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SAP Integrated Business Planning(SAP IBP)

SAP Integrated Business Planning(SAP IBP)

Respond to new market expectations with real-time supply chain planning capabilities. Meet future demand & profitability with SAP Integrated Business Planning.

Powered by SAP HANA in-memory technology, this real-time supply chain planning solution combines capabilities for sales and operations, demand, response & supply planning and inventory optimisation.

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Make Smarter, More Informed DecisionsCreate what-if simulations to compare different plans and understand the potential impact before making decisions.

Gain In-Depth Understanding of OperationsIntegrate performance data from various systems to get end-to-end supply chain visibility and run powerful predictive analytics on SAP HANA.system & process configuration.

Access Real-Time Monitoring And AlertsAdvanced performance management, alert management and analytics ensure a fast response rate and effective problem resolution.

Extend And Enhance CollaborationLeverage social collaboration capabilities, both internally and externally, to rapidly refine forecasting and demand management.

Whitepaper / SAP Integrated Business Planning

SAP IBP enables companies to better understand, analyse, manage and respond to variability within their supply chains.


� Proactive issue resolution through increased visibility and orchestration

� Increased responsiveness through real-time decision-making capabilities

� Better decision making across the supply chain

� Lower inventory costs due to multitier visibility into inventory, demand and supply

� Improved customer service with effective alert and exception management

SAP IBP provides:



To keep up with complex, fast-moving markets, you need world-class supply chain planning capabilities that engage and connect stakeholders across your organisation. With SAP IBP, take advantage of powerful supply chain analytics, what-if simulation, alerts and more – all in the cloud.

Integrated Planning• Plan at strategic and tactical levels and then

drill into operational details

Sales & Operations Planning• Deliver a cross-departmental sales and

operations plan that balances inventory, service levels and profitability

Supply Planning• Develop rough-cut capacity plans in a

bucketed time series supply plan

Real-Time Supply Chain Management (SCM)• Enable supply chain professionals to

navigate, analyse and profitably manage your entire supply chain in real-time

• Get end-to-end supply chain visibility• and analytics• Run what-if planning scenarios and

simulations• Manage exceptions through alerts and task

management• Harness social collaboration capabilities to

accelerate planning and decision making

Inventory Optimisation• Prescribe inventory targets to maximise

profit, while buffering for uncertainty

Supply & Allocations Planning• Create allocations and a supply plan based

on prioritised forecast demands and supply chain constraints

Response Planning• Create order confirmation and an adopted

supply plan based on prioritised demands, allocations and supply chain constraints

Forecasting & Demand Management• Get full demand transparency with short-

term, mid-term and long-term forecasting• Take advantage of best-in-class capabilities

for demand sensing and statistical forecasting


SAP Integrated Business Planning is a set of cloud applications delivered via a subscription model. Each of the solutions can be subscribed to individually and integrated with the wider SAP Business Suite.


Deployment Options

For Sales & Operations• Improve the speed, agility and accuracy of sale and operations planning.• Optimise product profitability and product mix, given supply and financial constraints.• Minimise costs by managing inventory levels and discover new opportunities for

cost savings.

For Response & Supply• Generate feasible supply plans to meet demand with minimum inventory and efficient

capacity utilisation.• Gain upside revenue and competitive advantage by rapidly adjusting plans to seize

demand opportunities and respond to supply disruptions.

For Inventory• Set inventory targets for planners using best-in-class multi-echelon inventory optimisation,

improving service levels while using 10-30% less investment in buffer stock.• Make Sales & Operations level decisions and have updated inventory targets to the

planners the same day.

For Demand• Consolidating multiple demand signals to get the best picture of demand.• Use powerful statistical and pattern-based recognition algorithms.

Supply Chain Control Tower• Combine real-time visibility into the end-to-end supply chain with analytics to assess the

impact of exception conditions and make better decisions.• Cause-and-effect analysis and what-if simulations enables users to take effective

corrective action and respond rapidly.

Five components of Integrated Business Planning

SAP IBP for S&OP

SAP IBP for Demand

SAP IBP for Response and Supply Planning

SAP IBP for Inventory

SAP SupplyChain Control

Tower

SAP Integrated Business Planning…



SAP Integrated Business Planning supports and accelerates the process of combining sales forecasts, inventory targets, supply plans and financial plans into a single operational plan, via a set of supply chain planning applications that run on SAP HANA in the cloud.

Technical Information

In-memory technology - Harness state-of-the art in-memory technology with SAP HANA.Cloud-based deployment - Get up and running quickly and cost-effectively in the SAP Cloud.Fast implementation - Leverage preconfigured process templates for an accelerated implementation.Award-winning user experience (UX) - Enjoy a unified, intuitive user experience with the SAP Fiori UI and Excel-based planning and simulation capabilities. Extensive integration capabilities - Simplified and flexible integration with any system landscape using SAP Cloud Platform Integration (SAP CPI). For advanced response planning capabilities, an open and tight order integration from on-premise source systems, such as SAP ERP, using SAP HANA Smart Data Integration.

Integrate sales and operations planning, demand planning and sensing, response and supply planning and inventory optimisation.

Use social collaboration capabilities to rapidly refine forecasting and demand management.

Get end-to-end supply chain visibility and run powerful predictive analytics on SAP HANA.

Create what-if simulations to evaluate different plans and understand the potential impact of decisions.

Summary


Invenio Business Solutions is an award-winning UK based SAP Gold Partner with a global footprint. Since 2006, we have been developing solutions for global companies to leverage their SAP investment to their full advantage, with solutions that drive value and outstanding results. We have created strategic relationships with some of the world’s leading organisations, from Universal Music Group and News UK to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the Maldives.

Find out how Invenio created a custom supply chain management solution for Universal Music Group in this case study.

Why Work with Invenio?


“Invenio are a reliable partner with an outstanding level of common sense and dedication.”Jens Kessler, Chief Information Officer at Universal Music Group

The Invenio Values


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there. You come first in everything we do.

We’re one team, and we take care of each

another. Because when we do, not only does

Invenio grow but so does every employee.

Because we’re specialists, we hit the ground

running. We understand your industry, and your technology, so we’re

effective from day one.

We encourage a culture of ideas and initiative to deliver fresher, smarter work. We find solutions where others can’t, and

we go the extra mile.

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