ID Number: G00165097



SAP's Supply Chain Management Strategy and Offerings
17 June 2009
 
Andrew White   Tim Payne   C. Dwight Klappich  

SAP continues to develop its SCM vision, which emphasizes alignment between customers' business strategies and SAP's support for these strategies. SAP's SCM vision is strong; however, users must be specific about what they need support. Supply chain complexity and process innovation isn't universally supported across the suite.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 What You Need to Know
2.0
    
 Introduction

2.1
    
 Product Strategy

2.1.1
    
 Collaborative Demand and Supply Planning
2.1.2
    
 Manufacturing Network Planning and Execution
2.1.3
    
 Logistics and Fulfillment Management
2.1.4
    
 SPP and Logistics
2.2
    
 The Growing Importance of Business Intelligence to Users of Business Applications
2.3
    
 SCM Product Ratings
2.4
    
 Strategic Initiatives

2.4.1
    
 Support for Supply Chain and Product Performance Management
2.4.2
    
 Support for Multienterprise Process Support
2.4.3
    
 Inventory Strategy Optimization
2.4.4
    
 Strategic Network Design
2.4.5
    
 Carbon-Sensitive Planning
2.4.6
    
 Process of Me
2.4.7
    
 Industry-Specific SCP

2.4.7.1
    
 Retail SCP
2.4.7.2
    
 Apparel/Footwear SCP
2.4.7.3
    
 Aftermarket/Spares
2.4.7.4
    
 Logistics Service Providers
2.5
    
 Market Strategy
2.6
    
 Technology Strategy
2.7
    
 Ecosystem Strategy
2.8
    
 Industry Strategy
3.0
    
 SAP APO (Core SCP)

3.1
    
 Product Strategy
3.2
    
 Strengths
3.3
    
 Challenges
3.4
    
 Competition
3.5
    
 Consider This Product When
3.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
4.0
    
 SAP SNC

4.1
    
 Product Strategy
4.2
    
 Strengths
4.3
    
 Challenges
4.4
    
 Competition
4.5
    
 Consider This Product When
4.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
5.0
    
 SAP Event Management

5.1
    
 Product Strategy
5.2
    
 Strengths
5.3
    
 Challenges
5.4
    
 Competition
5.5
    
 Consider This Product When
5.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
6.0
    
 SAP EWM

6.1
    
 Product Strategy
6.2
    
 Strengths
6.3
    
 Challenges
6.4
    
 Competition
6.5
    
 Consider This Product When
6.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
7.0
    
 SAP TM

7.1
    
 Product Strategy
7.2
    
 Strengths
7.3
    
 Challenges
7.4
    
 Competition
7.5
    
 Consider This Product When
7.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
8.0
    
 SAP GTS

8.1
    
 Product Strategy
8.2
    
 Strengths
8.3
    
 Challenges
8.4
    
 Competition
8.5
    
 Consider This Product When
8.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
9.0
    
 SAP SPP

9.1
    
 Product Strategy
9.2
    
 Strengths
9.3
    
 Challenges
9.4
    
 Competition
9.5
    
 Consider This Product When
9.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
9.7
    
 Competition
9.8
    
 Consider This Product When
9.9
    
 Consider Alternatives When
10.0
    
 RFID and Sensory Network Support

10.1
    
 Product Strategy
10.2
    
 Strengths
10.3
    
 Challenges
10.4
    
 Competition
10.5
    
 Consider This Product When
10.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
11.0
    
 MDM

11.1
    
 Product Strategy
11.2
    
 Strengths
11.3
    
 Challenges
11.4
    
 Competition
11.5
    
 Consider This Product When
11.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
12.0
    
 Sales and Operations Planning

12.1
    
 Product Strategy
12.2
    
 Strengths
12.3
    
 Challenges
12.4
    
 Competition
12.5
    
 Consider This Product When
12.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When
13.0
    
 Retail SCP

13.1
    
 Product Strategy
13.2
    
 Strengths
13.3
    
 Challenges
13.4
    
 Competition
13.5
    
 Consider This Product When
13.6
    
 Consider Alternatives When

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Spider Diagram Outlining Market Capabilities for SAP SCM Applications
 



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