SAP Enhances Solution for Extended Supply Chain Management With mySAP.com.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 1999--SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer Hardware or software that improves performance. See defragment and disk management. (TM) Component of Supply Chain Management Solution Being Implemented at More Than 350 Installations Worldwide Today at the eBusiness Conference & Expo, SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SAP), the leading provider of inter-enterprise software solutions, announced strong customer demand for its supply chain management solution with mySAP.com(TM). The SAP(TM) supply chain management solution enables collaborative network optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. across the extended supply chain to help companies work closely with their partners to excel at Verb 1. excel at - be good at; "She shines at math" shine at excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" customer service and order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment . Supply chain management with mySAP.com includes new and enhanced functionality in such areas as collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment replenishment the addition of an appropriate quantity of properly prepared solution containing the correct concentration of chemicals to the developer solutions used in radiography. (CPFR CPFR Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment CPFR Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (merchandising) CPFR Continuous Planning Forecasting & Replenishment CPFR Calling Party Forced Release ), Internet-enabled vendor-managed inventory, promise-to-be-available and shipment tendering. (See related fact sheet, "Extended Supply Chain Management With mySAP.com," for details.) The SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer(TM) component of the solution is being implemented at more than 350 installations across multiple industries worldwide. The design of mySAP.com is built on the flexible and open Internet-Business Framework. Thus, the supply chain management solution provides a company and its supply chain partners with visibility of critical information about inventory levels, orders, demand forecasts, production plans and other key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. to increase service and reduce investments in inventory. Supply chain management with mySAP.com is delivered through personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , role-based, employee- and customer-facing portals of the mySAP.com Workplace. These include role-based portals for consumers, customers, employees and suppliers. In addition, supply chain management with mySAP.com is automatically linked via the mySAP.com Marketplace to other vendors' supply chain solutions. "SAP provides the most comprehensive, integrated supply chain management solution available in the industry today, combined with a scalable Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the business platform that removes the barriers between trading partners and empowers companies to satisfy individual customer needs accurately and efficiently," said Dr. Claus E. Heinrich, executive board member, SAP AG. "mySAP.com enhances collaboration, visibility and real-time communication along the extended supply chain to help businesses synchronize See synchronization. supply with demand, increase responsiveness and maximize competitiveness." "With mySAP.com, SAP is delivering a supply chain management solution that enables companies to create a comprehensive understanding and common view for optimizing their customer intelligence beyond their internal environments to include the extended supply chain of trading partners and customers," said Ed Markowitz, vice president, enterprise resources planning strategy, WidePoint Corp. "Supply chain management through mySAP.com will enable enterprises to develop real collaboration with secure, quantifiable Quantifiable Can be expressed as a number. The results of quantifiable psychological tests can be translated into numerical values, or scores. Mentioned in: Psychological Tests , dynamic information flow and visibility to effectively manage products and markets for a competitive advantage." mySAP.com Solution for Supply Chain Management mySAP.com provides a solution for all major functional areas of supply chain management, including demand and supply planning, distribution and production planning Production planning The function of a manufacturing enterprise responsible for the efficient planning, scheduling, and coordination of all production activities. , manufacturing scheduling, materials and inventory management, production control and maintenance, procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , transportation management, and warehouse management. Supply chain management with mySAP.com -- composed of SAP R/3(R), SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, SAP Logistics Execution System(TM) and SAP Business Information Warehouse SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW) is the name of the Business Intelligence, analytical, reporting and Data Warehousing (DW) solution which is one of the major enterprise software applications produced by SAP AG. (TM) components -- provides comprehensive tools for integrating information and decisions throughout the entire supply chain into a seamless, automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. and optimized information infrastructure. Within one year of general availability, companies across the consumer products, high tech, automotive, retail, healthcare and process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. industries are live on SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, including BD (Becton, Dickinson & Co.), Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. Corp., Colgate-Palmolive Co., fischerwerke, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Wacker Wacker may refer to:
