Making Every Line of Business Run Better:
SAP Line of Business Solutions
Peter Maier, General Manager – Line of Business Solutions, SAP AG
November 2011
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Each link in your value chain contributes to your
success
Lines of business (LoBs)
are asking for:
Business value
Solutions
Usability
Accelerated innovation
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R & D
How lines of business contribute value
99% order accuracy and
US$30 million in
incremental revenue
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How lines of business contribute value
R & D
30% reduction in
purchasing cycle time
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How lines of business contribute value
R & D
20% reduction in days sales
outstanding (DSO)
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Lines of business need the right solutions that support
end-to-end processes – more collaboration – best practices
Embedded
analytics
Mobile
enablement
In-memory
computing Business
networks
User
experience
R & D
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End-to-end process: Commodity management
Optimized buying – transparent risk – confident selling
Buy Sell Risk
Cost
Value of
inventory
Sugar
+30%
Price
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Accelerated innovation of key ingredients to support
line of business solutions
Embedded
Analytics
Mobile
enablement
In-memory
computing Business
networks
User
experience
R & D
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New user experiences for the professional user
Better quality – more productivity – higher speed
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New user experiences with Right Hemisphere
Better quality – more productivity – higher speed
Enterprise asset
management
Service
management
Product design
Sales and store
Marketing
Manufacturing
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Embedded analytics: Credit management
More insight - better decisions – faster action
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In-memory computing: Profitability analysis
with SAP HANA for ad hoc business insight in seconds
SAP ERP
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Mobile enablement: Talent assistant (demo)
Deeper insight – smarter decisions – happier talent
Examples of iPhone mobile apps Examples of iPad mobile apps
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Business network collaboration with Crossgate
Less complexity – more speed – higher reliability
On-demand business-to-business services by Crossgate
Third-party solutions
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
SAP ERP
SAP Supply Network Collaboration
SAP Transportation Management
Other SAP solutions
SAP and non-SAP solutions
Warehouse
End customer
Financial
services,
government
Logistics
service
providers
and carriers
Retailer
SAP and non-SAP solutions
Financial
services,
government
Production
sites
Suppliers
Logistics
service
providers
and carriers
Outsourced
manufacturers
Orders inbound/outbound
Order ack. inbound/outbound
Invoice inbound/outbound
ASN inbound/outbound
Delivery forecast inbound/outbound
Remit. advice inbound/outbound
Delivery JIT inbound/outbound
Inventory report inbound/outbound
Self -billing inv. inbound/outbound
Shipment inbound/outbound
Enterprise service
Other processes, docs, and so on
Crossgate Crossgate
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Better solutions – better-run lines of business – stronger
value chains
SAP solutions for LoBs:
Generate proven
business value
Address end-to-end
processes with solutions
Provide extended
usability
Enable accelerated
innovation (in-memory
computing, mobile, and
so on)
Thank You!
Contact information:
Peter Maier, General Manager – Line of Business Solutions,
SAP AG
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