Industrial Manufacturing

Industrial Manufacturing is at the forefront of utilizing some of the latest technologies in the enterprise software market. Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things bring in sensor data for automation and building smart factories. With the help of SAP and partner solutions, industrial manufacturing companies are also striving to innovate new products and production methodologies, create circular supply chains, improve sustainability, maintain and extend the lives of assets, and build resilient and stronger supply chains.

SAP and Partner Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing

There are many solutions in the SAP ecosystem that are relevant to the Industrial Manufacturing sector:

SAP and Partner Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing

There are many solutions in the SAP ecosystem that are relevant to the Industrial Manufacturing sector:

Product design and development tools to detect risks and inform decision, manage collaboration and change, align with safety and compliance requirements, and manage product lifecycles.
Marketing and Sales solutions to manage current client relationships and seek out new customers through targeting marketing and e-commerce capabilities.
Supply Chain Management to plan for demand, inventory, and operational needs, as well as transportation management, supplier logistics, warehouse automation, and environmental compliance.
Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things offerings to help build smart manufacturing processes, embed the latest technologies, promote collaboration between engineering and manufacturing, monitor and forecast asset performance, and enable better environmental health, safety, and risk management.
Data and analytics tools for financial analysis and planning, building digital twins, customer analytics, optimizing field service.
Mobility tools for field service workers to access and input key information from anywhere.
HCM and HXM tools for recruiting, onboarding, and talent management.

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders

Industrial manufacturing organizations are utilizing SAP and partner solutions as part of their transformation programs. Here are some examples and insights to consider:

Eczacıbaşı Building Products digitizes core business processes with SAP CX and SAP S/4HANA.Watch this event presentation to learn how Eczacıbaşı increased the number of items the manufacturer could ship each month by 30% without increasing headcount.
MSC Industrial Supply Co. uses Rise with SAP to retool. Read this case study to find out how MSC streamlined its technology stack with the help of the Rise with SAP offering and Google Cloud.
Photonics manufacturer transforms financial operations with SAP S/4HANA for central finance. Read this case study and discover how Excelitas supported its transformation with SAP S/4HANA for central finance .

- SAP Supply Chain Management
SAP’s Supply Chain Control Tower – Providing end-to-end visibility

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A supply chain control tower is a centralized platform that provides real-time visibility and control over all aspects of the supply chain. It uses advanced technology, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics, to gather and analyze data from all relevant processes (plan, source, order, fulfill) and sources such as transportation systems,…
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Demand-Driven Planning for S/4HANA and ERP

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Demand-driven replenishment, demand-driven planning, or demand-driven MRP help in efficiently planning and managing supply chains based on customer demand, as opposed to traditional MRP procedures. DDP decouples material flows, makes them less vulnerable to supply chain disruptions, and ensures the availability of relevant products through dynamically managed buffers. In this article, know how decoupling material…
- SAP Finance Automation
Financial Close Transformation Industry Derivative

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Compliance with global accounting standards becomes increasingly difficult as SAP organizations expand operations into new regions. An accurate and efficient financial close process is essential to provide executives with key and timely insights regarding an organization’s financial health. This industry derivative examines the differences in the financial close transformation priorities and strategies between respondent organizations…
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Lead-Time and On-Time, In-Full: Essential Metrics for Supply Chain Success

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Insufficiencies in supply chains can occur due to a variety of factors, such as inadequate capacity, delays in transportation or production, or issues with suppliers. Supply chain insufficiencies can cause several challenges for businesses. These can pertain to lost sales, customer dissatisfaction, and damage to the company’s reputation. In addition, supply chain inefficiencies can result…
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Building a Digital Framework for the Supply Chain

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Companies need to align their strategic and operations plans and find ways to maximize their working capital investments to ensure that they get the products they want when they want them. They also need to orchestrate the transition from planning to execution, remove fixed lead times, and balance agility and efficiency. With fast and responsive…
- SAP S/4HANA
Driving digital transformation at Morse Hydraulics with Pythian and SAP S/4HANA

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A global manufacturer had evolved past the limitations of its legacy SAP ECC system and couldn’t keep up with the firm’s growth or support much future innovation. Business need: Enhance business processes and upscale revenues with a more composed, consistent environment. Also required better performance and stability, new functionality, better runtime analytics, and improved mobility…
- SAP EWM
National Distributor of Pet Foods and Supplies Achieves Higher Levels of Customer Service and Associate Productivity with Voice-Directed Picking Solution

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Pet Food Experts is a national distributor of pet foods and supplies to independent pet stores, currently operating six distribution centers across the U.S. Discover how the company went from paper-based picking to voice-directed picking to gain increases in productivity, visibility, and employee retention.
- SAP EWM
Caterpillar Replaces Previous Voice Solution and Achieves 32% Increase in Productivity

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When Caterpillar’s operations team explored their options for a technology refresh, they were looking for the perfect solution to meet all their needs. As a device-independent voice solution, Lydia Voice allowed Caterpillar to choose from various Android devices for their 5 distribution centers. In addition, Lydia Voice is SAP certified and provides a native interface…
- SAP Cloud Migration
eBook: A smarter cloud for your SAP

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In 2017, plastics innovation and manufacturing company Spartech faced a six-month window to carve out SAP ECC, BW, and non-SAP systems from its parent company after a divestiture. With 15 plants operating 24/7, Spartech needed zero downtime while migrating over two terabytes of SAP and non-SAP data, required a strategically re-architected environment for maximum performance…
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Transforming the Financial Consolidation Process

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With financial operations faced with system landscape complexities, a lack of standardized processes for data validation, and manually tuned processes, there is a greater emphasis on implementing solutions that offer to consolidate financial and operational planning with agility, uninterrupted forecasting, and reporting. In this article, you’ll explore how companies can address the scattered system landscape…