"We chose the SAP supply chain management solution to integrate seamlessly with our existing SAP infrastructure and connect our supply chain processes to the Internet so we can respond faster to market changes affecting supply and demand," said Lori Schock, global business analyst of Dow Corning. "mySAP.com will enable us to create a process-focused, global supply network for sourcing materials and optimizing production plans across geographic boundaries for all 26 countries where we operate, so we can be confident about producing and delivering the right products at the right time for our customers." With mySAP.com, SAP has created flexible components that can be combined into unique solutions tailored for specific customer and industry requirements. Eastman Chemical Co. is using the vendor-managed inventory functionality of supply chain management with mySAP.com to receive real-time information on scheduling and availability from its suppliers, and demand from its customers, to help in its planning processes. "We expect that the online collaboration capabilities of mySAP.com will help us improve the accuracy of product manufacturing plans, reduce product lead times, control costs, and build better relationships throughout our supply chain," said Bob Dorsey, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Eastman Chemical Co. "The SAP solution will enable us to anticipate our customers' needs and plan accordingly, so they never run out of critical supplies and we can manage our inventory more efficiently to increase working capital." Pricing and Availability The mySAP.com supply chain management solution is available via a flexible, role-based licensing model with mySAP.com Edition 1 Update December 1999, which is the current shipping version of mySAP.com. Prospects can test-drive solutions online using the SAP Internet demonstration and evaluation service (IDES-Online). IDES-Online can be accessed at http://ides.sap.com. About SAP As the market leader of inter-enterprise software solutions, SAP is leveraging its strength in industry-focused business software and the world's largest enterprise software customer base to deliver mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalized solutions on demand. This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers and partners to capitalize To regard the cost of an improvement or other purchase as a capital asset for purposes of determining Income Tax liability. To calculate the net worth upon which an investment is based. To issue company stocks or bonds to finance an investment. upon the new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. economy. mySAP.com allows people to harness the power of the Internet to work smarter, better and faster by optimizing supply chains, managing strategic relationships, reducing time to market, sharing virtual information, and increasing productivity and shareholder value. SAP is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." The SAP World Wide Web site can be found at http://www.sap.com. SAP, mySAP.com, SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, R/3, SAP Logistics Execution System, SAP Business Information Warehouse and all SAP product and service names herein are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of SAP AG. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 1999, SAP AG Extended Supply Chain Management With mySAP.com(TM) Fact Sheet December 1999 Supply chain management with mySAP.com(TM) enables collaborative network optimization across the extended supply chain to help companies work closely with their partners to excel at customer service and order fulfillment. Built on the flexible and open Internet-Business Framework, the supply chain management solution provides a company and its supply chain partners with visibility of critical information about inventory levels, orders, forecasts, production plans and other key performance indicators to increase service and reduce investments in inventory. Internet-Enabled Supply Chain Management Applications Supply chain management with mySAP.com, composed of SAP(TM) R/3(R), SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer(TM) (SAP APO apo- 1 A prefix indicating a protein component in a conjugated molecule–eg, apoferritin, apolipoprotein, see there 2 Apolipoprotein, see there (TM)), SAP Logistics Execution System(TM) (SAP LES(TM)) and SAP Business Information Warehouse(TM) (SAP BW(TM)) components, provides comprehensive tools for integrating information and decisions from the entire supply chain into a seamless, automated and optimized information infrastructure. The solution covers all major functional areas, including demand and supply planning, distribution and production planning, manufacturing scheduling, materials and inventory management, production control and maintenance, procurement, transportation management and warehouse management. SAP has shipped the Advanced Planner and Optimizer component of the solution to more than 350 installations across multiple industries worldwide. Supply Chain Management With mySAP.com Solution SAP is delivering supply chain management with mySAP.com through personalized, functionally rich portals based on the mySAP.com(TM) Workplace. Users gain fast, easy and convenient access, direct or over the Web, to all the internal and external applications, business content and services required for their jobs. These portals empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems users to perform effectively in dynamic, fast-paced, market-driven business environments, putting the appropriate information and applications just a keystroke key·stroke n. A stroke of a key, as on a word processor. key  stroke away via an interface that is easy to learn, customize and use. The mySAP.com portals tie together market intelligence, sales execution, groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. , product information, definition and pricing, customer history, profile and buying patterns, installed-base management, order fulfillment, and engineering to order, regardless of whether the information or systems are from SAP. The role-based solutions are delivered through these portals, providing users with functionality relevant to their specific jobs. Supply chain management with mySAP.com role-based portals include consumer, customer, employee and supplier. Also, supply chain management with mySAP.com is automatically linked via the mySAP.com Marketplace to other vendors' supply chain solutions. New or enhanced functionality for supply chain management with mySAP.com includes the following: -- Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) enables buyers and