SAP Integrated

Business Planning
A sustainable, risk-resilient supply
chain demands connected processes
and fast, flexible planning that can
stand up to disruption.

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What is SAP Integrated Business Planning?

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 SAP Integrated Business Planning
is a cloud-based supply chain planning solution that scales
to accommodate business growth and integrates with
other SAP and third-party systems.

Take advantage of powerful supply chain analytics, what-if simulations,

alerts, and more to stay ahead of change and improve responsiveness.

Main benefits of SAP Integrated Business Planning

✓ Real-time dashboards and monitoring
✓ Advanced predictive analytics
✓ Interactive simulations
✓ Embedded social collaboration
✓ Microsoft Excel-enabled planning tables
✓ Integrated and unified planning across sales and operations,
demand, inventory, supply and response planning
Product overview
SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply
Chain (SAP IBP) enables businesses to
centralize demand, supply, inventory, sales, and
operations planning on one platform to create
more efficient and resilient supply chains.

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Process coverage and planning levels

SAP Supply Chain Control Tower

SAP Integrated Business Exception Handling and Business Network Collaboration
Planning (IBP) within supply
chain management refers to Sales and Operations Planning
macro processes such as Strategic and Tactical Decision Processes
demand planning, inventory
planning and optimization, Demand Inventory Demand-Driven Response &
supply planning, and exception Replenishment Supply
management. Statistical Forecasting Multi-Stage Inventory Demand-Driven Material Unconstrained and
Optimization Requirements Planning Constrained Supply
SAP IBP brings supply chain Consensus Planning
(DDMRP) Planning, Allocations and
planning processes together Demand Sensing Deployment Planning,
under one roof. Order Rescheduling

SAP IBP Platform

Analytics and web-based planning UI, Microsoft Excel Planning Frontend, job scheduling, data integration, version
planning and simulation, user management and authorizations, data realignment

SAP HANA

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SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain features
Sales and operations planning (S&OP)
Unify financial and operational planning and align
inventory with service levels for greater profitability
Inventory planning and optimization
Maintaining customer service levels while achieving
sustainability goals and maximizing profits
Forecasting and demand management
Automated statistical forecasting and insight from AI
help you better predict demand, improve fulfillment,
and reduce inventory for a more sustainable and
risk-resilient supply chain
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Demand-driven replenishment
Gain more control over the flow of material through
the supply chain with strategic decoupling points
and inventory buffers
Response and supply planning
Feasible supply plans that help you better meet
demand with accurate inventory targets and efficient
capacity utilization
Supply chain visibility
Build a sustainable, risk-resilient supply chain,
with the help of comprehensive visibility, alerting,
and analytics to measure performance, predict what
is coming, and stay ahead of disruptions
What can I do with SAP Integrated Business Planning?

Real-time planning and simulation capabilities in Microsoft

Excel. The Microsoft Excel user interface provides a familiar
and easy-to-use interface for demand planners, supply
planners, sales, finance, and executives.

Explore coordinating and automating artificial

intelligence (AI) and analytics capabilities to maintain
sustainable and risk-resilient supply chains.

Easy to deploy and use, even if the IT department isn't

involved. You can use the system on any device.

Time-saving user experience as a flexible data model and

pre-built templates provides a ready-to-use structure.

Interactive learning and collaborative work experience

enhance learners’ engagement and understanding.

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Why use SAP Integrated Business Planning?

More than
1000 companies SAP skills are in demand:
worldwide use SAP IBP to streamline supply chain 87% of total global commerce is
and planning processes. generated by SAP customers
It is used by diverse industries, from multinational
87
corporations to medium-sized enterprises, including
manufacturing, retail, consumer goods,
pharmaceuticals, automotive, aerospace, and more.

Supply chain Demand Sales and operations Inventory Executives and

managers planners planners managers decision-makers
to optimize supply chain to forecast customer demand to align sales, marketing, and to optimize inventory levels, to gain insights into the
processes, improve visibility, accurately, align supply with operations teams to execute minimize carrying costs, and business’s overall health,
and monitor and control demand, and improve overall integrated business plans and improve working capital make data-driven decisions,
inventory levels customer satisfaction achieve financial targets efficiency and drive strategic initiatives.

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 SAP Integrated Business Planning covers the core supply chain
planning functionality in one integrated platform.
Why SAP IBP?

✓ All-in-one platform for supply chain planning processes

US Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The need for supply chain managers is ✓ Fully cloud-based and no software installation is required - ideal for
currently experiencing unprecedented levels remote learning and collaboration
of demand. The employment outlook for
✓ Globally available and accessible from everywhere
logisticians is projected to increase
by 28% from 2021 to 2031.
28% ✓ Offers certification that is proof of proficiency in supply chain
management and SAP technologies
✓ Integration with Microsoft Excel enables to leverage
According to McKinsey & Company there is high advanced supply chain planning and optimization
demand for digital supply chain talent: ✓ Learning content provides an introduction to a
range of capabilities within
99% of companies express a tenfold increase in
demand for in-house digital supply chain talent
SAP Integrated Business Planning
✓ Intuitive and easy-to-use interface

Digital supply chains require proficiency Read more

utilizing various digital tools, such as supply here
chain management software, advanced
and
analytics platforms, automation technologies,
here
and robotics systems.

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How to try SAP Integrated Business Planning?

University/Academic Competence Center system access for teaching

Ready-to-use slide sets, case studies, lecturer’s notes, and solution
documents support you in conveying theoretical focal points. The
underlying SAP IBP enables your students to implement learned processes
practically.

Contact your local UCC/ACC or country manager*

Discover SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain

Complete the SAP learning journey and gain a solid understanding of the
SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain solution, the
components, and their associated business processes. Instructor-led
training is supplemented with hands-on exercises using the most recently
released version of the SAP IBP supply chain solution.

