Realize Savings in Procure-To-Pay Processes With SAP SRM

SAP Solution in Detail SAP Sppier Reatisip Maaemet

Te SAP® Sppier Reatisip Maaemet (SAP SRM) appiati spprts y iterat iterate e prre-t-pay presses r s a servies. Wit te appiati, y a ptimie te eiiey  yr prremet presses a etraie sri a trat maaemet ativities. ativities. SAP SRM prvies rst iterati t yr mpay’ss stware mpay’ s tware a a et t reevat ata a presses i yr SAP ERP appiati. It eaes y t t sts a imprve te maaemet a perrmae perrmae  yr prremet peratis; empwer sers wit eie, re-ase aess a eiitis; a prvie ear isit it spe a sppier ata.

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Beneits o User-Friendly Procurement Ree Press csts, Aeerate cye Times deepe a Eri Sppier Reatisips At Strateiay wit data Visiiity Ree Tta cst  owersip, uiy Stis a data lear Mre At SAP SRM

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Eiciency in Operational Procurement Se-Servie Prremet Sppi carts Sppier Seeti a cmmiati bet, I-Stk, a Rea-Time Avaiaiity ceks Apprvi r Rejeti Sppi carts Servies Prremet carative Servie Reqisitii Servies Sri Servie cirmati a Sppier carati Pa-drive Prremet Imprve Eiiey, cmpiae, a Qaity Staars Prremet cars Prase orer Maaemet Reeivi a Retrs Ivie a creit-Mem Pressi Paymet a Ati operatia Reprti cata Maaemet

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SlaShing coStS and Saving tiMe EMPoWER EMPloYEES And STREAMlInE PRocuRE-To-PAY PRocESSES

ativities s as pressi reqisi Automate Procurement Processes tis a asweri stats qeries. with SAP SRM Atmati trasatia a rte presses rees te prremet epartSAP SRM ers a mpreesive met t s  mre stratei, vae- sti r maai prre-t-pay ae ativities s as timey sri peratis i are a misie mpreres, trat eeti, a paies. Rst, ser-riey sete ietiiati a traki  ew servie tiaity reieves prresppiers. met rm resme amiistrative tasks tat a itte vae t te mTe SAP® Sppier Reatisip Mapay. Te appiati makes prreaemet (SAP SRM) appiati a met presses aster, eaper, a ep raiatis ike yrs t prmre ser riey. users a sp i remet sts, imprve eetiveess, itera a sppier-ste atas, a eae te epartmet t make reate a maae teir w reqisiWit traitia prremet peramre vae-ae tritis t te tis, apprve reqests, ek stats, tis, paper-ase presses are sw, siess. Part  SAP bsiess Site a w p  reeivi a ivii errr-pre, a sty. Trasati stware, SAP SRM is a iterate presses. sts are te etremey i mprre-t-pay sti tat atmates pare wit te vae  te s a re prremet presses (see Iterate wit te SAP ERP appiati, servies prase. Freqet errrs Fire 1). Wit its stmiae ser SAP SRM eaes etraie tr a maverik yi reate ieiiey. iterae, eie re eiitis, a  prremet peratis. Wit SAP Maa a iterate systems pwer tiaity, SAP SRM SRM, te prremet epartmet a impee trasparey, preveti rprvies ear isit it spe ata maae etraie sri a prate eisi makers rm era eps ptimie te eiiey  trats arss iret, iiret, a serstai te impat  prremet yr prremet peratis. vies spe trt te mpay. ies a maki it iit t Te sti eatres tit ak-e siate prremet pwer arss iterati t SAP ERP a persate mpay. ie re-ase ser iteraes tat Requisition and ive empyees veiet aess t purchase order May raiatis ave etraie eaty te tiaity tey reqire. management prremet peratis t imprve Pwer wrkw tiaity eaes Supplier Centralized eiiey a perrmae a t trasparet a mpiat prremet collaboracontracts tion sts. bt i prremet is sipiies. SAP® SRM ate witt te teia spprt Centralized Spend eee t atmate a maae prsourcing reporting Supplier esses, siess peratis a e qualiication aversey aete. Witt streamie and iterati a atmate presses, evaluation prremet resres are tae y

cmpaies i a istries are ki t prremet peratis t ree sts, irease eiiey, a make a psitive impat  te ttm ie. At te same time, prremet aes iqe aees i spprti ritia mpay peratis a maki sre y’re pe r siess. Prremet epartmet resres are sme y sers arss te mpay r rtie tasks – rm reri ie sppies t maiteae, repair, a perati (MRo) items a servies s as maie parts a jaitria ar.

Figure 1: SAP Supplier Relationship Management

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SAP Solution in Detail – Reaie Savis i Prre-t-Pay Presses wit SAP SRM

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operatia prremet tiaity i SAP SRM eaes atmate a eiiet prremet presses r iret a iiret materias a ser vies. Wit te appiati, y a ree ye times a sts r key prremet perrmae iiatrs s as reqisiti-t-prase rer time. Y a as atmate mpiae wit prasi piies a trats. Te tiaity i SAP SRM

as aiitates prre-t-pay ativities a eaes eiieies resti i st savis a triti t yr RoI (see Fire 2).

Servie prremet tiaity aiitates a rae  ativities, rm te prremet  rtie maiteae servies t mre mpe prjet servies. Fr eampe, wit SAP SRM, y a perrm arative reqiremets eiiti wit sppiers; reate sri, time, a eivery-ase prase rers; a se reeipt a ivie maaemet tis.

Se-servie prremet tiaity empwers every empyee i te mpay t reate a maae teir w reqisitis wit a ser-riey, spistiate rwser-ase iterae.

Chie procurement oicer Supplier manager

Sourcing proessional

Contract manager

Proessional buyer

Supplier evaluation and collaboration

Centralized sourcing

Centralized contract management

Requisition and purchase order management

Procure-to-pay management Supplier qualiication

Source- Demand o-supply aggregatracing tion

Deinition o sourcing guidance

Contract creation

Contract distribution

Contract compliance

Operational reporting

Procurement Supplier Catalog Supplier onboardmanageevaluation ing ment

Source assignment

RFx* processing and awarding

CentralContract ized execution contract repository

Source assignment

Purchase order processing

Policy automation

Employee Supplier review eedback

Tracking Goods Demand o demand and sercreation satis- vices conaction irmation

Demand planning and creation

Goods Shopping Returns and sercart managevices concreation ment irmation

Suppliers SelOrder registra- collaboration tion

Bid creation and submittal

Order collaboration

Service entry

Invoice collaboration

*Request or inormation, request or quote, or request or proposal Figure 2: Comprehensive Procure-to-Pay Automation with SAP® SRM


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Pa-rive prremet tiaity eaes te traser  ema eerate rm pai, maiteae, a prjet systems t SAP SRM r eiiet a streamie presses. Te appiati aiitates a eaes etraie sri, trat tiiati, a prremet presses.

