SAP Integrated Business Planning

A software solution that helps users respond to new market expectations with real-time supply chain planning capabilities, and fulfill future demand . Powered by in-memory computing technology within SAP HANA, this cloud-based solution combines capabilities for sales and operations, demand, response and supply planning, and inventory optimization. - Cloud deployment - Real-time scenarios and simulation - Social collaboration - Predictive Analytics

SAP Integrated Business Planning offers end-to-end visibility of the supply chain, decision support, and supports corrective action through integration with SAP Supply Chain Control Tower. It provides demand transparency with short-term, mid-term, and long-term forecasting, and capabilities for demand sensing and statistical forecasting. It is used in the attempt to establish optimal inventory targets that enable the business to maximize profits, while leaving a buffer to help meet unexpected demand, and to deliver a cross-departmental sales and operations plan that balances inventory, service levels, and profitability. Users can optimize resourcing efficiency by creating supply plans based on prioritized demands, allocations, and supply chain constraints.

Users can get up and running quickly with SAP Integrated Business Planning by using preconfigured process templates for an accelerated implementation. Employees user experience is supported with SAP Fiori, with planning and simulation capabilities based on Microsoft Excel. Users can optimize resource efficiency by creating supply plans based on prioritized demands, allocations, and supply chain constraints.