Expense Logging
Ability to record and store information about expenses incurred from purchasing materials and labor.
Cat avg: 7.8
Top Performing Features
Pricing and product configurations generation
Ability to generate pricing and product configurations for customers.
Cat avg: 8.8
Fleet management
Management of a fleet of vehicles (usually trucks) used to transport goods.
Cat avg: 7.5
Warehouse asset management
Monitoring of company assets.
Cat avg: 8.3
Worst Performing Features
Employee allocation
Allocation of employees within supply chain operations in the most efficient way.
Cat avg: 5.6
Return services
Software that takes care of the returns process.
Cat avg: 6.9
Purchase order generation
Ability to produce purchase orders after a sale has been made.
Cat avg: 8
SAP Integrated Business Planning Features from Reviews
Supply Chain Planning
Integrating the activities of different parties throughout the supply chain, and monitoring external and internal conditions that may affect the production of goods.
8.1+5%
Custom alerts
Real-time alerts of supply chain activity such as shipping status or problems.
Category average: 8.1
Scenario-based planning
Software that allows users to run simulations for different scenarios, based on changes in circumstances like level of demand, in order to plan for all likely outcomes.
Category average: 8
Resource optimization
Ability to allocate resources/materials across the supply chain in the most efficient way.
Category average: 7.8
Supply forecasting
Ability to use past and current data on producers, suppliers, and international trade to predict what trends might impact supply in the future.
Category average: 7.6
Capacity estimation
Ability to determine how much production capacity is needed to produce a specific product at scale to meet demand needs.
Category average: 7.7
Employee allocation
Allocation of employees within supply chain operations in the most efficient way.
Category average: 5.6
Supply network coordination
Improving supply chain performance by aligning the plans and objectives of each partner in the supply chain (e.g. producers and transportation and logistics).
Category average: 8
Procurement Management
Overseeing the activities of the purchasing department of the company.
8.4+11%
Raw material sourcing
Utilizing cost information to manage the sourcing of raw materials in the most cost effective way.
Category average: 7.7
Supply market analysis
Identifying specific market characteristics for specific goods to enhance procurement strategies.
Category average: 7.5
Cost analysis
Ability to run cost analysis and create reports.
Category average: 7.5
Expense Logging
Ability to record and store information about expenses incurred from purchasing materials and labor.
Category average: 7.8
Order Fulfillment Management
Overseeing the process that takes a product from sale to delivery.
8.10%
Order fulfillment optimization
Ability to make the order fulfillment process as efficient as possible by bundling orders, selecting specific delivery times etc..
Category average: 8.3
Return services
Software that takes care of the returns process.
Category average: 6.9
Purchase order generation
Ability to produce purchase orders after a sale has been made.
Category average: 8
Purchase order tracking
Ability to tack customer's orders and pinpoint their location.
Category average: 8.1
Supplier delivery scheduling
Software that creates supplier delivery appointments.
Category average: 7.9
Pricing and product configurations generation
Ability to generate pricing and product configurations for customers.
Category average: 8.8
Logistics and Transportation Management
The activities surrounding the movement of goods from one manufacturing stage to the next and then onto the final consumer.
8+7%
Packaging
Packaging of materials or products.
Category average: 7.4
Delivery planning
The orchestration of delivery planning across different transportation channels such as overseas, road, or air travel.
Category average: 7.5
Route optimization
Ability to use prior delivery data and information about current travel conditions to pick the most efficient route.
Category average: 7.9
Shipping performance
Monitoring of shipping performance.
Category average: 7.6
Fleet management
Management of a fleet of vehicles (usually trucks) used to transport goods.
Category average: 7.5
Warehouse & Inventory Management
Monitoring and management of warehouse and inventory activities.
8.30%
Automation of warehouse operations
Ability to automate certain warehouse tasks such as restocking.
Category average: 8.4
Inventory storage
Monitoring of current inventory storage.
Category average: 8.8
Stock monitoring
Ability to monitory inventory levels across one or multiple warehouses.
Category average: 8
Inventory tracking
Ability to track products through the supply chain and delivery processes using either bar codes, serial numbers, or RFID.
Category average: 8.7
Warehouse asset management
Monitoring of company assets.
Category average: 8.3
Inventory and price forecasting
Forecasting price changes and future inventory needs.
Category average: 8.1
Demand Management
Monitoring and reporting on market demand conditions.
8.0+2%
Demand signal sensing
Using current demand indicators (including supply chain data) to create a forecast of future demand.
Category average: 7.6
Demand forecasting
Similar to demand sensing, but draws on more historical data to create a forecast of future demand.
Category average: 7.9
Customer analytics
Ability to analyze customer data and produce reports.
Category average: 7.6
Inventory stock optimization
Using price and inventory forecasting to optimize inventory stock levels.
Category average: 7.9
Sales and operations planning
Ability to plan future sales and operations based off of current and historical data.
Category average: 7.9
Pricing and promotion tracking
Ability to track promotion campaigns (this may be used more by retailers).
Category average: 7.6
SAP Integrated Business Planning Features from the Vendor
Supply Chain Planning
Vendor-reviewedCustom alerts
Real-time alerts of supply chain activity such as shipping status or problems.
Scenario-based planning
Software that allows users to run simulations for different scenarios, based on changes in circumstances like level of demand, in order to plan for all likely outcomes.
Resource optimization
Ability to allocate resources/materials across the supply chain in the most efficient way.
Supply forecasting
Ability to use past and current data on producers, suppliers, and international trade to predict what trends might impact supply in the future.
Capacity estimation
Ability to determine how much production capacity is needed to produce a specific product at scale to meet demand needs.
Supply network coordination
Improving supply chain performance by aligning the plans and objectives of each partner in the supply chain (e.g. producers and transportation and logistics).
Demand Management
Vendor-reviewedDemand signal sensing
Using current demand indicators (including supply chain data) to create a forecast of future demand.
Demand forecasting
Similar to demand sensing, but draws on more historical data to create a forecast of future demand.
Customer analytics
Ability to analyze customer data and produce reports.
Inventory stock optimization
Using price and inventory forecasting to optimize inventory stock levels.
Sales and operations planning
Ability to plan future sales and operations based off of current and historical data.
Pricing and promotion tracking
Ability to track promotion campaigns (this may be used more by retailers).