mySAP Supply Chain Management

TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN

COMPETING THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS

Today, customers demand customized products and fast delivery. Product life cycles are growing shorter. And competitors come from every corner of the globe. To succeed in that customer-centric, competitive world, you need to do more than simply manage internal processes. You need to reach beyond corporate boundaries to collaborate with your entire network of supply chain partners. And you need to work closely with those partners to adapt to change and, ultimately, be competitive. Meeting those challenges requires powerful tools that enable you to work in an adaptive supply chain network, in which partners share information and collaborate to reduce costs and increase responsiveness and profits. Now, SAP and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have joined forces to help you create and use those adaptive supply chain networks. This alliance brings together the leading mySAP TM Supply Chain Management (mySAP TM SCM) solution and a range of HP technologies and expertise to give you an integrated, seamless, comprehensive approach to implementing and using the tools and technologies needed to keep your supply chain operating effectively and competitively today and tomorrow.
mySAP SCM AND THE ADAPTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK

In the new, New Economy, the adaptive supply chain network is rapidly becoming a competitive necessity. mySAP SCM provides the key to making the transformation to such networks. mySAP SCM supports flexible supply chain management within and beyond your enterprise, encompassing everything from production to final delivery in a single comprehensive solution. It provides the complete set of tools and capabilities that you need to perform: Supply chain networking, which lets you Internet-enable your supply chain and transform it into a true collaborative commerce community where customers, suppliers, and partners have visibility into the entire business ecosystem and act as a single seamless network Supply chain planning, which lets you synchronize supply chain activities, respond quickly to change, and optimize forecasts, plans, and operational schedules Supply chain execution, which enables you to manage the entire range of manufacturing, procurement, and fulfillment activities across the extended supply chain Supply chain coordination, which allows you to work closely with partners to coordinate, manage, and evaluate activities and processes across the extended value network and identify exceptions and collaborate to respond with speed and accuracy

tools that help you optimize production assets, shorten order cycles, and minimize inventories. Highly automated order-handling processes contribute to sustained cost reductions. And the solution lets you participate in public and private e-marketplaces, where you can compare suppliers across the globe with speed and ease. Increased visibility and responsiveness In the real world, you must modify and adjust your plans to fit constantly changing conditions. By increasing visibility into the supply chain, mySAP SCM gives you and your business partners the ability to identify problems early and the flexibility to respond rapidly. mySAP SCM supports adaptive supply chain networks by enabling you to monitor all events and processes across the extended value chain, such as location messages, exceptions, equipment status, packing, load transfer, and much more. Data can be captured from carriers, vehicle on-board devices, GPS systems, bar-code scanners, and tracking-service providers. And the solution can automatically send out alerts when exceptions and problems arise, recommend actions based on rules that reflect your business needs, and even provide automated responses to problems.

Enhanced customer service and satisfaction mySAP SCM enables you to increase planning accuracy and track the location of products around the world in real time. You can provide high-quality products and services at competitive prices, access detailed and accurate order-status information, and respond to changing customer requirements quickly and efficiently. Ultimately, mySAP SCM helps you to improve customer satisfaction and customer retention by transforming your supply chain from a supply-centric structure to a customer-centric demand chain, in which your customers demand drives design, production, and replenishment. Sustained cost reduction mySAP SCM lets you cost-effectively match supply and demand through integrated and collaborative planning tools, such as vendor-managed inventory and collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment capabilities. It provides powerful planning

A POWERFUL PLATFORM FOR mySAP SCM

HP and SAP technologies and solutions provide a tailor-made, powerful, cost-effective infrastructure for mySAP SCM. Maximum computing power and memory capacity To deliver fast and accurate collaborative planning capabilities, mySAP SCM uses powerful algorithms and draws on large amounts of data and that means that conventional databases may strain to support the solution. As a result, SAP offers SAP liveCache, a state-of-the-art memory-based computing technology for real-time, high-speed processing of very large data volumes. In addition, HP server systems are designed to provide high levels of computing power. The HP Superdome server, for example, is one of the leading computers among the SAP assemble-to-order application benchmarks, which were defined by SAP to assess the typical system load generated by manufacturing applications. With memory capacities of up to 256 GB, HP servers offer the power and performance to support fast planning and optimization and provide short response times even during peak loads. Maximum availability Supply chain networking, planning, execution, and coordination are mission-critical business processes, and HP high-availability components for mySAP SCM are able to protect the entire solution against failures of single components from hardware right through to the SAP application. Critical business transactions and data are mirrored to backup systems in real time, so that if a component breaks down, the backup systems can take over seamlessly without impairing business processes. Overall, the combination of HP and SAP can help ensure that your critical supply chain processes are always on. Maximum user satisfaction HP technologies, tools, and services help your IT organization consistently provide the levels of availability, performance, and response time that your business and your users require. With their plug-ins to SAP applications, HP IT management tools enable your IT professionals to identify potential problems early and act to resolve them proactively before they affect business processes. The tools cover the entire solution from hardware to application, and from server to appliances even in distributed, Internet-based system environments. Maximum efficiency HP and SAP provide optimized system landscapes and infrastructures that enable you to run your SAP applications with maximum efficiency and minimum effort and expense. The flexible dedication of system resources to different application components lets you optimize your use of existing computing power. If system loads exceed the power and capacity of your active resources, HP solutions enable you to easily switch on additional resources that are kept on standby. Or, if you like, you can simply outsource mySAP SCM to HP to focus your scarce IT personnel on core competencies.

