SAPinsider Expert Exchange – Season 1 SAP Manufacturing Management
Sponsored by SAP Customer Experience
Key Takeaways
Manufacturers can achieve stable, predictable operations by leveraging existing SAP capabilities like SAP S/4HANA and embedded analytics, rather than relying on new technologies as quick fixes.
SAP Digital Manufacturing and SAP S/4HANA enable the integration of machines, people, and processes, providing manufacturers with end-to-end traceability and real-time insights to enhance production efficiency.
Utilizing SAP Business Network and advanced planning capabilities fosters synchronized planning and collaborative quality, allowing manufacturers to quickly respond to disruptions while enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability goals.
Episode 1 – The State of Manufacturing and SAP <<Draft Episode Content>>
This episode explores how global disruption, smart factories, and sustainability goals are reshaping the manufacturing agenda and putting digital production at center stage. A featured expert discusses how manufacturers can move from reactive firefighting to stable, predictable operations by better using existing SAP capabilities such as SAP S/4HANA, production planning, and embedded analytics instead of relying solely on new technologies as quick fixes.
Episode 2 – Connected Shop Floor and Digital Manufacturing <<Draft Episode Content>>
This episode highlights how SAP Digital Manufacturing and SAP S/4HANA can connect machines, people, and processes into a unified, data-driven production environment. A manufacturing leader shares how connecting OT systems, MES, and ERP enabled end-to-end traceability, paperless execution, and faster response to production issues, while empowering production teams with real-time insights at the point of work.
Episode 3 – Intelligent, Sustainable, and Resilient Manufacturing Networks <<Draft Episode Content>>
This episode focuses on extending manufacturing excellence across plants, partners, and suppliers using SAP Business Network and advanced planning capabilities. Experts discuss how synchronized planning, collaborative quality, and shared data help manufacturers respond faster to disruptions while simultaneously advancing energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, and broader sustainability targets in production.