sellers to collaborate on demand and order forecasting and update their plans regularly based on the dynamic exchange of information over the Internet, leading to optimal customer stock levels and reduced supplier inventory. The supplier, manufacturer and customer develop a joint business plan that includes upcoming promotions and events to synchronize supply plans and forecasts. Direct benefits include lower inventory levels, better customer service, improved cash flow and reduced capital investments, enabling companies to increase their profitability and market share at the same time. -- Internet-Enabled Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI VMI Virginia Military Institute VMI Vendor Managed Inventory VMI Vertical Motion Index VMI Valtakunnan Metsien Inventointi (Finnish: National Forest Inventory) VMI Video Module Interface ) enhances collaboration with suppliers and customers via the Internet to allow a manufacturer to proactively replenish re·plen·ish v. re·plen·ished, re·plen·ish·ing, re·plen·ish·es v.tr. 1. To fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to: replenish the larder. 2. orders accurately and on time. Based on the actual and projected demand of the customer for the finished goods, the current inventory of the customer and the target days of supply for the customer, the manufacturer proactively determines the replenishment orders for the customer in real time via the Internet. This creates value for companies by helping them support new business processes, reduce costs and lead times, increase operational efficiency and productivity, enhance decision support and business partnerships, and improve customer service. -- Collaborative Supply Planning enables a manufacturer to use its supply network planning model to derive total supply chain production requirements and publish the results of the dependent production plan to suppliers. These trading partners collaborate to arrive at an agreed-upon production and purchasing plan. All partners can view the results of this plan via the Web and, if necessary, change the delivery of components and supplies. Benefits include reduced inventory levels and lead times, increased operational efficiency and improved customer service. -- Promise to Be Available supports dynamic sourcing and commitment of orders, taking into account information about availability across production plants and distribution centers to match supply with demand. This process considers materials and capacity availability simultaneously and allows rules-based consideration of alternative materials and sourcing locations. The solution enables sales and customer service representatives to communicate reliable product availability to their customers at the time a customer places or changes an order, utilizing customer relationship management functionality as found in SAP Internet Sales. This leads to more accurate commitments and more responsive delivery, and provides support for build-to-order manufacturing environments. -- Shipment Tendering enables shippers and carriers to exchange via the Internet detailed information about planned shipments, bids, rates and conditions to arrive at an agreement. A shipper SHIPPER. One who ships or puts goods on board of a vessel, to be carried to another place during her voyage. In general, the shipper is bound to pay for the hire of the vessel, or the freight of the goods. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 1030. can offer a shipment directly to a carrier or make a bid using a transportation exchange provider. Through mySAP.com, even smaller carriers lacking EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange For Administration Commerce and Transport) An ISO standard for electronic data interchange (EDI) that was proposed to supersede both X12 and TRADACOMS as the worldwide standard. See EDI. equipment can respond to any shipper's offers over the Internet portal. With transportation exchange provider integration, companies can optimize optimize - optimisation freight movement with new and existing trading partners by using an added feature for real-time pooling of less-than-truckload orders. Benefits include more efficient scheduling, lower transportation costs, reduced paperwork and access to the most current, accurate information. Availability The mySAP.com supply chain management solution is available via a flexible, role-based licensing model with mySAP.com Edition 1 Update December 1999, which is the current shipping version of mySAP.com. Prospects can test drive solutions online using the SAP Internet demonstration and evaluation service (IDES-Online). IDES-Online can be accessed at https://ides.sap.com. Additional enhancements planned for availability in the second quarter of 2000 include functionality for transportation planning Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, sidewalks, bike lanes and public transport lines). and vehicle scheduling, repetitive manufacturing, supply chain network design and campaign planning The process whereby combatant commanders and subordinate joint force commanders translate national or theater strategic and operational concepts through the development of campaign plans. . About SAP As the market leader of inter-enterprise software solutions, SAP is leveraging its strength in industry-focused business software and the world's largest enterprise software customer base to deliver mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalized solutions on demand. This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers and partners to capitalize upon the new Internet economy. mySAP.com allows people to harness the power of the Internet to work smarter, better and faster by optimizing supply chains, managing strategic relationships, reducing time to market, sharing virtual information, and increasing productivity and shareholder value. SAP is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." The SAP World Wide Web site can be found at http://www.sap.com. SAP, mySAP.com R/3, SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, SAP APO, SAP Logistics Execution System, SAP LES, SAP Business Information Warehouse, SAP BW, mySAP.com and all SAP product and service names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. (c) Copyright 1999, SAP AG |
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