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SAP IBP
Integrated Business Planning

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a powerful transformation tool for establishing a robust supply chain foundation for businesses.

SAP IBP Overview

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a powerful transformation tool for establishing a robust supply chain foundation for businesses. We leverage SAP IBP to empower manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and service organizations alike, enabling them to develop and deploy plans in real-time.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations face ever-changing market forces and dynamic supply chain challenges. To stay ahead, companies need their physical supply chains to be supported by a robust digital backbone.

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a powerful transformation tool for establishing a robust supply chain foundation for businesses. We leverage SAP IBP to empower manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and service organizations alike, enabling them to develop and deploy plans in real-time.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations face ever-changing market forces and dynamic supply chain challenges. To stay ahead, companies need their physical supply chains to be supported by a robust digital backbone.

Why Choose SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)?

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a powerful solution designed to help businesses profitably fulfill future demand with real-time supply chain management. Powered by in-memory computing technology within SAP HANA and built on a cloud-based platform, IBP combines capabilities for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), demand planning, response planning, supply planning, and inventory optimization.

Here are the key reasons why you should choose SAP IBP for your supply chain planning needs: 

With SAP IBP, you can leverage a full suite of solutions that enable new end-to-end business processes, business modeling, and revenue streams for your organization. This cutting-edge technology empowers you to stay ahead of the competition and adapt to evolving market demands. 

SAP IBP has consistently demonstrated its ability to make supply chain management easier, faster, and smarter, earning it world-class recognition from industry analysts like Gartner. Planners can be more productive, responsive, and strategic, leveraging real-time data for highly competitive response times. 

SAP IBP offers an innovative portfolio of applications, including Integrated Business Planning, Demand Signal Management, and Leonardo Connected Goods, running on the SAP HANA cloud backbone. These solutions deliver near real-time data and analysis while providing peer-to-peer collaboration within the platform. IBP is not just an upgrade; it is a revolution in digital supply chain management. 

SAP IBP seamlessly integrates a full suite of additional supply chain planning modules and other software applications, keeping planning and analysis within a single portal. This enhanced user experience increases engagement and data reliability, resulting in faster time-to-value and reduced total cost of ownership (TCO). Companies can further close the loop by integrating with SAP cloud platforms to create a real-time supply chain platform.

Security is a top priority for SAP, and IBP employs the highest security standards to guarantee the safety of your data from web and cloud attacks. You can trust that your company's data is protected with IBP's robust security measures.

SAP IBP comes with built-in platforms like BTP, CPIDS, SDI, and RTI, making data model integration from SAP ECC/S4 or non-SAP transaction systems relatively easy and convenient. Companies can save significant costs on application integrations, and maintenance, support, and upgrades are faster compared to previous technologies like ALE, IDOC, and RFC.

By choosing SAP IBP, you can unlock the full potential of your supply chain, drive digital transformation, and gain a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced business environment.  

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SAP Integrated Business Planning

The technology landscape for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is undergoing a significant transformation, with a notable shift from SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) to SAP IBP. This transition is driven by the need for more agile and responsive planning solutions that can meet the demands of today’s dynamic market conditions.  

1. Simplified, Commonly used architecture | 2. Standard approach | 3. Long term vision to have SCCT span over planning & execution solutions

SAP Supply Chain Planning Roadmap

  • SAP has expanded its supply chain planning capabilities with the introduction of the new SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Suite. 
  • Development of the long-term solution for SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) has been discontinued, although maintenance support will continue until 2025. 
  • The new planning platform will be based on SAP HANA. 
  • Key functionalities from SAP APO will be partially integrated into the SAP Business Suite S/4HANA: 
  • SAP Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) and global Available-to-Promise (gATP) functionalities will be incorporated into the ERP system. 
  • By this time, functionalities will exist in both SAP APO and the Business Suite S/4HANA. 

