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Supply Chain Planning

Respond quickly and cost-effectively to changes in supply, demand, and market conditions – with integrated supply chain planning software from SAP.

Step up to intelligent supply and demand planning

Connect all your planning processes in an integrated supply chain planning system to improve lead times and service levels.

SAP Integrated Business Planning

Simplify demand planning with connected processes and visibility across operational, strategic, tactical, and external data.

 

Demand forecasting and management

Use demand sensing, statistical modeling, and machine learning algorithms to make accurate short-, mid-, and long-term forecasts. 

Inventory optimization

Set inventory targets designed to maximize profits while leaving a buffer to help you meet unexpected demand.

Sales and operations planning (S&OP)

Deliver a cross-departmental sales and operations plan that balances inventory, service levels, and profitability.

Response and supply planning

Optimize supply management with plans based on prioritized demands, allocations, and constraints such as production capacity.

Demand-driven replenishment

Tame supply chain variability and improve material flow using techniques for demand-driven material requirements planning (MRP).

SAP Integrated Business Planning

“SAP Integrated Business Planning has clearly helped us navigate the COVID-19 crisis. It is completely transparent what is going on, and we actually have a huge improvement to what we had before.”

 Philip Melchiors, Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Planning & Logistics, VELUX Learn more about this customer

SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration for Buyers

Manage relationships with suppliers, partners, and contract manufacturers across your supply chain – in real time.

 

Real-time collaboration

Collaborate with global partners across processes for ordering, forecasting, quality, inventory management, and more.   

Dashboards for status monitoring

Get order status updates from suppliers, and identify quality issues and mismatches of supply and demand quickly. 

Rapid onboarding

Provide on-demand tools or use supplier integration options to facilitate efficient supplier onboarding and rapid user adoption.

Enhanced compliance

Improve compliance and on-time order delivery with standards-based, secure communications and configurable business rules. 

SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration

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Enabling resilient supply chain planning

Find out why companies with a resilient and capable supply chain will be able to avoid problems and seize new opportunities with integrated business planning.

How supply chain planning delivers success

Learn how leadership in planning can ensure a reliable, sustainable supply chain, and which steps you can take to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Solution Brief
Supply chain planning in the Intelligent Enterprise

Profitably predict and fulfill market demand with high-quality, individualized products delivered in increasingly shorter time frames.

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Video
Balance supply and demand in real time

Find out how you can sync your global supply chain systems and processes – and use predictive analytics and machine learning to confidently meet demand.

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Infographic
How can midsize companies drive value from better digital supply chain planning?
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White Paper
Connect planning processes to optimize outcomes

Increase cost-effectiveness and balance-sheet utilization by improving decision-making with a common platform for integrated business planning and cloud analytics.

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E-Book
Browse a library of supply chain planning resources

Explore a wealth of resources that show how digital business planning leverages new technologies to make planning easier, faster, and smarter.

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Solution Brief
Digitalize supply chain planning for continuous alignment and real-time connection
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Brochure
Create an intelligent supply chain for assets

Transform maintenance, repair, and operations processes to optimize top-line performance and minimize bottom-line costs.

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Infographic
SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain and Qualtrics Solutions

Find out how you can streamline digital business planning in the experience economy with SAP and Qualtrics, an SAP company.

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News
Gartner names SAP a leader for the third time

Learn why Gartner recognized SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain in its “Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation.”

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Press Release
SAP is named a leader in supply chain planning

Find out why the SAP Integrated Business Planning solution has been recognized by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record.

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Video
Drive differentiating value with digital business planning

See how digital business planning helps improve planning efficiency and enhance planning intelligence to provide a competitive advantage.

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David Vallejo
Vice President, Global Head of Digital Business Planning, SAP

Synchronizing supply chains to address disruption

Learn how your business can use technology to create unified short-term, mid-term, and long-term plans that can withstand the unexpected.

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Richard Howells
Vice President for Supply Chain Solutions,
SAP

Envisioning the future of supply chains

Discover the importance of visibility, agility, and resiliency in creating a successful future for supply chains in a world of uncertainty.

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Beatrice Hulde
IBP Solution Manager,
SAP

Four myths of inventory optimization

Explore how inventory optimization can improve supply chain planning and investment efficiency, and consider the most common myths and facts about its value.

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