SAP SE has launched four new cloud-based applications to meet new challenges created by the evolution of supply chains into demand networks.
The new SAP Integrated Business Planning solution comprises SAP Integrated Business Planning for sales and operations, SAP Integrated Business Planning for inventory, SAP Integrated Business Planning for supply and SAP Supply Chain Control Tower.
The applications are designed to deliver analysis and share alerts of real-time information across the end-to-end supply and demand network, with the speed of the SAP HANA platform and fast adoption through SAP Cloud. According to SAP, they also offer a collaborative environment for sales and operations planning across global functions, new optimization algorithms and supply chain monitoring capabilities.
Hans Thalbauer, senior vice president, line-of-business solutions for supply chain, SAP, said, “This latest group of offerings demonstrates SAP’s commitment to the supply chain in its evolution to a demand network, and supporting our customers with the capabilities of the SAP Cloud portfolio and the SAP HANA platform, to ensure their continued success.”
SAP has also made available to customers the SAP ERP Foundation Extension package and SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) powered by SAP HANA via 30-day cloud-based trials.
Both trials are ready to use and based on SAP Rapid Deployment solutions, with content that consists of best practices and sample data.
This will allow customers to trial the solution within their own private cloud environment separately provided via Amazon Web Services, for which a service fee will occur, by accessing the trials through SAP HANA Marketplace.
“By offering these solutions on a trial basis, customers can easily see the power and simplicity of the software, based on the best practices and content of SAP Rapid Deployment solutions,” said Dr. Bernd Welz, executive vice president, solution and knowledge packaging, SAP. “SAP is simplifying the way it does business with its customers and these trials demonstrate SAP’s commitment to this promise.”
