{"id":187910,"date":"2024-08-06T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=187910"},"modified":"2024-08-01T23:08:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:08:27","slug":"all-about-sap-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-sap-supply-chain","title":{"rendered":"SAP Supply Chain: Definition, Features, Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"187910\" class=\"elementor elementor-187910\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9a0c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7c9a0c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b2f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4b2f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the transformation of raw materials into finished products to delivery to final customers, the supply chain is, to say the least, complex.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c125e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c125e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As companies evolve in a dynamic and interconnected environment, the complexity keeps growing. Today, the majority of organizations have to operate across multiple countries, multiple time zones, and comply with various regulations. To do this, they need solutions to <\/span><b>efficiently manage logistical processes.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is precisely the goal of the <\/span><b>SAP Supply Chain solution.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Discover its features and benefits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b01ce1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9b01ce1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c1af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61c1af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is SAP Supply Chain?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5b614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e5b614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP Supply Chain is one of the key modules of the SAP ERP software. <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/deciphering-paid-acquisition-definition-and-strategy-insights\">E-commerce<\/a>, industries, producers, and distributors are all facing an increasingly complex supply chain. Regardless of the size of the structure or the sector of activity, they need a <\/span><b>solution to streamline logistics.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbc56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebbc56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-187913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c261a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c261a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he SAP supply chain management system accomplishes this. It controls production planning, demand planning, and business forecasting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies can thus <\/span><b>efficiently manage and coordinate all processes related to logistics:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> procurement of goods, manufacturing, distribution, inventory management, order preparation, delivery, etc. All aspects are covered by SAP Supply Chain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, the platform relies on:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Data centralization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: customer data, business information, and financial information are gathered within a single interface.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Automation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: supply chain processes are automated to free the teams from time-consuming and repetitive tasks.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca779d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dca779d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this solution, companies modernize and <\/span><b>develop a supply chain 4.0.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a5556 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58a5556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get training in Data Science<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cafe57e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cafe57e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6e667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed6e667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the features of SAP Supply Chain?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcf250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dcf250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To modernize the supply chain, SAP Supply Chain relies on its 5 key features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ae1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51ae1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Business Planning<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1187589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1187589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In logistics, planning is key: from product manufacturing to delivery to the final customer, including goods transport and inventory management.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP Supply Chain&#8217;s business planning allows for the planning of all these stages:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Forecasting and customer demand management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: thanks to statistical modeling and machine learning algorithms, the software can make accurate short- and long-term forecasts.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Multi-tier inventory optimization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: logistics teams can manage their stocks and inventories at different levels. This means defining maximum stock goals and planning for a buffer to respond to unexpected demand.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Sales and Operations Planning (S&amp;OP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: SAP Supply Chain facilitates collaboration between departments (notably sales and operations) to balance inventory and service levels.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Response and supply planning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: using plans based on priority demands, assignments, and constraints, teams optimize the supply chain.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168e1f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"168e1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-187920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest2-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7426c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7426c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Manufacturing<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0651461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0651461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this manufacturing aspect, SAP Supply Chain helps organizations optimize supply chain operations. This applies to both services and cost or capital terms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To achieve this, the platform offers two main functionalities:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Feedback loops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: these streamline change management. Logisticians can adapt more easily to operational plan modifications. Since SAP Supply Chain centralizes all technology stack data, it is easier to access real-time information and alerts. Thus, it is easier to react quickly to supply chain fluctuations.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Automation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: all manufacturing environments can benefit from task streamlining.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9404cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9404cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Parts Planning<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7598064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7598064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For certain industrial sectors, it is not finished products that need to be managed, but parts of an assembly. Here again, SAP Supply Chain meets the constraints of these professionals with various functionalities:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demand management and forecasting;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inventory planning;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parts supply planning;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distribution logistics (push or pull deployment).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8443a7c elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8443a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01736f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01736f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Advanced ATP<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bac4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1bac4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced ATP (Available-to-Promise) specifically addresses the Sales and Distribution departments for <\/span><b>order management.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea is to balance supply and demand for each order. This includes several functionalities:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Availability check<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: this is the basis of ATP. It involves checking if the ordered resources will be available in sufficient quantity by the planned date.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Allocation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: when demand exceeds supply or production capacity. In this case, orders are allocated in a balanced manner, not according to the FIFO (first in &#8211; first out) principle.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Alternative-based confirmation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: in case of non-availability of a resource. It involves finding alternatives to satisfy the customer (whether in terms of delivery date, sold products, quantity, etc.).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Release for delivery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: this is an overview of available resources. It provides leeway to make last-minute changes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c671a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c671a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-187927\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/07\/SAP_Supply_Chain_datascientest3-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1c31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b1c31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefbbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fefbbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP Supply Chain <\/span><b>fosters collaboration at all levels:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> planning, purchase orders, inventory management, goods quality, etc. The idea is to encourage information sharing, both among collaborators and business partners.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, logistics and commercial services can exchange data in real-time, regardless of their geographical location.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a64c88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1a64c88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f883060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f883060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits of a logistics management system?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67e055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67e055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP Supply Chain is an essential tool for implementing <\/span><b>agile supply chain planning.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The advantages of this solution are numerous:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased productivity;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost reduction;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased agility and risk resilience;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved product quality;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better customer service;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transparency and sustainability.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b1ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b1ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All this is due to the predictive analytics, modeling, and automation provided by SAP Supply Chain. 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