Improve supplier collaboration
Buyers and suppliers can collaborate to streamline procurement activities with SAP Business Network. With centralized processes and standardized, digital workflows, partners can increase efficiencies, improve compliance, and gain enterprise-wide spend visibility.
Buyer benefits
Supplier benefits
Optimize forecast and demand planning
Manufacturers and contract manufacturers can drive process automation and collaboration. SAP Business Network enables partners to reduce latency and downtime, optimize inventory levels, and improve supply predictability.
Manufacturer benefits
Contract manufacturer benefits
Enhance equipment effectiveness and reduce maintenance costs
Asset operators and services providers can collaborate on end-to-end maintenance activities. With the use of a single, consistent representation of asset master data, partners can optimize maintenance planning, reduce unplanned downtime, and lower the cost of ownership across the asset’s lifecycle.
Asset operator benefits
Service provider benefits
Enable logistics collaboration and transparency
Shippers and carriers jointly oversee the complete freight order lifecycle, monitor goods in transit, and perform end-to-end material traceability. With a single point of access for managing transactions, partners can automate logistics collaboration and reduce costs.