Achieve greater visibility & financial alignment

This solution aims to help suppliers tackle supply chain challenges using SAP Integrated Business Planning. The main objectives are to improve visibility across the entire supply chain, enhance internal tactical and long-term strategic planning, and align volume plans with financial plans.

Overview

Gain end-to-end supply chain visibility

Achieve greater transparency across your entire supply chain by extending visibility beyond your existing ERP system. This enhanced insight will help you avoid holding excessive finished products and components, significantly reducing the capital tied up in obsolete stock. Maintain a clear understanding of the costs and benefits throughout the entire process.

Plan accurately by factoring in external variables

With SAP IBP, convert volume plans into financial plans and back seamlessly. Integrate external factors to sharpen forecast accuracy, reduce scheduling breaches, and improve service performance.

Anticipate demand shifts up to 24 months in advance by analyzing internal and external variables like production costs, GDP trends, and commodity prices. Use AI-driven predictions to reduce last minute supply chain disruptions and plan with greater confidence.

Details

Solution Type

APIs and Technical Components

Industry

Retail, Oil, Gas, and Energy, Industrial Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution

Compatibility

Works with

This product is compatible with or enhances the functionality of these SAP solutions but doesn't require them.

SAP Integrated Business Planning

Features

Reduce stockout and excess inventory

Predict demand accurately with AI/ML-powered forecasting in SAP IBP. Order the right inventory at the right time to avoid stockouts and reduce excess stock—keeping your supply chain lean and responsive.

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Automate forecast modeling for faster and more accurate planning

The tool fine tunes external factors and swiftly trains forecasting models, reducing the time required to build accurate forecasts. By incorporating real-time market inputs and external drivers, it enables businesses to respond faster to changing conditions and improve forecast accuracy.

Automate forecast modeling for faster and more accurate planning
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Monitor performance in real time with interactive KPI dashboards

Track forecast accuracy, business performance, and demand fluctuations instantly through dynamic dashboards integrated with SAP IBP, SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization, and Microsoft Power BI.

Monitor performance in real time with interactive KPI dashboards
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Plans and pricing

Configured Edition

Choose from flexible tiers designed to scale with your business needs, offering predictable base costs with usage-based overages for additional prediction units beyond the included allowance.

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Choose from flexible tiers designed to scale with your business needs, offering predictable base costs with usage-based overages for additional prediction units beyond the included allowance.

Technical Information

Solution Type APIs and Technical Components
Category Supply Chain Planning
Industry Retail, Oil, Gas, and Energy, Industrial Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution
Works with

SAP Integrated Business Planning

Resources

Case Study: Improving forecast accuracy with SAP IBP

Demo: Transforming supply chain planning with predictive forecasting

Brochure: Smarter forecasting with AI/ML in SAP IBP

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