Sel-Service Procurement Te se-servie prremet tiaity i SAP SRM empwers a mpay empyees t reate a maae teir w reqisitis wit a serriey We iterae (see Fire 3). SAP SRM eps esre tat empyee trasatis mpy wit prasi piies a triers itera trs via a pwer re-ase wrkw. Tis press rees te prremet epartmet’s amiistrative re a eivers eiiey a mpiae y streamii a staarii te press arss te e. Wit te appiati, sers a sear r s a servies i a ie ata wit preetiate a trate items, a tem t te sppi art, M R S ® P A S

P R E P A S

a iitiate apprva wrkw. Te wit apprve prremet piies, apprva wrkw rests i a apprve epi esre mpete trasparey prase rer ei eetriay set a atmati  verae. Empyt te sppier. ees a ek te stats  teir rers at ay time a irm reeipt rm creati reqisitis a prase teir esktps. Maaers a ter rers wit SAP SRM is straitr war apprvers a review a apprve a eiiet. Ater te sers a items reqests via e-mai. users a perrm t a sppi art, te sti atmat- ati a et vaiati ativiiay eerates reqisitis a rtes ties, mmitmet pates rm te tem tr te apprva press. ak-e sti appiati, a stk up apprva SAP SRM reates pravaiaiity eks rm te ak-e ase rers a ispates tem t ivetry appiati. sppiers ver te Iteret, witt te eay r epese  aitia ser Te appiati as aes speia iterveti. reqests qiky – r eampe, e-time prases a reqiremets etere as Empyees a maae teir w prree tet a ata reqisitis. ase rers i ie wit mpay res, cetivity wit eetri market wit atas  te mst reqety paes aws yr mpay t i ew rere servies a materias. Prsppiers a tai mre mpetitive ases a e restrite t apprve pries. A i SAP SRM is iterate sppiers a estaise siess wit yr ak-e iaia sti, res t ere imits r iivias irmati  reeipt a atmatia epartmets. Te sti tiay trier te apprpriate ivii sy mitrs spei, ivi maa ats payae ativities. aers a eetives reater visiiity. Sppi carts Rst wrkw tiaity rtes users start te prasi press y mets r apprva i mpiae reati a sppi art i SAP SRM.

Your company Create shopping cart

Purchase request

Approve shopping cart

Create purchase order

Ship goods

Create invoice request

Supplier Conirm purchase order

Send advance ship notice

Figure 3: Sel-Service Procurement

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Enter goods receipt

Veriy and approve invoice

Process payment

Y a sear r prts i atas, Limit Shopping Carts se preeie sppi art tempates Se-servie prremet tiaity r repetitive rers, eter a reqest i SAP SRM spprts imit sppi si esriptive ree tet r arts, wi ave a vae imit a ata items, r eter master prt vaiity peri. Tis makes sese we mers. Amiistrative assistats a y are yi ie sppies r sp  ea  teir maaers r a pai sma servie rers a ee speii rp  empyees. Te appi- t ap sts ari t a et. ati is eie t meet te ees  Reeipt irmatis a ivies a iivia empyees. SAP SRM tes e imite t ep esre st mpia ser’s mst mm met r ae. Y a reate itera a ii smeti t y – r eampe, sppier-visie attamets t epeite reri rm a ata – a atmatpresses. Fr eampe, y a priay ers tat met at te et vie sppiers wit etaie teia . oe y ave ie yr spesriptis  te item y wat t pi art, y a rer te prts prase, r ive itera apprvers rit away r  te prase r aitia irmati at te reqest. mpeti at a ater time. Sppier Seeti a cmmiati Iterate wit yr master-ata sSAP SRM eaes y t imprve sptis, te appiati imprves prpier arati a se-prremet tivity a aray wit ata ies prepresses y mmiati reqire ppate rm te irati  te eivery sees t sppiers. Tese master ata a ata. users a sees are etere as eivery ae irmati s as sip-t see ies r a item i te praresses a ati assimets, ase rer. We verti a spimprvi eiiey r prremet pi art t a prase rer, prasperatis tat are etraie r a ers a a a veriy a te eessary erapiay istrite rp  sppier ata. I a sppier as’t ee empyees. etermie yet, prasers a se sri eatres a tiaity t SAP SRM aiitates versit a i reiae sppiers qiky – r tr  prremet ativities. I a eampe, tr te ver ist  sppi art is impete r tais evaate sppiers. or, prasers a a ata ree-tet reqest, te art isse ieret kis  reqests t is rte t a pressia yer wrk sppiers s as reqest r irmaqee r atteti. Te yer a ti (RFI), reqest r qte (RFQ), r te i i te missi etais, assi reqest r prpsa (RFP). (RF is a sre  sppy ere rter se t reer eeray t tese tree apprva, a eerate a prase rer. ieret types  reqests.) Mtipe Prase rers a e ire t memers  a team a jity reate reqest a irmati a eivery a maae a sppi art wit teamtie respse rm te sppier. ase prasi tiaity.

bet, I-Stk, a Rea-Time Avaiaiity ceks SAP SRM eps y stay witi yr et, veriy i items are i stk, a veriy avaiaiity wit sppiers i rea time. Fr eampe, te appiati a ek te ak-e iaias appiati r et imits  smitte arts. I te et is eeee r a item, SAP SRM ses a messae, a te item a e ae i te sppi art. bet eks a take pae at ieret pits i te press: we a sppi art is reate, at te apprva stae, r we te prase rer is reate. We a “stkae” item is rere, SAP SRM irst tries t tai it rm stk ere trieri a press t prre it rm a etera sre. Wit SAP SRM, sers a ek prt avaiaiity i rea time, maki prremet iy eiiet a avii sts r items tat are areay stke. Apprvi r Rejeti Sppi carts We a ser reeases a sppi art r reri, SAP SRM eks weter a apprva is eee. Te appiati triers a wrkw ase  te ata i te sppi art – w is yi wat – a te preire settis tat ere te prasi piy a apprva imits. dieret riteria a iitiate a apprva wrkw, ii prt atery r te tta vae  a sppi art. Maaers a review sppi art a et etais, apprve r rejet sppi arts, a a mmets. I


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e r mre maaers ee t apprve a sppi art, te appiati smits te art r apprva atmatiay. Atmate wrk item tiiatis a e set t empyees t aert tem  sppi art smissi isses. Spervisrs a apprve sppi arts ie via e-mai, PdAs, a bakberry evies, a wit esktp apprva wiets. Y a ae te apprvers, a aitia apprvers, a a reviewers t yr apprva press si te apprva preview area  te sppi art, te sppi art stats area, r te i-. Y a a r ae apprvers t ver r maaers  vaati, epi esre tat presses tie witt iterrpti a aeerati te prremet ye.

