Supply Chain

SAP for Retail solutions help retailers get the right inventory to the right place, and react faster to market changes.

With SAP solutions, you gain greater operational transparency – so you can:

• A achieve business agility
• Adjust your supply chain network quickly to deliver the right products to stores, at the lowest possible costs

SAP for Retail enables you to optimize the key activities involved in supply chain management, including:

• Sourcing and buying – With SAP solutions, sourcing and buying processes are managed efficiently and profitably across multiple channels by leveraging shopper and product sourcing information. Retailers can select appropriate sourcing locations to fulfill orders most efficiently and cost effectively. Inventory performance can be improved through flexible fulfillment and "available-to-promise" methods.
• Supply chain planning – SAP for Retail enables consensus planning across all business units, allowing retailers to align strategic, tactical, and operational plans. One set of master data links financial plans to supply chain plans, helping to control expenditures and coordinate strategies. With powerful planning, reporting, and analytical functionality, retailers can better understand shoppers and future demand.
• Inventory management – With SAP solutions, you can maintain accurate inventory information to support a range of processes, such as inventory accounting, replenishment, and allocation. You can leverage new technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and wireless applications to improve accuracy and reduce operating costs.
• Supply chain execution – SAP for Retail provides a single view of stock across all channels, enabling retailers to reduce safety stocks and increase service levels to all locations. The distribution of stock is effectively managed by warehouse management solutions designed for fast flow-through, and transportation systems that help build optimal loads and routes for all modes of transportation.
• Supply chain visibility and tracking – SAP for Retail maximizes supply-chain-wide inventory management, with support for real-time inventory control, valuation, and shrink-management processes, as well as sophisticated analytics. Retailers can manage inventory levels across the entire company in real time to maintain low inventory levels while avoiding stock-out situations.

Supply chain management is enabled with applications such as:

• SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM)
• SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
• SAP Transportation Operations for Retail and Wholesale Distribution
• SAP Extended Warehousing and Logistics for Retail and Wholesale Distribution