What is SAP IBP? - An overview
With SAP Business AI, you integrate artificial intelligence directly into your SAP processes. Improve your planning, automate workflows, and make informed decisions – based on your existing data.
The challenges of digital supply chain processes
AI is often present – but without real benefit
SAP IBP is a cloud-based supply chain planning solution and the successor to SAP APO (Advanced Planning and Optimisation). SAP IBP stands for SAP Integrated Business Planning. The HANA-based IBP solution from SAP combines traditional planning and forecasting functions with advanced machine learning algorithms and heuristics. By integrating operational, tactical, strategic and financial sales and production planning processes, SAP IBP enables comprehensive corporate planning. Modern methods and processes for demand, distribution, production and procurement planning are crucial for profitable growth and a robust value chain. SAP IBP supports you in fact-based decision-making, taking into account key financial figures. SAP IBP is more than a simple supply chain planning tool.
Why do I need SAP IBP?
There are numerous benefits to using SAP IBP, including sales planning with greater accuracy, more reliable forecasts, an increased product profitability and optimized production and logistics planning. It also serves as support and pursuit of strategic corporate goals, improves the transparency for long-term business prospects and offers monitoring functions for defined company key figures/KPIs.
A selection of problems that SAP IBP also helps with are:
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Insufficient transparency of the supply chain and lack of real-time information
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Too high or too low Stocks
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Customer service level is not satisfactory
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Difficulties with the demand forecasting
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Inadequate capacity planning to plan future workloads
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Difficulties with the supplier planning
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Complex and confusing planning processes, possibly also in silos
If you identify with at least 2 points, we recommend that you take a look at SAP IBP and book a free consultation with one of our experts.
The challenges of digital supply chain processes
We do not view Business AI as an isolated technology project, but as an integral part of your processes and planning.
Focus on measurable results instead of theoretical AI projects
Step 1:
Understanding processes
We analyze your existing processes and identify potential for optimization.
Step 2:
Define SAP AI Use Cases
We develop concrete and implementable use cases with clear added value.
Step 3:
Implementation in SAP
Integration into your existing SAP system landscape, e.g. SAP IBP, S/4HANA or SAP BTP.
Step 4:
Scaling
Successful solutions are further developed and rolled out company-wide.
SAP IBP consists of six modules
Processes can be mapped in different modules. We advise you on licensing the right modules.
SAP IBP Supply Chain Control Tower
With the Supply Chain Control Tower and dynamic alerts, you always have an overview of your supply chain. See directly where there are production bottlenecks or difficulties worldwide. Having an overview of complex supply chains has never been so easy.
SAP IBP Supply Chain Control Tower
With the Supply Chain Control Tower and dynamic alerts, you always have an overview of your supply chain. See directly where there are production bottlenecks or difficulties worldwide. Having an overview of complex supply chains has never been so easy.
SAP IBP Supply Chain Control Tower
With the Supply Chain Control Tower and dynamic alerts, you always have an overview of your supply chain. See directly where there are production bottlenecks or difficulties worldwide. Having an overview of complex supply chains has never been so easy.
SAP IBP Supply Chain Control Tower
With the Supply Chain Control Tower and dynamic alerts, you always have an overview of your supply chain. See directly where there are production bottlenecks or difficulties worldwide. Having an overview of complex supply chains has never been so easy.
What are the strengths of SAP IBP?
The strengths of SAP IBP arethe planning and optimization of the supply chain and inventory, while at the same time integrating business processes and areas into one toolto generate a viable business plan. SAP IBP relies on the latest technologies such as machine learning (ML) to achieve this.to make system-supported decisions. Another strength is working together in scenarios and versions to create what-if plans and thus be prepared for future risks.
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