Services Procurement Servies prremet a e aei e t te mpeities ivve i eii te qatity, rati, a prie  servies t e sme. SAP SRM eps y maae prremet resres a mitr sts r a wie

rae  servies mmy se arss majr istries s as timease a eiverae-ase servies. Tis ies servie ema tat riiates i yr ak-e SAP ERP appiati. Wit sppier eaemet, sri, trat maaemet, a prremet tiaity, te appiati eaes y t imprve servies prremet ativities a estais st-savi measres. SAP SRM eps aiitate a riate servies-sppier arati: eie a prie servies a i r te est sppier ase  st, avaiaiity, a ter terms (see Fire 4). Te rest is a irease i te spee a visiiity  te servies prremet press. Wit te appiati, y a rive siess vae arss te mpay a streamie te prremet  servies wit eae RF tiaity. carative Servie Reqisitii Wit servie reqisitii, a servie reqiremet is rive y te pat maiteae r prjet system. Te servie

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Servies Sri I te sri kpit, prasi pressias a areate ema, assi sres  sppy, a t sri evets. A RF is reate ase  a etera servie reqisiti i te SAP ERP appiati. Te serriey iterae eaes sers t aviate te etire ierary r jst a prti  it. Y a as miy riia servie ierary strtres y ai ies a sies. Item meri tiaity is eie, eai prasi pressias t persaie meri semes. We repyi t a RF, iers are ae t t epressive ii a prpse aterative, sstitte,

Supplier Sourcing cockpit

Sales order

RFx

Conirmation

Invoice

Service entry

Invoice

Your company Work order rom project applications

Purchase request

Contract

Purchase order

Figure 4: Services Procurement

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esripti is take rm te me servie speiiati, a mpaies a as speiy a imit r pae servies. Te servie reqisitis are te atmatiay traserre rm SAP ERP it te sri kpit i SAP SRM. Te ieraria strtres  reqisitis i SAP ERP are maitaie i SAP SRM.


r sppemeta servies. Tis tiaity appies t ie items a is tiie y i atrie y te prasi pressia. Te me servie speiiatis i SAP ERP a as e sare wit te ata r te SAP SRM appiati. Ftiaity r te ata r SAP SRM is prvie y te SAP netWeaver® Master data Maaemet (SAP netWeaver MdM) mpet a ies master ata a ata maaemet tiaity. We maitaii a RF, te prasi pressia trasers ties, ii te etire ieraria strtre, rm te ata it te RF. Te ier as trasers items rm a ata it te RF respse i ai rter items is awe. A aware RF respse is te pae t te ata r SAP SRM. oe a RF as ee aware t a sppier, a prase rer is reate i te ak-e SAP ERP appiati. Tis ies ay items tat a ee miie ri te ii evet.

Servie cirmati a Sppier carati SAP SRM eaes arati  servies-reate mets wit sppier se-servie tiaity, empweri yr sppiers t take a mre ative re i te press a epi i strer reatisips wit vae siess parters. Te appiati eaes y t maitai irmatis, r ser vie etry seets, r servies perrme. Prase rers taii servie items, a wit teir ieraries a imits, a e traserre a presse y te appiati. Y a as reate prase rers taii servie items a teir ieraries a imits. Sppiers a reate avae sippi tiiatis r t servies a materias. Te appiati atmatiay eerates irmati messaes a servie etry seets t mve te press a a ep esre trasparey. Sppiers a eter pae servies maay r seet rm a ata ase  a imit etere i a SAP ERP prase rer. Sppiers a as

Your company

M R S ® P A S

P R E P A S

Sourcing* cockpit

maitai ivies r servies perrme ase  a aepte irmati.

Plan-Driven Procurement Te pa-rive prremet tiaity i te appiati eaes mpaies t iterate peratia prremet ptimiati presses wit ak-e SAP r -SAP pai, peratis, a ivetry maaemet stis (see Fire 5). Wit SAP SRM, it is pssie t iterate imi ema sias eerate y SAP a -SAP appiatis r pat maiteae, prjet maaemet, a prti pai. Tis ets y etraie prremet presses r ema riiati rm mtipe ak-e systems, rivi sppier trasatia eiiey a everai etraie trats. Te SAP SRM appiati takes reqiremets rm a SAP r -SAP pat maiteae appiati i te rm  prase reqisitis a arries t atmati prremet reqiremets.

Supplier Demand aggregation

Sales order

RFx

Conirmation

Invoice

Your company Work order rom project applications

Purchase request

Contract

Purchase order

*I source o supply needs to be determined Figure 5: Plan-Driven Procurement


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Prasi teams a everae a rae  sri tiaity i SAP SRM t eiiety areate ema a i ptima sres  sppy. by iterati wit re istis peratis, SAP SRM eps mpaies aress iret materias prremet, wi te rms a siiiat prprti  vera spe. Fw- mets a eat t a avae sippi tiiati. Imprve Eiiey, cmpiae, a Qaity Staars Wit trat mpiae tiaity, pat maiteae, prti, a qaity paers a prase iret materias a MRo s at te atis were ema is eerate a

at rret prii a terms. SAP SRM as ireases eiiey a st savis r iret materia-reate spt is a sppier seeti ees. Pa-rive prremet tiaity eaes y t irease te spe a ept  mpiae y aptri a atmati eepti sitatis (see Fire 6). Y a erease pries r spt ys y sri a mpetitive er eve i a rs-rer sitati. Imprve te qaity  te e prt wie sri er time pressre y maitaii qaity staars. Irease eivery reiaiity r stmer rers y speei p te sri press (i ase  materia srtaes).

