarios on key performance
indicators - Review negotiations in process, and view summary reports by project, commodity manager, commodity group, and more
Integration with SAP and non-SAP software
- Access data from other SAP and non-SAP software
- Support end-to-end processes incorporating SAP Ariba solutions, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Integrated Business Planning
Technical Information
This product is deployed in the cloud and is available as software as a service (SaaS), so you can access your software from any Web browser.
Installation and setup
Follow setup instructions so you can start running and configuring SAP Supply Base Optimization quickly and confidently.
Integration
Find out how you can seamlessly integrate SAP Supply Base Optimization with your existing IT landscape.
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