SAP IBP

  • SAP IBP is the new planning solution designed to operate natively on the SAP HANA platform. 
  • It is a cloud-based solution featuring a modular architecture. 
  • Customers are encouraged to migrate gradually to this new planning solution. 

Why SAP IBP?

Vipas Techno offers a comprehensive suite of services to help organizations implement and optimize SAP SuccessFactors:

Multi-Stage Inventory Optimization

Rapid Simulation and Scenario Analysis

Response and Exception Managment

Robust Statistical Model & Embedded ananlytics

SAP IBP Implementation

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a comprehensive solution that consolidates all the necessary technology for effective supply chain management and planning. Whether or not your organization already utilizes other SAP components, Vipas will guide you through the entire process of designing, implementing, and maintaining the SAP IBP solution. Our priority is to ensure that your business operations continue smoothly while we mitigate risks and manage any changes. 

SAP IBP offers native integration with other modules and solutions, enhancing its overall capabilities. By leveraging advanced technologies such as predictive analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, we can create simulations, conduct scenario comparisons, and set up alerts. These features will help you stay ahead of market trends and improve your response capabilities. 

The Demand Planning module utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to create accurate demand forecasts. It enables you to visualize potential market scenarios influenced by external factors and provides statistical forecasts. This enhanced forecasting capability boosts operational efficiency, improves fulfillment rates, and reduces excess inventory. 

This module facilitates capacity management and planning for both response and supply. With advanced algorithms, you can optimize the deployment of your demand plan, allowing for multi-level planning across the entire supply chain, including suppliers, transportation, and manufacturing. It also helps mitigate risks through tactical planning and enhances agility in operational response management. 

The S&OP module integrates financial and operational planning, fostering collaboration and aligning inventory, service levels, and profitability. This integration enhances decision-making capabilities, allowing for more productive and responsive planning while optimizing the overall supply plan. 

Utilizing advanced technology, the SCCT enables proactive supply chain management and significantly increases agility in short-term responsiveness. It provides a 360-degree, real-time view of the entire supply chain, collecting and analyzing data to facilitate smarter, quicker, and more automated decision-making. 

While Demand Planning focuses on medium- and long-term forecasts, Demand Sensing adjusts demand plans in the short term, typically within the product's delivery timeframe. This module significantly enhances short-term forecasting accuracy and is particularly beneficial for: 

  • Allocating short-term supply to various distribution centers to improve service levels. 
  • Adjusting demand settings to boost profitability. 

Inventory Optimization strikes the right balance between inventory levels and customer service. By employing sophisticated scenario planning and a segmented approach, it aligns warehousing costs with customer expectations. The Multi-Stage Inventory Optimization process streamlines inventories across the entire supply chain, identifying relevant planning parameters and cost considerations at various nodes to maximize cost savings while maintaining optimal service levels. 

 

The primary objectives of Inventory Optimization are: 

 

  • Determining the appropriate service level compared to optimal product availability. 
  • Finding the best balance between service level percentages and inventory costs. 

Industry-Specific Solutions.

At Vipas, we provide tailored solutions that align with the unique requirements of various industries. Our expertise spans multiple sectors, ensuring that we meet your specific business needs effectively. 

Petro-Chemicals and Agro & Fertilizers 

  • Integrated Planning: Streamlines downstream and upstream operations, maximizing profits by eliminating transfer pricing using SNP models. 
  • Predictive Analysis: Leverages AI/ML to manage feedstock variability and integrates maintenance planning based on seasonal and price fluctuations. 
  • What-If Analysis: Utilizes scenario modeling to predict profitability impacts and optimize feedstock allocation. 
  • Cost Balancing: Aligns feedstock prices with downstream consumption and market sales, considering by-product costs. 
  • Recycling Optimization: Uses SNP models to maximize output from the C2 C3 carbon chain in recycling processes. 