Procurement Cards Prremet ar tiaity simpiies te prremet  w-st MRo items a ie sppies, a as eme a mm se-servie prremet paymet met. Prremet ars a e isse t empyees eetriay, a a ar py a e prvie as we. Wit prremet ar tiaity, empyees a make teir w prremet eisis, sjet t it-i imits a trs. Tis eimiates te ee r a apprva press. A sie ivie is set t te ser raiati at te e  ea mt, a SAP SRM reies te tta amt wit te

SAP® and Non-SAP Applications Third-party order processing (r eampe, saes a istriti a materias maaemet tiaity i SAP® ERP) RFC*

Plant maintenance (r eampe, prjet maaemet tiaity i SAP ERP)

Project systems (r eampe, prjet systems tiaity i SAP stware)

RFC

RFC

Planning and materials management (r eampe, -SAP appiatis) XML

SAP SRM Purchaser’s work list (sourcing cockpit) Centralized contracts

Purchase orders

*Remote unction call Figure 6: Integration to Multiple Back Ends or Plan-Driven Procurement

10 SAP Solution in Detail – Reaie Savis i Prre-t-Pay Presses wit SAP SRM

Bidding and auctions

ak-e sti i a sie perati. As a rest, iivias i te raiati  er ee t eter iivia s reeipts r ivies.

a rer pste. Y a ispay asi etais  te rer y aviati irety rm te reqisiti.

Receiving and Returns Te prremet ar tiaity i SAP SRM makes prremet eve mre eiiet. It prvies yr mpay wit tr ver prremet ar se, eaes mre eiiet trasati pressi, a prvies a eetive way t pay r prases mae ie.

Purchase Order Management

SAP SRM eaes a rae  pwer reeivi a retr tiaity. Y a aw mre iivia tr r istea, etraie presses ari t te reqiremets  yr raiati. We s are eivere r ser vies reere, te sti reates a irmati. desktp-reeivi tiaity atmatiay ses irmati reeipts t empyees. Iivias a reate irmatis r items i teir sppi arts a ispay a press irmatis. We irmi servies perrme, empyees a reer t imit prase rers.

up reeivi sppi art apprva, te SAP SRM appiati atmatiay reates a prase rer a trasmits it t te sppier. Prase rers a e reate i SAP SRM r te ake SAP ERP appiati, epei  te epymet me seete. I te item reqire is ikey t e i stk, A itera ispater r reeivi te ak-e appiati a reate epartmet a reeive s a a reservati. Fr items tat ee t reate irmatis r tem etray. e sre eteray, te ak-e Fr eampe, a amiistrative assisappiati verts te prase tat a press irmatis r a reqisiti it a prase rer a etire epartmet. trasmits it t te sppier. Empyees are aerte we a prase rer Te appiati ets y pt irmaas ee set t te sppier. tis   r temprary r impete rers a ives y te pti Y a ek te stats  a rer at  atmatiay reati a w- ay time i te wrkw press. orer met we y irm. I esire, stats eampes ie sppi art sppiers r servie prviers a as reate, sppi art apprve, sp- irm te eivery  s r perpi art apprve wit aps r errrs rmae  servies. a set t prremet epartmet,

Te SAP SRM appiati a ep raiatis ike yrs t prremet sts, imprve eetiveess, a eae te epartmet t make mre vae-ae tritis t te siess. Part  SAP bsiess Site stware, SAP SRM is a iterate prre-t-pay sti tat atmates re prremet presses. SAP SRM as eps y at mistakes mae ri te reati  a irmati a make rretis wit partia aeatis  iivia ieitem eves. I items are eivere ew qaity staars, te appiati ets y retr te items wit a epaati  te reas r retr a speii istrtis t te sppier r resvi te isse.


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SAP SRM ers a mpreesive sti r maai prre-t-pay peratis i are a misie mpaies. Rst, ser-riey se-servie tiaity reieves prremet rm resme amiistrative tasks tat a itte vae t te mpay. Te appiati makes prremet presses aster, eaper, a mre ser riey. Invoice and Credit-Memo Processing deetraii ivie a reit-mem ai ativities rees te wrka r ati a ter epartmets. Wit te SAP SRM appiati, empyees, ats payae erks, sppiers, a servie prviers a ispay a press ivies a reit

mems. I sppiers se t t ave ivies reate atmatiay y a eetri messae, tey a reate ivies maay, ase  s reeipt r servie etr y. Wit te appiati, prasers a apprve ivies si a wrkw press.

trasatis. Wit te evaate reeipts settemet press, te sti a as atmatiay eerate reit mems i s are retre.

Payment and Accounting

oe a sppier apprves a ivie, SAP SRM tiaity spprts ta te paymet press eis a is witi, a wit maki aes mpete ari t te aree t ivie psti ates a rreies. p terms, eiter tr a atTe sti aws te simati mate remittae r i te traitia  a iaia ivie a te reati maer wit a paper-ase remittae.  sseqet eits a reits r Ats payae pressi takes a ivie tat reqires rreti ater pae i te SAP ERP appiati, wi it as pste. users a eter a trasers te paymet irmati t ivii party i te ivie was set te ats payae r eera eer. rm a ieret party ta te sppier. SAP ERP eks te amts a etermies te ats t e pste, Y a as eter ivies tat  t a te reates ati a ave rrespi prase rers tri mets a rees a reit mems tat  t reeree mmitmets. a prase rer – r eampe, ivies r s wit a w prase vae. Operational Reporting A rrespi prase reqisiti r irmati is t reqire. Wrki wit te SAP netWeaver bsiess Warese (SAP SAP SRM spprts te evaate netWeaver bW) mpet, a ata reeipts settemet press, a at warese sti, SAP SRM mati settemet prere ase  prvies spistiate reprti irmatis. Te prremet ratiaity. SAP netWeaver bW is iati mst ave a areemet wit part  te SAP netWeaver te sppier er wi te sppier tey patrm, wi pwers es t reate a ivie r ea SAP SRM. operatia prremet rer trasati. Istea, te sti aaysis eps aaye prasi ata atmatiay psts a ivie met r prremet presses. Tis ase  te prase rer a ies reprts tat et st eter irmati a ses te met t te maaers mitr prases i teir sppier eetriay. Tis eimiates epartmets, mitr et ivie variaes a mmiati tiiati, aaye maverik yi, errrs, a spees te mpeti  a s .


