SAP IBP for Supply Chain Optimizer

Product demand is normally forecasted based on the demand for a product and expected variables. Demand planning variables, such as seasonality and elasticity, account for the peaks or valleys in supply chain models. Stores in Florida prepare for hurricanes based on historical data. Third-party logistics expect shipping demand to increase around the holidays and ensures that their transportation contracts account for the necessary change. Pandemics and other world health emergencies are not as easy to predict; however, supply chain operations can use solutions like SAP IBP to make immediate changes in their planning strategy as a crisis develops and consumer demand changes.

Our solution offers supply chain professionals the ability to make modifications to a production plan, transportation logistics, and vendor suppliers to ultimately address drastic changes in consumer demand.

• Connection to dynamic sources for accurate and timely calculations
• Flexible, intuitive production scenario planning
• Dynamic reporting covering plant, distribution center, and shipping capacities and costs