Hi-Tech 

  • VMI Modeling: Implements Vendor Managed Inventory processes using IBP Response Planning. 
  • Contract Manufacturing Management: Integrates with existing ERP systems for effective contractor oversight. 
  • Demand Forecasting: Models customer-specific demands to enhance forecasting accuracy. 
  • Load Balancing: Addresses bottlenecks in front-end and packing processes through proper capacity modeling. 
  • Order Allocation: Prioritizes customer orders using advanced rules to ensure fairness and efficiency. 
  • No-Touch Sales Orders: Increases automation in sales order allocation using SAP IBP AATP and BOP processes. 

Commodity and Specialty Chemicals 

  • Discrete Planning: Manages chemical and intermediate planning based on finalized feedstock and by-products. 
  • Controlled Allocation: Adjusts for price fluctuations to prevent overstocking while meeting customer demand. 
  • Continuous Manufacturing: Incorporates daily production into planning for effective allocation. 
  • Cost Minimization: Reduces changeover frequency on the shop floor with S4 ePPDS. 
  • Daily Deployment: Utilizes DDMRP IBP models for accurate customer commitment planning. 

Pharma Industry 

  • Active Ingredient Management: Oversees strength and concentration in Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP). 
  • Campaign Planning: Adapts planning based on yield and weight-to-volume ratios. 
  • Decartelization: Transforms continuous manufacturing processes with discrete BOMs. 
  • Quality Assurance Integration: Embeds QA and QC processes into planning. 
  • Demand Management: Uses AI/ML for demand sensing in the generics market. 
  • Production Strategies: Implements push and pull strategies to manage bulk APIs effectively. 

Partnering with Vipas ensures a comprehensive engagement from advisory services and product assessment to implementation, integration, support, and co-innovation. We are committed to delivering solutions that drive efficiency and success across your organization. 

Our differentiators

At Vipas, we offer a unique approach that sets us apart in the SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) implementation space:

Business-Centric Approach

We maintain a technology-agnostic view to identify and solve critical business problems and challenges. We understand and contextualize business requirements, translating them into effective technological solutions.

Focus on People, Process, and Technology

Our focus extends beyond just technology to include people and processes for improved performance. We identify key levers to maximize value from technology implementations for the business.

Business Process Transformation with Best Practices

We identify gaps in existing business processes and propose measures to address them. We align business processes with industry best practices to streamline operations.

Techno-Functional Team with Relevant Experience

Our team comprises domain and technology experts who streamline implementations based on specific requirements. We leverage industry experience and business knowledge to help clients succeed through technology interventions.

At Vipas, we provide our customers with a flexible planning scenario to deploy projects efficiently and effectively. We adapt to your needs and offer the flexibility to implement the suite module by module or adjust it according to your evolving requirements.

Our commitment to delivering value through a holistic approach sets us apart in the SAP IBP implementation space. Partner with Vipas to unlock the full potential of your supply chain planning processes.

Improve Supply Chain Planning with SAP IBP and Vipas

Digital transformation requires expert support to implement an agile supply chain. As leaders in SAP Digital Supply Chain solutions, including SAP GTS, SAP TM, and SAP IBP, Vipas empowers businesses to unlock new value and enhance customer experiences through streamlined processes. Our extensive experience in SAP Supply Chain implementations positions us to deliver exceptional results. 

Vipas leverages SAP solutions to help organizations gain control, improve compliance, streamline processes, reduce costs, and maximize resources. With our deep expertise in supply chain management, we enable you to achieve your business objectives effectively. 

As a consulting firm specializing in SAP implementations, Vipas boasts a team of highly trained professionals equipped to tackle the challenges faced by supply chain departments. We ensure flexibility and efficiency during the deployment of SAP IBP, allowing clients to see results quickly. 

We provide a comprehensive approach to every project, encompassing model conception, organizational and technological aspects, KPI setting, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. Our goal is to implement solutions flawlessly so that you can benefit from the added value delivered. 

Whether you operate within a SAP environment or have your own systems, we are ready to advise and guide you through any project. Partner with Vipas to enhance your supply chain planning and management with SAP IBP. 

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