SAP Solution: SCM

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Artificial intelligence will be at the heart of future transformations in the retail sector. The necessary optimization of master data quality still poses challenges for established ERP systems such as SAP for Retail.

Planning, production and delivery are critical in manufacturing. Because of this importance, all three phases should ideally be coordinated from start to finish. This can be achieved with Synchronized Planning (SAP IBP including MP&S) in conjunction with SAP EWM.

Outdated systems are still slowing down business-critical communication processes in companies today. In purchasing, for example, unstructured, partly analog data often comes together that has to be processed manually.

Many companies are still running their SAP EWM on SCM. A structured approach ensures a smooth migration to S/4. SAP Extended Warehouse Management is the strategic solution for complex warehouse management.

There is still a lot of potential for digital process support. The company Deutz in Cologne, Germany, uses a mobile and lean application to drastically simplify and speed up processes.

Deutsche Amphibolin Werke built a state-of-the-art logistics center with a high-bay warehouse and AutoStore and benefits from the holistic and direct integration in EWM. Only through the direct EWM integration of automated systems can automation solutions develop their full potential.

Digitization, automation, and orchestration are the drivers for further value creation in industry. The term Industry 4.0, which is mainly used in German-speaking countries, does not go far enough because it is only understood as digital transformation. This E3 cover story in collaboration with Orbis clearly demonstrates that industrial digitalization also encompasses business management, organization, and technology.

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An agile and resilient supply chain represents a competitive advantage. Those who remain capable of acting in any situation strengthen customer loyalty. An important linchpin is efficient production planning.

Workforce issues dominate the supply chain, with respondents citing time to train workers (52 percent) and high turnover (50 percent) as the biggest challenges.

SAP CEO Christian Klein wants to focus on ERP, the core strength of the ERP world market leader. This focus is honorable, but of little help to SAP's customers. The B2B world is more than just ERP.