Industrial Manufacturing

Industrial Manufacturing is at the forefront of utilizing some of the latest technologies in the enterprise software market. Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things bring in sensor data for automation and building smart factories. With the help of SAP and partner solutions, industrial manufacturing companies are also striving to innovate new products and production methodologies, create circular supply chains, improve sustainability, maintain and extend the lives of assets, and build resilient and stronger supply chains.

SAP and Partner Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing

There are many solutions in the SAP ecosystem that are relevant to the Industrial Manufacturing sector:

SAP and Partner Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing

There are many solutions in the SAP ecosystem that are relevant to the Industrial Manufacturing sector:

Product design and development tools to detect risks and inform decision, manage collaboration and change, align with safety and compliance requirements, and manage product lifecycles.
Marketing and Sales solutions to manage current client relationships and seek out new customers through targeting marketing and e-commerce capabilities.
Supply Chain Management to plan for demand, inventory, and operational needs, as well as transportation management, supplier logistics, warehouse automation, and environmental compliance.
Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things offerings to help build smart manufacturing processes, embed the latest technologies, promote collaboration between engineering and manufacturing, monitor and forecast asset performance, and enable better environmental health, safety, and risk management.
Data and analytics tools for financial analysis and planning, building digital twins, customer analytics, optimizing field service.
Mobility tools for field service workers to access and input key information from anywhere.
HCM and HXM tools for recruiting, onboarding, and talent management.

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders

Industrial manufacturing organizations are utilizing SAP and partner solutions as part of their transformation programs. Here are some examples and insights to consider:

Eczacıbaşı Building Products digitizes core business processes with SAP CX and SAP S/4HANA.Watch this event presentation to learn how Eczacıbaşı increased the number of items the manufacturer could ship each month by 30% without increasing headcount.
MSC Industrial Supply Co. uses Rise with SAP to retool. Read this case study to find out how MSC streamlined its technology stack with the help of the Rise with SAP offering and Google Cloud.
Photonics manufacturer transforms financial operations with SAP S/4HANA for central finance. Read this case study and discover how Excelitas supported its transformation with SAP S/4HANA for central finance .

- SAP Access Control
- Premium
Lessons Learned From Stanley Black & Decker’s SOD-free Role Design During an SAP S/4HANA Implementation

Watch this session to learn how Stanley Black and Decker (SBD) designed a Fiori security architecture for SAP S/4HAHA and Central Finance. In addition, discover how SBD built in a robust set of configurable controls to automate, optimize, and standardize business processes. Lastly, explore how SBD leveraged Access Control 10.1 to enable continuous compliance of…
- SAP DevOps
- Premium
DevOps for SAP: Driving Innovation at Ericsson through CI/CD

Business leaders today are demanding greater responsiveness from their IT teams, and SAP is no exception. Join Ericsson’s Solution Architect Ravi Shah to learn how the company refined development methodologies and aligned SAP with the other elements of its complex software portfolio. In this session, you will examine Ericsson’s adoption of DevOps for SAP and…
- SAP Finance Automation
Timken’s Accounting Automation Enables a Virtual Close and Streamlined Audits

Published: 14/August/2020

Reading time: 8 mins

For companies with growth strategies that rely heavily on acquisitions, there are multiple complexities involved with integrating the systems, data, processes, and people. In addition, the challenge of maintaining a remote workforce due to recent global events comes with its own set of complications. However, somehow through all this complexity, products are still being made,…
- SAP MES
Industry 4.0 – The Journey to the Future of Productivity

Published: 03/March/2020

Reading time: 5 mins

Manufacturing companies are often overwhelmed by the breadth of Industry 4.0 technologies and are not quite sure where to begin their digital transformations. Learn how to assess product bottlenecks and inefficiencies and how to build incrementally on end-to-end processes such as design to operate. Because unique customer demands heavily affect product design and manufacturing, manufacturers…
- SAP Order Management
Make-to-Order Manufacturing Planning Strategy with Planned Cost

Published: 02/March/2020

Reading time: 14 mins

Organizations often experience challenges in a make-to-order (MTO) environment when managing “planned customer changes” mapping to standard product structure. This article will teach you how to separate “planned” vs. “un-planned” changes integrating planning, shop floor execution, inventory management and finance/controlling with accurate value on the books. It will explain inventory valuation with a step by…
- SAP MII
Lion Improves Levels of Integration and Automation with SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII)

Published: 19/February/2020

Reading time: 5 mins

This research brief examines how Lion improved automation and IT/OT integration in its manufacturing plants. In Lion’s case, the company digitized and automated a manufacturing plant in New Zealand, but a best of-breed strategy for all their enterprise solutions had left them with dozens of different IT solutions and a complicated organic IT architecture that…
- SAP MES
How to Leverage Customer Experience Data in Manufacturing

Published: 11/November/2019

Reading time: 5 mins

Customer trends in the consumer and B2B marketplaces today are moving toward models where manufacturers can deliver unique services versus traditional “off-the-shelf” products. Demand for this sort of individualized manufacturing puts pressure on manufacturers to innovate/design and deliver goods faster. Therefore, supply chain professionals are challenged with how to become more flexible and adaptable. This…
- SAP MES
It’s “Do or Die” for Many SAP Customers

Published: 01/October/2019

Reading time: 2 mins

The past few years have shown a rapid increase in new consumer products, proven by the vast array of new choices appearing daily. Shifting consumer demands and disruptive business models are driving manufacturers to introduce new products at an unprecedented pace and scale. Speed to market and business agility are critical for businesses to compete.…
- SAP Manufacturing Automation
What SAP Customers Can Expect with Industrial IoT and Artificial Intelligence

Published: 06/August/2019

Reading time: 3 mins

SAPinsider recently interviewed leadership at Accenture Digital to obtain a greater understanding of Accenture’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) platform strategy with Connected Platforms as a Service (CPaaS) and the Applied Intelligence Platform (AIP) and gained some insight into what it might mean for SAP customers. What IIoT Capabilities Does Accenture…
- SAP MES
The Intelligent Enterprise and the Digital Supply Chain of One

Published: 22/October/2018

Reading time: 3 mins

This third article in a series of five on the Intelligent Enterprise shows how apps and extensions to SAP Cloud Platform can benefit vendors building solutions and products to help their customers optimize their manufacturing and supply chain operations.