Te SAP SRM appiati eaes irease visiiity a trasparey, r etter versit a tr  prasi ativities. Wit te reprts, sers at ieret eves a mitr prasi, ri w t etais r iivia sppi arts, a areate ata y atery, prt, r reqester. SAP SRM ets y make peratia eks  iivia prremet eavirs a stratei evaatis  spe ata. Pwer qery tiaity eaes sers t sear a aess trasatia mets. Te appiati pr vies re-ase aess wit a serriey iterae t qery a aess mets arss te SAP SRM

appiati a ter iterate mpay appiatis. Avae sers a reate stm qeries r reqety trake trasatis.

Catalog Management Eetri atas a sppi art tiaity rive ser apti y maki avaiae a ri, ser-riey repsitry  prts. Iterate wit SAP bsiess Site, SAP SRM wrks wit te ata r SAP SRM, wi is pwere y SAP netWeaver MdM, t er spistiate master ata a ata maaemet tiaity (see Fire 7).

Source o Inormation

Procurement System

Catalogs, products, and hierarchies rom suppliers

Search items in catalog

cata Products, contracts, and suppliers rom SRM back-end system

Purchasing inormation records and contracts rom ERP back-end system

Mapping and enriching imported product content

ocI* iterae

Use catalog items in procurement, or example, transer to shopping cart

Ordering items rom the catalog or SAP® SRM creates purchase order items (and updates the SRM contract)

*ope ata iterae Figure 7: Catalog or SAP SRM (Powered by SAP NetWeaver® Master Data Management)

Rst amiistrati tiaity eaes ata maaers t steetivey a, review, a maae aess t sppier atas. Sppiers may prvie atas i xMl r simpe Mirst Ee spreaseets. cata maaers a imprt ata ata a se spistiate ata maaemet ts t map te ata items t a mpay’s prt sema. Staar semas s as te uite natis Staar Prts a Servies ce (unSPSc) a ec@ss are spprte, as are stm semas. Avae tiaity aws mpe ata mappi  ata items wit mtipe prt semas witi SAP SRM a iterate ak-e stis r ata armiati. Prt irmati a e erie wit imaes, attamets s as etaie prt speiiatis, a rres, rter erai ser apti. Wrkw apprva aws tr ver ata ativati a sae r prase trasatis. oter sres  sppy s as trats a rers a e imprte a ere t sers r a e-stp sppi eperiee. cata maaers a tr empyee aess t atas wit re-ase permissis a ata views tat a e restrite t atrie sers. Maaers a rmat ata sear ies a ire te ser iterae t srt a ispay ies s as item etais. Wit pe ata iterae tiaity, aess t atas a e prvie rm mtipe stis.


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netiati etter prase terms is te rerste t eiveri st savis. T imprve etraie sri eiiey, SAP SRM eps areate ema, erease ye time, a irease visiiity via eiiet ie ii, atis, a RF. Eetri RF a reverse atis ep y aieve savis a irease sppier partiipati a trasparey. Y a assess te apaiity eves  sppiers, ersta market prii, arate eetivey, a seet te est sppiers r yr ees. Te e rest is imprve sppy ase maaemet a sppier arati. SAP SRM spprts iterate sppier etiati a awar presses. dema ata rm SAP SRM a mtipe SAP ERP appiatis are areate a sre r w- trat a prase rer eeti. Te appiati eaes iitia i preparati, eetri RF a reverse atis, i evaati a sppier seeti, a te reati a maaemet  etraie trats. Tit iterati etwee sri a peratia prremet i a eterees appiati asape eaes y t simpiy sri arss te mpay y areati emas rm mtipe SAP ERP appiatis. Wit te SAP SRM, y a etiate etra trats r peratia se i a eterees appiati asape. Wit SAP SRM, y a imprve sppier evaati a stats visiiity, rive ae si arati ts,


a make awars ase  a miati  prie a prie variaes. Te appiati spprts mtir pressi, ie a ie mitri a maiteae, weiti a sri, tti, versii, a ii i ieret rreies. Te wi setis esrie te sri kpit tiaity i SAP SRM i reater etai.

Bidding Process SAP SRM eps mpaies aieve savis y ti ie ii evets a issi RF. usi te appiati’s RF tiaity, mpaies a ivite qaiie sppiers t smit prpsas r sppyi s a servies per te speiie reqiremets. Prremet pressias a se te sri kpit t view prase reqisitis riiati rm SAP SRM a ter iterate appiatis, s as SAP ERP. Y a ire SAP SRM t spprt atmate sri witt te ee r prremet pressias t press te reqiremet i te sri kpit. Fr eampe, a RFQ is atmatiay reate rm a prase reqisiti i SAP ERP. A RFQ a e reate r a reqisiti tat es t ave a sre  sppy ietiie r rm a epiri trat. Prremet pressias a areate reqiremets, ietiy sres  sppy, maae qta arraemets am sppiers, a ivite sppiers t

Live Auction Process

reister a partiipate. Sppiers a se-reister ie, iiate ateries tey are itereste i, a prvie aitia ateryspeii irmati. We reati a RF, te prremet team a eae mtipe rs  ii. Y a permit sppiers t irm teir partiipati i te evet a miy teir respses a is, ii aes t t ie items. Srrate ii tiaity is avaiae r ases were te sppier at i irety witi te SAP SRM appiati. Te sti as spprts ii i aterate rreies. users a arate wit sppiers ri te ii press t iaie speiiatis a prepare mets. Fr eampe, te appiati spprts esi arati tr iterati wit te carati Fers appiati.

M R S ® P A S

uike a RF, were is are ie rm ter iers, a ive ati everaes market yamis t rive w sts tr iret mpetiti. I tis press, seete sppiers reeive a e-mai ivitati t partiipate tr te ii eie tiaity  SAP SRM. biers a eter te ive ati kpit a partiipate i a syrs ive ati. Te prremet team a ire irmati r iers si a variety  ati types, s as dt atis r atis wit rak-y r i ii. Y a aw pry a srrate ii a a eae sppiers t t is, prvie is i aterate rreies, a prvie atre-st ii.

remet pressia a see rea-time irmati  te sri kpit. new i irmati is immeiatey pate i ser-iterae ispays s as arts a rret prie taes.

Bid Evaluation Ater a RF r a ive ati rs, SAP SRM spprts rst i evaati, ii tiaity r weite sre aaysis. Te appiati eaes sie-y-sie mparis  is t evaate prpsas ase  prie as we as eivery times, eperiee wit te sppier, epeaiity, a aiity t eiver. Te mpeti  te sri press rests i te reati  etraie trats r prase rers r prremet eeti (see Fire 8).