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 Customer story

How Microsoft harnessed the power Goal: Why SAP?

“When we had various legacy
of big data, machine learning and Transform to an intelligent digital supply chain – connect all the systems
systems to hand off the demand
within the landscape to get an end-to-end view of the business
IoT to achieve a connected, signal from one environment to
another it used to take up to 48
predictive, digital supply chain hours, this is now done in less than
Before: Challenges and Opportunities four hours.”
• Manual processes and disconnected systems were hindering the Suresh Michael Raja,
“This partnership between SAP IBP and Micro- company's ability to handle challenges and keep up with customer Microsoft Supply Chain Engineering

soft Azure has given us the power to grow from a service expectations
completely disconnected system to a fully connected, • The costs needed to be managed effectively to cope with pricing
-50%
fully predictive [...] truly cognitive supply chain.” pressures and increased customer service expectations
Manual adjustments
Suresh Michael Raja, • Collaboration with suppliers and customers was done offline
Microsoft Supply Chain Engineering through manual spreadsheets +60%
• On-time planning, order confirmation, and customer experience Customer orders
needed improvement
+100%
SAP Integrated Business Planning Stock keeping units

After: Value-Driven Results

• Predictive capabilities were enhanced through the use of big data,
machine learning, and IoT, enabling quicker and faster decision-
making
Microsoft
• Strong partnership between SAP and Microsoft allowed for 1 Microsoft Way, Washington, U.S.
customized solutions specific to Microsoft's industry, ensuring a
smooth transition Industry:
Software development, computer
• Planning cycle time reduced from five days to less than one day hardware, consumer electronics &
Click here to learn more through automation and fewer manual adjustments cloud computing
• Improved on-time planning, order confirmation, and customer Employees:
experience 182,000 (2021)
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 Customer story

Optimizing inventory and Goal: Why SAP?

SAP IBP offers sophisticated invent-
service levels Globally with Reduce excess inventory and be more responsive to customer
tory planning, professional consul-
needs ting services, and comprehensive
SAP Integrated Business assistance for efficient operations,
Planning for Inventory Before: Challenges and Opportunities making it the ideal choice for
optimizing inventory management
• Suboptimal inventory optimization for major parts,
“Using the inventory application, we have a data- leading to excess inventory at multiple distribution ~$616,000
centers and sales points Expected reduction in monthly
driven approach to inventory planning, helping us
inventory maintenance cost based on
reduce excess inventory and be more responsive to • Limited capability in safety stock standards for simulation for 100,000 parts
customer needs.” intermittent demand items
~$22 million
Sun Gil Kim, Senior Manager, Expected savings annually when
Service Parts Operation Innovation Team, applied to 300,000 high-cycle parts
Hyundai Mobis Company SAP Integrated Business Planning
4x
Faster target inventory calculation
After: Value-Driven Results cycle reflecting real-time demand
fluctuations
• Minimized unbalanced inventory at distribution centers
and reduced transfer costs between sales points
• Increased immediate order fill rate by 4%
• Reduced the number of transfers between businesses
by 10.2% Hyundai Mobis Company
Seoul, South Korea
• Readied the business for reduced monthly inventory www.mobis.co.kr
Click here to learn more maintenance costs
Industry: Automotive
• Enabled visibility of the planned value of inventory
by distribution center Products and Services
Automotive parts and servicing

Employees: 10,835
Revenue: US$36.4 billion
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Get started with the learning pathway
Supply chain planning platform combing sales and operations, forecasting and demand, response and supply,
demand-driven and inventory planning
Here's what you will learn

Learn how to optimize business • Integrated planning: process • Planning with the SAP IBP, • Inventory planning and
with an intelligent and dynamic • SAP’s best practices for SAP IBP add-in for Microsoft Excel optimization
supply chain process. • Master data management • Supply planning
• Using SAP IBP for supply chain
• SAP Fiori launchpad • Demand planning • Exception management

SAP Integrated Business

Planning Discover Explore Academic Deep Dive Certification
Learning Pathway
● Experience SAP ● Discover SAP IBP for ● Upcoming events ● SAP Integrated ● SAP Certified
Integrated Business Supply Chain Business Planning for Application Associate
● SAP Integrated
Planning Supply Chain - SAP Integrated
● SAP IBP YouTube Business Planning
● Introduction to SAP Channel with Global Bike* Business Planning for
● Learning journey
Supply Chain
Integrated Business ● Listen to podcast ● Business processes in
Planning
Consultant episode 16, 75, 76, SAP S/4HANA
SAP IBP experience
● Use cases
● Supply chain game

Online courses (SAP Learning, MOOCs) Demo / free trials

Certification Events
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Learning resource example – SAP Integrated
Business Planning with Global Bike
Degree / Field of Study Learning Material
Bachelor, Master / Business,
• Slides, exercises, case studies
Supply Chain Management
and lecturer notes*
Learning Method
Descriptive and explorative cases
Course Duration
Up to half a semester
Language
English, German
Availability
Globally**
Learning Objectives Learning Topics:
• Introduction to supply chain Sales and Operations Planning
1
business planning S&OP in SAP Fiori launchpad & Microsoft Excel add-In
• Understand sales and
operations planning 2 Demand planning - ABC/XYZ segmentation
• Comprehend demand planning
3 Demand planning - demand forecast

4 Advanced supply chain planning

(under development)
*This resource is available for SAP University Alliances member institutions. Contact your local University/Academic Competence Center or your
country manager to get started with teaching. If you are unsure who that is, please contact our team at sapnextgen@sap.com.
**Except China.
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