SAP and Capgemini’s Collaboration to Build Intelligent Automotive Suppliers
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Key Takeaways
⇨ Automotive is an industry where continuous innovation is required to increase efficiency and to stay up to industry standards.
⇨ SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Automotive Suppliers provides end-to-end business process support using a scalable cloud infrastructure.
⇨ SAP and Capgemini are collaborating to help automotive suppliers meet the unique requirements of automotive industry, leveraging the benefits of cloud technology.
In today’s dynamic business environment, companies need to keep enhancing their operations to be sustainable in the long term. Automotive is one such industry where continuous innovation is required to increase efficiency and to stay up to industry standards. It is important to have ERP systems in place which will help build sustainable and intelligent enterprises while also minimizing costs.
Enhanced resource efficiency, automation, and real-time analytics to optimize supply chain management are capabilities that must be present in the ERP systems of an automotive company. Having these advanced capabilities and intelligent technologies helps organizations gain competitive advantage.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Automotive Suppliers provides end-to-end business process support using a scalable cloud infrastructure. It specifically caters to the needs of automotive suppliers from order to cash, through design to operate, to procure to pay functions. With increased real-time visibility across the supply chain, this solution helps to draw insights that contribute towards informed decision making and keeps all operations agile.
Capgemini is working with SAP to introduce advanced features like just-in-time and just-in-sequence which are crucial in this industry. Capgemini and SAP are building solutions that enable innovative business processes on SAP’s industry cloud.
The Capgemini Intelligent Assistant for Automotive (CIA4AUTO) identifies deviations from normal supply chain operations quickly using machine learning models built especially for automotive suppliers. This helps companies to predict disruptions and act proactively, preventing loss of revenue.
SAP and Capgemini are collaborating to help automotive suppliers meet these requirements, leveraging the benefits of cloud technology. Preconfigured systems for automotive suppliers enable speedy time-to-value.
“We are proud to be working with SAP to jointly deliver Automotive offerings leveraging SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Cloud Platform to our clients. Being the partner to co-develop and co-innovate solutions supporting the road map for SAP S/4HANA Cloud for automotive suppliers is a testament to the value that we deliver for our customers,” said Josean Mendez, Global SAP Alliance Lead at Capgemini.
