SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain

A sustainable, risk-resilient supply chain demands connected processes and fast, flexible planning that can stand up to disruption.
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What is SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain?

Plan for a sustainable, risk-resilient future with the SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain (SAP IBP) solution. Speed responsiveness and stay ahead of change with supply chain analytics, what-if simulations, alerts, and more.

Powered by SAP HANA, this cloud-based solution combines sales and operations planning (S&OP), forecasting and demand, response and supply, demand-driven replenishment, and inventory planning.

  • Automated, tightly coordinated supply chain planning processes
  • Advanced machine learning algorithms and planning capabilities
  • Native integration with SAP Supply Chain Control Tower and other solutions
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2023 annual customer report for SAP IBP

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Key benefits

Predict demand through AI-powered algorithms

Improve short- to long-term forecast accuracy through AI-powered algorithms, statistical modeling, demand sensing, and automated outlier correction in your sales history data.

Empower planners with multilevel supply planning

Create an effective supply plan for your entire network by modeling across locations and multilevel bills of material. Boost agility with response management.

Foster collaboration in one unified S&OP process

Integrate financial and operational planning in one S&OP process. Run simulations of demand and supply changes to prepare for supply chain disruptions.

Key features

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Forecasting and demand management

  • Demand planning
  • Advanced demand sensing
  • Robust statistical models
  • Time-series analysis

Response and supply planning

  • Multilevel planning
  • Supply planning
  • Rough-cut planning
  • Response management

Sales and operations planning (S&OP)

  • Real-time planning
  • Simulation and comparison of scenarios
  • Collaboration
  • Performance monitoring

See how customers are succeeding with SAP

Forecasting demand for the future of mobility

See how ZF Friedrichshafen meets demand for its intelligent products with an integrated ecosystem of planning applications.

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Optimizing inventory and service levels globally

Explore how Hyundai Mobis is reducing excess inventory and being more responsive to customer needs.

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Enhancing sustainable production with data forecasting

Learn how DMK Group unified data processes on one platform so business units can track inventory data.

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Building an intelligent digital supply chain

Learn how Microsoft harnessed big data, machine learning, and IoT to build a connected and predictive digital supply chain.

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Product awards

SAP Integrated Business Planning wins "Top Rated" award from TrustRadius

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What are analysts saying about planning and the sustainable, risk-resilient supply chain?

Building visibility with supply chain planning

Read the Oxford Economics research into building visibility and collaboration in supply chain planning to avoid risk.

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Tapping the power of AI for supply chain planning

Read what IDC has to say about how forward-thinking companies are using AI to make sense of their data and conquer supply chain complexity.

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Frequently asked questions

The SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain (SAP IBP) solution is a cloud-based supply chain planning solution that scales to accommodate business growth and integrates with other SAP and third-party systems. It integrates key aspects of the planning process including demand, supply, inventory, and sales and operations planning (S&OP). Designed to help you streamline planning and improve performance, SAP IBP supports data-driven decision-making and simplified collaboration to increase operational efficiency. This is accomplished with help from advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and powerful optimization algorithms that enable real-time visibility, better forecasting, and faster decision-making across the entire supply chain.

  1. Demand management: SAP IBP integrates historical data, market trends, and advanced predictive analytics so that you can generate more accurate demand forecasts.
  2. Response and supply planning: SAP IBP takes capacity constraints, lead times, and inventory levels into account so that you can optimize production and distribution plans and more efficiently meet customer demands.
  3. Inventory management: SAP IBP helps you maintain optimal inventory levels by balancing the trade-offs between carrying costs, stockouts, and service levels.
  4. Sales and operations planning: SAP IBP provides a unified platform for collaborative planning, allowing different departments to align on strategic goals and operational plans.
  5. Demand-driven replenishment: SAP IBP supports DDMRP for strategically positioning inventory buffers in the supply chain to absorb variability and uncertainty.
  6. Supply chain control tower: SAP IBP supports the real-time supply chain visibility and enhanced analytics you need to quickly respond to changing market conditions and customer requirements.

More than 1,000 companies worldwide use SAP IBP to streamline supply chain and planning processes. Ranging from large multinational corporations to medium-sized enterprises, these companies span a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, automotive, aerospace, and many others. Some of the key users of SAP IBP include:

  • Supply chain managers: They use SAP IBP to optimize supply chain processes, improve visibility, and monitor and control inventory levels.
  • Demand planners: They use SAP IBP to forecast customer demand accurately, align supply with demand, and improve overall customer satisfaction.
  • Sales and operations planners: They use SAP IBP to align sales, marketing, and operations teams to execute integrated business plans and achieve financial targets.
  • Inventory managers: They use SAP IBP to optimize inventory levels, minimize carrying costs, and improve working capital efficiency.
  • Executives and decision-makers: They use SAP IBP to gain insights into the overall health of the business, make data-driven decisions, and drive strategic initiatives.