SERVICES THAT TARGET mySAP SCM

SAP and HP offer services designed to help companies make a smooth, effective transition to e-business and mySAP SCM. Working together, the two companies can help you: Achieve a rapid and smooth transition with minimal impact on production systems Protect your investment by integrating and leveraging as much of the existing infrastructure as possible Identify any adjustments to existing systems needed to meet the new requirements of e-business and mySAP SCM Define and execute the most effective sequence of transition activities Operate the adapted environment efficiently while continuously meeting all service-level expectations Together, SAP and HP can provide the resources to complement your internal IT organization and the expertise to move you into the world of adaptive supply chain networks. Solution and transition process design Business discovery and assessment workshops can help you analyze the status quo and plan for future business. Working with experts, you can define business objectives for implementation and model the future supply chain. HP solutions based on mySAP Starter Packs can be used for a proof of concept in order to evaluate and optimize real-life scenarios without impairing production systems. Ultimately, our experts will define the most effective sequence of steps for an efficient transition. You can also work with SAP and HP in our solution centers to develop rapid prototypes of solutions. Deployment Rapid deployment services ensure that the complete infrastructure is optimized, while the mission-critical availability, scalability, and performance needs of your business are addressed. By making use of your test and pilot installations, optional HP factory preintegration and customization can accelerate the delivery of your tailor-made solution. Hardware platforms, operating systems, middleware, storage devices, security components, management tools, and mySAP SCM can be assembled, installed, configured, and tested at the factory to meet your specific requirements. Your factory-integrated solution is then shipped to your site for implementation. Factory integration provides you with: Highly efficient installation, configuration, integration, and test processes Proven quality assurance procedures Close cooperation between the HP factories and the SAP-HP International Competence Center at SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany Minimized time and effort for on-site installation and integration Support To help you in the production phase, SAP and HP have established joint support processes that are consistent around the globe. This cooperative approach ensures centralized, responsive support for your entire mySAP.com solution and HP platform. In addition, SAP and HP offer proactive services that can help keep your solution optimized and maximize system availability and performance.

A POWERFUL COMBINATION
A complete supply chain management solution based on mySAP SCM and HP technologies can bring you a number of key benefits, including: Enhanced customer satisfaction and customer retention because the solution provides flexibility for customization and control tools to help you ensure reliable, on-time deliveries Competitive edge through accurate forecasts and superior functions, which support rapid responses to marketplace changes Cost reductions through automated order processes, reduced inventories, and optimized utilization of assets More accurate and flexible planning and control due to proven algorithms, enhanced system performance, and maximum computing power and memory capacity Fast and smooth implementation provided by experts who draw on experience, knowledge, and methodologies based on best practices Maximum solution performance and capacity through fine-tuning and perfect integration of applications and infrastructures Maximum uptime and availability from hardware right through to the application level Secure and reliable information delivery across functional and corporate boundaries, due to powerful output management Efficient operations through effective and efficient consolidation of the system landscape, a comprehensive set of management tools, and the option to outsource your operations completely

JOINING FORCES FOR YOUR SUCCESS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Now is the time to take advantage of supply chain management with SAP and HP.

SAP and HP have deepened their partnership in the design and implementation of highly available and fault-tolerant IT infrastructures for supply chain management on the Internet. The two companies are jointly committed to delivering solutions to help you efficiently manage your entire globally distributed value-collaboration network. Ensuring the seamless integration of solution components from SAP and HP, this partnership draws on the expertise of consultants from both companies to deliver solutions that combine mySAP SCM with HP computer systems and middleware. Global solution centers are available at SAP and HP locations to preconfigure and pretest applications and computer systems for easier and faster implementation. Access to comprehensive, broadbased solutions embracing leading-edge technologies helps you deploy faster and achieve a rapid return on your investment regardless of your existing infrastructure. As one of the worlds largest printer and computer manufacturers, HP manages highly complex supply chains across the globe. The company has successfully optimized its own factories supply chain processes using mySAP SCM. As a result, it has improved forecast accuracy, reduced inventory, and cut forecasting cycle time by three days. Together, these improvements have led to enhanced customer service and substantial financial savings.

Together, SAP and HP are working to streamline and enhance supply chain management and are paving the way to the next generation of adaptive supply chain networks.

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