Te appiati aws iers t mitr ii ativity, t ive at wit sppiers, a pae is. Te pr-

Your company Request aggregation

Auction

RFx

Supplier award

Your company P R E P A S

Purchase request

Purchase order

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Eetri atas a sppi art tiaity rive ser apti y maki avaiae a ri, serriey repsitry  prts. Iterate wit SAP bsiess Site, SAP SRM wrks wit te ata r SAP SRM, wi is pwere y SAP netWeaver MdM, t er spistiate master ata a ata maaemet tiaity.

SAP SRM spprts etraie trat maaemet a eetraie imet, eai prremet raiatis t evep etra trats tat ep rive mpiae arss te mpay. ctrat parameters a e mae avaiae t a siess its, epi sers trt te raiati sere te mst avrae terms a itis. A etra repsitry r etra trats is avaiae i SAP SRM a mtipe ak-e SAP stis. Pwer trats tiaity eps prremet raiatis ptimie trat setp a tiiati, wit ts r maai aes t te trats.

Wit te appiati, y a set p mpe ist types r prremet trats s as vae ists, qatity stepaer ists, rp ists, a reates ase  amate reease vaes. Y a maae reetiati  terms r trats tat are at t epire. SAP SRM eaes eae a imprve trat istriti r etra trats tr spistiate a eiiet rpi  trat ie items arss ieret atis i te SAP ERP appiati. Make trat pates, ie a ie, wit ser-riey mass ae tiaity.

Contract Execution and Monitoring

Contract Development A etra trat i SAP SRM a e se as a sre  sppy i parae, i t SAP SRM a SAP ERP, pr vii te pprtity t attai etter vme ists tr trat reease areati. dri trat reati, prremet pressias a everae eisti trats, savi time a epi esre mpiae t staarie trat terms a est praties. Re-ase apprva wrkw a versi tr rive te trat-atriati a tratreease stratey, wi eaes te prremet epartmet’s aiity t ere trat mpiae a prmte trat sae.


ctrat eeti presets seris aees ii te wi: Eri mpiae wit etiate terms Avaiaiity  trats r a prase raiatis t ree trat reati time a maiteae Maai ists ase  mpay-wie trat sae Time-smi trat maiteae •

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SAP SRM streamies te etraie trat eeti press y istriti trats rm a etra trat repsitry t e r mre SAP ERP appiatis (see Fire 9). Te trat ata, wi is reevat r a sre-sppy etermiati, is set t SAP

ERP were it a e se as a sre  sppy. base  s r servies reqire, SAP SRM ietiies te ptima trat r te reqest, taki it at prie, eivery time, vme, a ati. Ater istriti a reease, vaes are traserre ak t SAP SRM. harmie trats etwee SAP SRM a SAP ERP everae trat ieraries, reease-ase reates, a ist arss trats. SAP SRM eaes y t everae itis arss trat ieraries t er te mst ptima iste prie arss a prremet epartmets. Rea-time reate aatis a te aiity t immeiatey traser trat items t te master ata maaemet ata ep esre tat a empyees y se trate items, eimiati maverik -trat prases. bere prase rers are

presse i te ak-e appiati, SAP SRM is ae r prie aati. Y a ptimie trat tiiati a st retis wit SAP SRM, as te appiati siates trat mpiae amatrs a traks trat sae a a-s arss SAP SRM a ter appiatis ete, ii mtipe SAP ERP appiatis. SAP SRM ers eiiity i setti peratia trats a awi paymet terms a rrey at te istriti eve, mtipe aert tress r epirati ates, a taret r reease vaes r qatities. Eae rate tress  te trat eve ep tr a mitiate rrey tati risk. Wit its atmate trat mpiae tiaity, te SAP SRM appiati eps raiatis etrat te mst vae rm etiate trats.

Your company M R S ® P A S

Contract

Purchase order

Your company P R E P A S

Manuacturing resource planning run

Purchase request

Purchase order

Figure 9: Centralized Contracts


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efficient SuPPlieR connectivity IMPRoVE SuPPlIER RElATIonShIPS

Imprve etis wit sppiers ep y ree erts r prri s a servies, a maai a tri reatisips wit sppiers. Eai mmiati wit sppiers eps y eie reqiremets mre aratey a ai resres t te reqiremets mre sey. deeper sppier reatisips a ea t ree sts, aster ye times, a ier-qaity materias – a wi-wi sitati.

Supplier Collaboration cmpaies itet  maimii peratia eiiey r prremet trasatis ee t ete atmati a eetri presses t te sppier stakeers. SAP SRM eaes arati etwee empyees, pressia prremet sta, a sppiers r a pases  prremet presses ii arati r mpe reqisitis, sri, rer maaemet, a ivii. Sppier seservies tiaity spprts a eaes reatisips wie maki iterati wit sppiers  a sies emia a maaeae. Sppiers a aess rers rm teir stmers wit a We rwser iterae a perrm w- tasks s as reati a rer respse, avae sip tie, ivie r reit mem, r reviewi s a servie irmatis. Wit SAP SRM, y


a sare reprts wit sppiers, s as trats e t epire, istries  rer vaes, sppier evaati reprts, a ists  simet stk at te stmer ati. SAP SRM aiitates arati wit sppiers r mpe servie-rer eiiti, ii, a atis. Sppier sers a view RF etais, er terprpsas, irm is, a se ie at tiaity r ariiatis. Sppier Se-Servies SAP SRM eatres sppier seservie tiaity tat aiitates sppier arati, streamies prremet presses, a imprves visiiity it rer a sipmet stats. Te tiaity iterates sppiers it te prremet press a rees te sts  prremet yes y imprvi te eae  siess mets a srtei te time it takes t press te tet  tese mets. Wit te appiati, sppiers  t ee teir w stis t sppy s a servies. A tat is eee is iret Iteret aess t te praser’s prremet sti tr a We rwser. Sppiers a reat rapiy t rer tis reeive rm te st. Sppiers reister a prvie ay

aitia irmati y reqest reari te atery  s r servies tey pr vie. Sppiers mst e apprve ere ei ativate t arate  trasatis. Te prremet amiistrati team a assi avae apaiities t speii sppiers, atrii tem r ativities s as maai teir w ata a smitti ivies. Sppiers a irm y at pakai a sipmets jst eete tr a avae sippi tiiati (ASn). Wit sppier se-servie tiaity, sppiers a view prase rers, se irmatis a a ASn t te praser, a reate ivies ase  a ASn r  rers. Y a arate  prase rers wit sppier respse tiaity, aw atmati i eivery eerati a s reeipt tiiati, a prvie aess t atas a eivery sees. Eae rer maaemet wit respse miiati tiaity t i prase reqisitis. Sppier se-servies as spprt servie item ieraries a imits.

