Hot Topics Research Report - SAP-Centric EAM & Supply Chain · The SAP-Centric Materials &...
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Powering the SAP Materials, Logistics, Supply Chain & Procurement Community The SAP-Centric Materials & Logistics conference is the go-to event for inventory, procurement and supply chain
professionals to learn the latest strategies and best practices for SAP solutions. The event features case studies from
fellow SAP users across various industries as well as expert training from SAP and solution providers. Now in its
second year, the growing community includes a network of users, decision-makers, partners, experts, analysts and
more. The 2018 conference is co-located with the 14th annual SAP-Centric EAM conference, providing even more
value to your entire asset management and supply chain teams.
To prepare for the 2018 event, Eventful Conferences embarked on an extensive research project to uncover the top
challenges and opportunities in the materials and logistics space. We interviewed over 50 professionals who operate
in supply chain, procurement and inventory at focus groups throughout the country. The following research report
reflects their opinions and will be the blue print for the upcoming SAP-Centric Materials & Logistics conference to be
held from March 26-28 in Austin, Texas.
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Table of Contents
Inventory Optimization & Inventory Management 04
MRO & Spare Parts 04
Track & Trace Visibility 05
Mobility 05
Sourcing & Procurement 06
Transportation 06
Warehouse Management 07
Master Data 08
Reporting 08
Change Management 09
Dynamic Landscape & SAP Roadmap 09
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Inventory Optimization & Inventory Management
MRO & Spare Parts
Forecasting and predictive analytics are top of mind as supply chain professionals constantly
look to free up capital while maintaining optimal inventory levels. Inventory managers must
find the perfect balance to prevent stock-outs, improve demand response time and asset
utilization, reduce inventory, and enable faster order cycle times.
• ForecastinginventoryvaluesforMROsuccessfullytoreduceinventorycarryingcosts
• Balancingtheneedtokeepinventorylevelslowwhileplanningfortheunknown
• Usinginventoryanalysistohighlightinefficienciesinsupplychain
• Effectivelyusingcyclecountstomanageinventoryandverifyaccuracy
• UsingSAPMaterialsRequirementsPlanning(MRP)toprovideaccurateforecasts
• Understandinghowotherorganizationshavesuccessfullyforecasteddemand
• Trackingservicepartsinventorydataforplanning,monitoringandforecasting
• Automatingtheprocessofsparepartusageandreplenishment
• Reducingexcessivepartsholdingtofreeupcapital
• Maintainingmasterdatatoallowforsmoothplantmaintenanceintegration
• IntegratingaccountingrulesandaccountspayablewithMROprocesses
• UnderstandingsupplierleadtimesforfulfillmentofMROpurchaseorders
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Asset intensive industries struggle to maintain optimum levels of spare parts in inventory for
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO). Preventive and routine maintenance rely on the
proper management of spare parts to complete their work. MRO & Spare Parts management
teams must keep inventory carrying costs low while having enough parts on hand for
maintenance to get the job done.
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Track & Trace Visibility
Mobility
As organizations continue to operate across the globe it is even more important to have
visibility and traceability on where products and parts end up. Regulatory requirements
continue to become more complex and organizations must have a defined strategy to
guarantee quality through the entire process. As track and traceability becomes more
advanced, organizations are better equipped to operate safely and more efficiently.
We are now operating in a mobile based society with unlimited capabilities at our fingertips.
Supply chain departments are better equipped now more than ever with a plethora of tools
to use. Inventory management has been radically transformed from barcoding to RFIDs and
now organizations seek best practices for using these technologies effectively.
• LeveragingRadio-frequencyidentification(RFID)andbarcodetechnologytodelivertraceabilityinreal-time
• Improvingvisibilityandfeedbacktimetoincreasecustomerandbusinesspartnersatisfaction
• Uncoveringexceptionsquicklythatdonotmatchplannedprocesses
• Accuratelymeetingrequirementsoftraceabilitycompliancereportingandbatchgenealogy
• Usingbatchmanagementtoimprovesafety
• Handlingremoteworkersandtheabilitytoworkofflinewhereconnectivityisanissue
• Makingmobileuserfriendlyacrossgenerationaldifferencesandskillsets
• UnderstandinghoworganizationsareleveragingFiorivs.Personasvs.GuiXT
• Havinganintuitive,notrainingrequiredmobileappexperience
• Usingmobiledatacollectionontheshopfloortoincreaseinventoryintegrity
Sourcing & Procurement
Transportation
Sourcing & procurement departments strive to develop streamlined procurement processes
across the organization to create better business controls while eliminating redundant data
entry efforts. With the digital disruption of new technologies, like Ariba, many companies are
struggling to understand which of the technologies make sense for their business challenges.
