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Planning for Supply Chain

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What is SAP IBP?

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a comprehensive solution designed to enhance stock planning and manage your entire supply chain efficiently. With advanced machine learning heuristics, SAP IBP facilitates predictive analytics, helping you stay ahead of the competition by swiftly responding to market changes impacting your supply chain. This solution ensures that your business meets demand effectively, maximizing profitability. Key benefits of SAP IBP in strengthening your supply chain operations include:

  • Provides complete supply chain transparency by rapidly processing large volumes of data, delivering valuable insights into sales, marketing, finance, and operations.
  • Enables you to visualize challenges and opportunities through customizable dashboards and charts that can be easily updated and adjusted for optimal user experience.
  • Includes robust communication tools, allowing employees to effortlessly share information, manage tasks, and receive alerts.

Key Features of SAP IBP That Make a Difference to Your Supply Chain

Consistent data model based on SAP S/4HANA

Integrated planning

Customizable, user-friendly interfaces

Application of SAP Best Practices

ML for statistical forecasting

Practical comparison of scenarios through simulation

SAP Workzone for effective communication

Five independent modules to use separately or in combination

Cloud-based architecture with consistent valuable updates

Pick Your SAP IBP Modules

SAP IBP includes five modules: SAP IBP for Sales and Operations, SAP IBP for Demand, SAP IBP for Inventory, SAP IBP for Response and Supply, and the Supply Chain Control Tower. These modules can be utilized individually or together, depending on your needs.

SAP IBP Sales and Operations

This module provides real-time insights into stock shortages and surpluses, warehouse overcrowding or emptiness, anticipated downtimes, and other critical factors affecting your sales and operations.

What do you get?

  • SAP WorkZone Collaboration Tool
  • Integrated data model for demand, supply, and finance
  • “What-if” scenario analysis
  • Real-time financial impact assessments of various scenarios
  • Clear insights into forthcoming risks and opportunities
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SAP IBP Demand

With SAP IBP Demand, you can perform advanced demand forecasting and sales planning. By analyzing statistical data, the module identifies variations in interdependencies, enabling you to create a detailed action plan for up to 36 months.

What do you get?

  • Enhanced Forecasting Accuracy with Machine Learning
  • Engagement Forecasts for Internal and External Stakeholders
  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Promotion Management
  • Creation and Comparison of "What-If" Scenarios
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SAP IBP Inventory

SAP IBP Inventory is ideal for companies with complex supply chains. This module enhances warehouse management efficiency, helping you meet consumer demands and deliver a high level of service.

What do you get?

  • Streamlined inventory management across the entire network
  • Smart optimization of stock levels and replenishment processes
  • Simulation of "what-if" scenarios to evaluate alternative strategies
  • Multi-tiered inventory optimization to handle delayed deliveries
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SAP IBP Response & Supply

This module includes essential tools for both limited and unlimited planning and distribution. SAP IBP Response & Supply serves as a valuable assistant for top managers, providing precise comparative data on identified risks and opportunities to support informed business decisions.

What do you get?

  • Master Production Scheduling considering production capacities, priorities, and constraints
  • Simulation tools for enhanced decision-making
  • Identification of material and resource challenges with recommendations for resolution
  • Inventory management aligned with the company’s business objectives
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Supply Chain Control Tower

If you're managing a complex and extensive supply chain that's challenging to control, SAP IBP Control Tower offers an effective solution.

What do you get?

  • KPI Dashboard
  • Advanced Reporting
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Alerts Monitoring
  • "What-If" Scenario Simulation
  • Robust Collaboration Tool (SAP Workzone)
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Why Choose SAP IBP Over Other Supply Chain Management Solutions?

This solution ensures businesses achieve high-quality task execution, completed on time and within the agreed budget.

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Universal

SAP IBP, with its various modules and features, addresses the needs of any business managing supply chain challenges.

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Advanced

The solution is relatively new and designed to meet the demands of modern supply chains, which are increasingly impacted by globalization and volatile market conditions.

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Frequently updated

With new releases nearly every quarter, you can be confident that the latest challenges are consistently addressed.

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Worthwhile investment

You make a one-time investment in the solution and receive all future updates, including new innovative features and approaches, at no additional cost.

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Fast implementation

You can start leveraging the full capabilities of the SAP IBP solution within a short time frame, typically around one month before active implementation.

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Configurable

Each SAP IBP module can be implemented independently, allowing for a shorter ramp-up period and reducing overall implementation costs.

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Based on the Best Practices

With SAP IBP, you benefit from pre-configured processes designed through extensive research by leading global companies specializing in supply chain management.

How to succeed with cloudmantra

The six key steps you'll follow with our SAP experts.

  • Discover

    Create an implementation strategy that aligns with your business requirements and leverages the capabilities of the solution.

  • Prepare

    Plan the project and finalize goals. We will collaboratively establish the project structure, management approach, tracking methods, and reporting mechanisms. This phase also involves defining the roles and responsibilities within the project team.

  • Explore

    Review the project plan to ensure that the solution and project scope align with your business requirements.

  • Realize

    Tailor and integrate SAP components into your IT infrastructure. Our experts will configure and enhance the system as needed.

  • Deploy

    Transfer data from legacy systems into the SAP production environment, conduct thorough system testing, and validate user roles and authorizations.

  • Run

    Deploy the solution with comprehensive go-live support, including fixes and ongoing monitoring, to ensure a seamless integration of the new software into your business processes.

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