Supplier Qualiication and Evaluation SAP SRM eps prremet peratia teams maae sppier reatisips mre eetivey wit ts t assimiate sppier ata, measre

operatia prremet tiaity i SAP SRM eaes atmate a eiiet prremet presses r iret a iiret materias a servies. Wit te appiati, y a ree ye times a sts r key prremet perrmae iiatrs a atmate mpiae wit prasi piies a trats. SAP SRM aiitates prre-tpay ativities a eaes eiieies resti i st savis a triti t yr RoI.

perrmae, a rive ptima sppy ase eisis. Y a aess sppier irmati rm sri yes a qatitative ata rm prremet trasatis s as prase rers, s reeipts, a ivies. Perrm sppier aaysis wit qaitative irmati a eeak rm mtipe stakeers. SRM prvies We srvey tiaity t et ata rm sers tr te varis steps i te prremet press – r eampe, irmati  te pakai qaity  s ri te s reeipt press. Y a as se We srveys t ater sppier ata. Sppier maaers a mitr srveys, a atmate remiers a e-mai ivitatis make te ata eti press eiiet. Y a set p key perrmae iiatrs s as prie, servie eve, a qaity i a ierara, weite strtre. Qatitative a qaitative We srvey irmati is iterprete i SAP netWeaver bW, pri siate sppier evaati sres ase  te weitis. I esire, y a aw sppiers t aess tis ata t prmte jit perrmae maaemet.


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dePloyMent dEPloY SAP SRM To SuIT YouR oRgAnIzATIon’S nEEdS

SAP SRM spprts severa types  epymet t sit yr raiati’s ees. depei  yr ie  epymet, w- mets are reate i SAP ERP r irety i te SAP SRM appiati.

Classic Deployment I te assi epymet, a materias maaemet mets (s as prase rers, s reeipts, servie etry seets, a ivies) eist i e r mre ak-e appiatis. SAP SRM spprts sppi art reati a te preetry  irmatis a ivies. SAP SRM te mmiates te irmati t SAP ERP, wi reates te ative mets. Tis type  epymet is apprpriate i yr mpay wats t: Eae a wie ser rp – ii empyees rm ey te prremet epartmet – t eter reqiremets epeitisy a wit miima traii reqire have te prremet epartmet perate sey wit te tiaity i te ak-e appiati, witt traserri prremet ativities t SAP SRM leverae avae etra trat istriti tiaity i SAP SRM t maae etra trats •

Te se-servie prremet tiaity i SAP SRM empwers a mpay empyees t reate a maae teir w reqisitis wit a ser-riey We iterae. SAP SRM eps esre tat empyee trasatis mpy wit prasi piies a triers itera trs via a pwer re-ase wrkw.

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mre ak-e appiatis. Te prase rer i SAP SRM is te eai prase rer. Te irmati tat is traserre t te SAP ERP appiati is t a eat py  te prase rer, t a m eaer, rea-y versi. Tis py sppies te reeree eee t reate s reeipts, ser vie etry seets, a ivies i te ak-e appiati. Wit tis epymet pti, SAP SRM spprts te etry  irmatis a ivies a pies tem t SAP ERP. Wit te etee assi epymet, y a everae etee etra trat maaemet tiaity as a sre  sppy i SAP SRM. Tis type  epymet is apprpriate i yr mpay wats t: use te reat  te se-servie prremet tiaity i SAP SRM cirm a ivie aaist stk items Take avatae  te eiiity ere y eteri irmatis a ivies tr te se-servie prremet tiaity i SAP SRM •

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Extended Classic Deployment Stand-Alone Deployment I te etee assi epymet, y a reate sppi arts a prase rers irety witi SAP SRM ere traserri te ata t e r


I te sta-ae epymet, te etire prremet press is ae y SAP SRM. Te appiati reates

te sppi art a a w- mets ay. Ati presses (iaia ati a tri) mst sti e ae y ak-e appiatis. hwever, a vaiatis a apprvas are ae irety y SAP SRM. SAP prvies mirati ts t ri materias maaemet ata rm mpay appiatis it te appiati prt master. A ae eeit is irease perrmae, ease y ee ewer remte ti as t te ak-e appiati. Tis type  epymet is apprpriate i yr mpay: des t ave a materias maaemet appiati, a y wat t ae te etire press witi SAP SRM, iterati y t a ati appiati Preers t se te streamie se-servie prremet tiaity i SAP SRM r speii prt ateries (typiay, iiret materias a servies) des t ee ak-e tiaity, s as pat maiteae r waresi, r ertai prt ateries, a y wat t mve te prremet press r tese ateries mpetey t  te ak-e appiati, maki te press qiker •

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Wats t tie t prre sme items (s as iret materias a servies) si te materias maaemet tis  yr ak-e sti

One-Client Deployment Te e-iet epymet  SAP SRM sits mpaies tat w ike t impemet te simpe prremet tiaity  SAP SRM witt a separate istaati  te SAP SRM appiati. Tis epymet pti is se  w tta st  wersip (Tco) a perates witi yr ake SAP ERP appiati. It is y avaiae i y ave a sie istae  SAP ERP a  t ave ay pas t iterate SAP SRM tiaity wit mtipe istaes  te SAP ERP appiati. Tis type  epymet is apprpriate i yr mpay wats tiaity t eae: Servies prremet r etera stai a RF Se-servie prremet Sppier se-servie prremet i eti wit servies a se-servie prremet operatia sae  trats •

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SAP SRM eps irease te eiiity a eiiey  yr mpay’s prremet presses. Wit te appiati, y a ree sts a empwer te prremet epartmet t take a mre stratei, vae-ae re i peratis. SAP SRM eaes y t atmate reqisiti a rer maaemet wit ser-riey ata tiaity. Y a ree st a ye times, rive trat a piy mpiae wit etraie sri, a irease trasati eiiey wit sppier etivity a arati. Y a imprve sppier maaemet wit ts r sppier qaiiati a evaati, a eiver vaae isit t stakeers arss te mpay wit spistiate spe reprti. Iterate wit yr SAP bsiess Site stware a SAP ERP, te SAP SRM appiati eps rive eiiey wie weri yr Tco.