• Identifyingspendchannelsandcostsavingswithinthesupplychain
• Buildingastreamlinedprocure-to-payprocess
• UnderstandinghowtoleverageAribaandSAP’sSupplyNetworkCollaboration(SNC)toimprovecollaborationandvisibility
• Findingwaystoachievetimeandresourceefficienciesduringsourcing
• Leveragingaccesstonewsupplierstoimproveoperationalefficiencyandbusinessperformance
• Buildingabusinesscaseformoresophisticatedprocurementandsourcingtools
• Designingeffectivecatalogcontentmanagementtocreateasinglesourceoftruth
• Capturingprocurementcontractsanddatainonetool
• Costconsiderationsarounde-procurementandinsightsintotheuseofe-catalogues
• Addressingcomplianceissuesinsuppliernetwork
• UsingSAPTMtomanagetheentiretransportationprocessthroughordermanagementtofinancialsettlement
• Understandingwhattheprocesslooksliketoupgradethesystem
• Connectingwithfreightmanagersmoreefficiently
• Improvingtransportationdecision-makingprocesseswithautomation
• UtilizingTMfore-Tendering
• Learninghowtoincorporatetransportcostsintoyourmaterialvaluation
• Understandinghowothersareharnessingmobiletechnologyintransportation
• ExaminingthevalueofSAP’sTransportationManagement(TM)9solution
As supply chain continues to focus efforts on optimizing operations, transportation
management departments must also seek ways to be as efficient as possible. Transportation
management plays a huge part in reducing costs and properly controlling materials &
inventory when operating effectively.
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Warehouse Management
Underperformance in warehouse management can negatively impact the entire supply
chain. Organizations recognize this impact and are interested to hear how SAP’s Extended
Warehouse Management (EWM) can help improve their operations. From better visibility
& management of inventory to workflows and space utilization a successful warehouse
operation is key to success.
• LeveragingSAP’sstandardwarehousemanagementtoolstotheirfullcapability
• IntegratingEWMwithoutbounddeliveryprocessesfromPM
• Discoverhowvoicetechnologycanimprovewarehouseefficiency
• Dealingwiththeprocesschangearoundnewtoolsforwarehousemanagement
• Insightsintothefutureofwarehousing,transportationandlogisticsfromanSAPperspective
• ExploringSAPEWMtoimprovestockaccuracyandobtainagreatervisibilityofprocesses
Master Data
Reporting
Successful and sustainable supply chain operations cannot exist without accurate master data.
Having accurate and up-to-date material masters is critical to MRO operations. Organizations
must first recognize how imperative accurate master data is to the overall business and then
design processes and data governance policies to maintain the ongoing integrity of the data.
• Remainingconsistentwithdataentryandprocessesacrossvariouslocations
• Trackingchangestopartnumbers,modelnumbersetc.andensuringitdoesnotslowdowntheorderprocess
• CollaboratingwithvendorstogetdataformatsthatcanbeuploadeddirectlyintoSAPforcriticalparts,etc.
• Makingsureyouarerecordingtherightdatacorrectlyinthesystem
• Understandingwhattoolsareavailabletoevaluatemasterdatagovernance
• Developingadataarchivingstrategy
• Identifyingwhoshouldownthematerialmastersintheorganization
• Quantifyingtheriskof“baddata”inyourorganization
• Creatingaccurateservicemasterstoeaseservicepurchaseorders
• Leveragingdataforgreatervisibility,predictivecapabilitiesandprocessoptimization
• Havingreal-timedatavisibilityoninventoryandspareparts
• Usinganalyticstomakesenseofthedatainaconsumableformat
• Identifyingbestpracticesdatavisualizationtechniquesfordashboardsandreports
• Makingsuredatasetsacrossvarioussystemsaretalkingtoeachother
• Harnessingcomprehensivecross-functionaldataforquickandinformeddecisions
• Effectivelygettingmaterialdatainthehandsofourpeopleiswhereitisimportant
• Developingbusinessintelligenceskillsetstoviewdataanalytically
• UnderstandinghowSAP’sHANAtoolcanenhancesupplychainreporting
• Leveragingreal-timereportingandpredictiveanalytics
As more data becomes available, it is important that the business leverages this information
to make strategic decisions. Real-time reporting and dashboards are reshaping the way
executives look at their business. Using predictive analytics is slowly becoming the standard
for an effective asset management and supply chain team.
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Change Management
Dynamic Landscape & SAP Roadmap
With new advancements in technology, new ways of doing business emerge. Creating
buy-in from all areas of the business, from supply chain to finance creates an organization
that is prepared for successful growth. Best practices and processes for on-boarding,
adoption and on-going support are desperately needed.
• Breakingdownsilosacrosstheorganizationtooperatebetterinachangingenvironment
• Gaininganunderstandingofhowalargesystemimplementationwillaffectsupplychainfunctions
• Communicatingtheimportanceofchangemanagementinanytechnologytransformation
• Organizationalalignmentacrossgroupstounderstandwhatoverallbusinessobjectivesareimportant
• BuildingtherelationshipandcollaborationbetweenbusinessandIT
• Obtainingstrongmanagementsupporttopromotebusinessengagementfromthetop-down
• Workingwithlegacysystemsandhowtotakestepstobereadyfornewtechnology
• UnderstandingIT’sabilitytoupdateandmakechangesinacomplicatedlandscape
• UnderstandingthedifferencebetweenHANA&S/4andtheimpactitwillhave
• LearningfromSAPwhattechnologiesaregoingawayandwhataresaying
• UnderstandingSAP’sRoadmapforAribaandhowtoevaluateifitisrightforyourorganization
• Gettingexecutiveleadershiponboardtokeepupwithevolvingtools
• HowtoleverageSupplierNetworkCollaboration(SNC)tosynchronizeandautomatetheflowofinformationbetween
your company and your supplier
• Addressingcomplianceissues
Supply chain departments are tasked with forecasting and operating in a business
environment that is constantly changing. SAP continues to offer a wide variety of tools that
are leveraged differently based on each organization’s unique needs. From the Materials
Management module to Ariba, organizations are asking what does the SAP Roadmap look
like and how will that impact how to prepare for the future.
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