SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain
Ensure business continuity in times of supply chain disruption by synchronizing supply chain planning in real time, from S&OP to inventory planning, with SAP IBP.
Planning for disruptive times
Gain an agile sales and operations planning process within 90 days, with a fixed scope, duration, and price.
Managing supply chain disruption
Discover how Velux navigates demand forecast uncertainty with SAP Integrated Business Planning.
What is SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain?
Meet future demand profitably with SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain (SAP IBP). Powered by SAP HANA in-memory technology, this cloud-based solution combines sales and operations planning (S&OP), forecasting and demand, response and supply, demand-driven replenishment, and inventory planning. Take advantage of powerful supply chain analytics, what-if simulation, alerts, and more to stay ahead of change and improve responsiveness.
Experience the value of SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain
Link strategic and operational supply chain planning with real-time visibility,
response, and execution for higher resiliency.
Predict and meet customer expectations
Increase service levels, responsiveness, and forecast accuracy with predictive modeling and demand sensing capabilities.
- React faster to demand changes with pattern recognition-based algorithms
- Optimize demand forecast accuracy across diverse product portfolios with machine learning technology
- Promise deliveries based on priorities and previous commitments
Continuously align planning processes
Control planning processes on a strategic, operational, and tactical level using advanced analytics and simulations.
- Improve collaboration with enterprise-wide process orchestration
- Align financial and volume plans with budgets and targets
- Provide executive analytics for decision support with what-if scenarios and simulations
- Increase business predictability by adjusting plans against current actuals
Make smart planning decisions in the moment
Use advanced planning features and machine learning algorithms for demand-driven, profit-optimized, and self-learning supply chains.
- Do top-down and bottom-up forecasts with a statistical baseline
- Set inventory targets using multi-echelon inventory optimization technology
- Reduce the bullwhip effect and foster supply chain resilience with demand-driven replenishment
- Enable multilevel response and supply planning using gating analysis
Increase real-time supply chain visibility
Get actionable insights from across your supply chain to understand impacts and execute adjustments in a timely way.
- Consider external data factors such as weather, risk, compliance, and sustainability data dimensions in your plan
- Detect and manage exceptions rapidly with automation and machine learning support
- Achieve visibility into work in progress; inbound and outbound shipments; and on-order, on-hand asset availability
- Work with suppliers and outsourcing manufacturers for easier and faster planning
What are analysts saying about SAP Integrated Business Planning?
Gartner positions SAP IBP as a Leader
Learn how SAP was named a Leader by Gartner in its Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation.
SAP leads the way in supply chain planning
Find out why SAP is identified as a Leader in the Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record.
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