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SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) software

A risk-resilient and sustainable supply chain is one that is connected, contextualized, and collaborative.

Design risk out of your supply chain from design to operate

Supply chains have changed. Our solutions can help you change with them to mitigate risk and drive sustainable growth.

Build a supply chain to withstand the forces of change

To mitigate risk in the face of rising uncertainties, you need a supply chain that’s up to the task. This is why leading companies around the world are building sustainable, risk-resilient supply chains based on the following key principles. 

Connect your processes

Eliminate process silos, predict disruptions, and create feedback loops to improve business performance, speed innovation, and operationalize sustainability.

Contextualize your decisions

Work together as one business, using AI to guide decision making, avoid mistakes, minimise risk, and embed sustainability into daily operations. 

Collaborate with your ecosystem

Gain visibility into partner capabilities, coordinate to deliver in full and on time, and quickly find new partners to pivot when things change.

Explore our latest innovations

AI for field service scheduling

Automate and optimise scheduling in SAP Field Service Management with the power of AI.

FMEA assessments for better resolutions

Assess, rank, and resolve failure mode and effects analysis (FEMA) issues faster.

Better carbon footprint visibility

Generate more accurate carbon footprint calculations with improved visibility.

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Industry 4.0

Connect production with end-to-end process execution across the supply chain.

Helping customers improve sustainability performance

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Bristol Myers Squibb and risk resilience

Learn how Bristol Myers Squibb synchronises planning to reduce risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ

Sustainable supply chain management involves integrating environmentally and financially viable practices into the complete supply chain lifecycle, from product design and development to material selection, including raw material extraction or agricultural production, manufacturing, packaging, and transportation.

Supply chain resilience is "the capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change." If we learned nothing else from 2020, it was that business models need to be more resilient. ln the coming year, we’ll continue to see a greater shift to more resilient digital supply chain models as businesses focus on expanding or transforming capabilities to increase flexibility, visibility, and control. All to enable greater responsiveness to continuous disruption, demand changes, and uncertainty. View the resilient supply demo video on SAP Supply Chain Management solutions.

Green supply chain management (GSCM) refers to the concept of integrating sustainable environmental processes into the traditional supply chain. It's part of the supply chain paradox – balancing the bottom line with the green line. Find out why various industries are prioritizing sustainability in their supply chains, and explore the benefits, best practices, and technologies of a sustainable supply chain. Learn more about GSCM.

Transparency in a supply chain refers to the disclosure of information to trading partners, shareholders, customers, consumers, and regulatory bodies. Understanding your supply chain is more important than ever. Consumers are more concerned than ever about how their purchases impact their health, their communities, and the world at large.

Supply chain as a service (SCaaS) is an innovative new approach to supply chain that allows companies to generate a higher return on investment by partnering with one service partner to support all or part of their supply chain needs, including procurement, production control, manufacturing, quality, warehousing, and logistics. SAP Business Network is a unified network that harmonises previously disconnected supply chains into a unified, collaborative, and intelligent network.