E3 Category: Coverstory 21-02

SCM is facing major upheavals in view of new technical possibilities and social change. Global trends such as automation, digitalization, and environmental issues (CO2 footprint) are opening up new opportunities for companies and at the same time putting them under pressure.

The exchange of knowledge, goods and values is one of the cornerstones of our society. Successful supply chains are the basis for economic activity. The quest for consistent E2E concepts, end-to-end, a networked B2B2C economy, business-to-business-to-consumer, illustrates the success factor of supply chain management. Using the example of the motor home manufacturer Hymer, SAP partner Consilio shows what is possible with innovative technology and SCM knowledge.

Hymer has decided to replace its ERP system with SAP S/4 Hana. The company was already using ERP/ECC 6.0 FI/CO.

Customized production up to batch size one, short-term fluctuations in demand, machine or personnel downtime, missing parts: Manufacturing companies must be able to plan their production processes in detail and flexibly at the same time.

A change to IBP is not urgently required at the moment, right? Patrick Boucek, SAP: SAP offers support for APO until 2027. However, it must be kept in mind that these are often large installations at globally active companies. Replacing them does not only require efforts from the IT department. All stakeholders in the...