Reduce Process Costs, Accelerate Cycle Times SAP SRM prvies a mpreesive sti r maai prre-t-pay peratis i are a misie mpaies. Te e rest is prremet presses tat are aster, eaper, a mre ser riey. Rst, ser-riey se-servie tiaity atmates prremet presses a reieves prremet rm resme amiistrative tasks tat a itte vae t te mpay.

 yr raiati. Eetri atas a sppi art tiaity rive ser apti a prvie a ri ser-riey repsitry  prts. by atmati previsy maa prremet tasks – s as apprvi sppi arts, eerati ivies, a pressi paymets – y a siiiaty ree trasatia sts. SAP SRM eps esre rapi prremet  time-ritia r rerri materia ees y atmati te etire reqisiti-tpay press, tti prremet yes a rei ea times. Wit eiiet prremet presses r iret a iiret materias a servies, y a ree ye times a sts r key prremet iiatrs s as reqisiti-t-prase rer. Te appiati empwers every empyee i te mpay t reate a maae teir w reqisitis wit se-servie prremet tiaity.

Deepen and Enrich Supplier Relationships

SAP SRM eaes arati etwee empyees, pressia prremet sta, a sppiers r a pases  prremet presses. SAP SRM eatres sppier se-servie tiaity tat aiitates sppier arati, streamies prremet presses, a imprves visiiity it rer a sipmet stats. Te appiati eaes eetri trasatis a eps Te appiati ers a rae  pwerimprve sppier mmiatis a  reeipt a retr tiaity t aw se-prremet presses y sari mre iivia tr r etraie imprtat sei a prt ata presses – t mat te reqiremets wit sppiers.


SAP SRM eps aiitate a riate servies-sppier arati a servies eiiti a prii. Wit te appiati, sers a i r te est sppier ase  st, avaiaiity, a ter terms – ts ireasi te spee a visiiity  te servies prremet press. Te appiati spprts iterate sppier etiati a awar presses a eaes iitia i preparati, eetri RF a reverse atis, i evaati, a te reati a maaemet  etraie trats. Te appiati eps y stay witi yr et, veriy i items are i stk, a ek avaiaiity wit sppiers i rea time. Y a ek prt avaiaiity i rea time, maki prremet iy eiiet a avii sts r items tat are areay stke. Rst amiistrati tiaity eaes ata maaers t st-eetivey a, review, a maae aess t sppier atas. Y a as evaate sppiers a ive ietives a preerees t te iest perrmers.

Act Strategically with Data Visibility SAP SRM is a iterate, mpreesive sti tat prvies press trasparey arss sppiers a te prre-t-pay ye, wit sarp visiiity it prremet a sppier ata. Te appiati eaes irease visiiity r etter versit a tr  prasi ativities. Wrki wit te SAP netWeaver bW mpet, SAP SRM prvies ri reprti tiaity. Te appiati as eps y imprve

Te appiati’s pa-rive prremet tiaity eaes mpaies t iterate peratia prremet ptimiati presses wit ak-e SAP r SAP pai, peratis, a ivetry maaemet stis. Y a etraie prremet presses r ema riiati rm mtipe ak-e stis, rivi sppier trasatia eiiey a everai etraie trats.

Maaers a spervisrs a review sppi art a et etais, apprve r rejet sppi arts, a a mmets, r reater peratia tr a visiiity. Wit te appiati, y a aiitate versit a tr  prremet ativities wit atmati pressia yer wrk-qee tiaity.

Reduce Total Cost o Ownership, Uniy Solutions and Data

imprvi eiiey a trasparey a ivi y reater tr. Servies prremet tiaity eps y ptimie sppier arati a eaes y t eie a rer servies. Prremet a sri tiaity eaes y t sas te st  reqisitii a prri prti s a servies, s as ie sppies a eqipmet repairs.

bease SAP SRM is part  SAP bsiess Site, it wrks wit SAP ERP a yr ter SAP bsiess Site appiatis t se te p  yr prremet presses. SAP SRM everaes yr mpay’s master ata a appiatis, rei yr Tco a imprvi RoI.

SAP SRM spprts severa types  epymet t sit yr raiati’s ees. depei  yr ie  epymet, w- mets are reate i ak-e stis r irety i te SAP SRM appiati.

T ear w SAP SRM a ep yr mpay strete its prre-t-pay presses a imprve its mpetitive stai, tat yr SAP represetative r visit s ie at www.sap.m/srm.

prtivity a aray tr iterati wit master ata maaemet tiaity.

SAP SRM spprts etraie trat maaemet a eetraie imet, eai prremet raiatis t evep a trats tat ep rive mpiae arss te mpay. Wit te appiati, y a everae itis arss trat ieraries t er te mst ptima iste prie arss a prremet raiatis. Y a imprve eiiey r prremet peratis tat are etraie r a erapiay istrite rp  empyees, rei reay a iyi presses a irmati.

SAP SRM makes pssie te iterati  peratia prremet ptimiati presses wit ak-e SAP r -SAP pai, peratis, a ivetry maaemet stis.

cetraie sri tiaity prvies reater visiiity it ema sias arss te raiati. Te appiati etraies sri a ema areati presses,

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Summary Te SAP® Sppier Reatisip Maaemet appiati eps streamie a maae prre-t-pay presses r s a ser vies. Business Challenges Ree prremet sts a irease eiiey Eae prremet t make a psitive impat  te ttm ie wie spprti ritia siess presses Prvie teia spprt eee t siate, streamie, a etraie prremet peratis • •

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Key Features Sel-service procurement – let empyees maae teir w prases wit sppi arts a sear r s a servies i a ie ata Services procurement – Maae prremet resres a sts r mmy se servies s as time-ase a eiverae-ase servies Plan-driven procurement – Iterate peratia prremet ptimiati presses wit ak-e SAP r -SAP stis Centralized sourcing – Areate ema, erease ye time, a irease visiiity via eiiet ie ii, atis, a reqests t sppiers Centralized contracts – Maitai etra trats tat rive mpiae a ree -trat prremet Supplier connectivity – Eae sppier arati, sppier se-servies, a qaiiati a evaati •

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Business Benefts Automate requisition and order management a empwer prremet t take a mre vae-ae re i peratis Increase the speed and visibility  te servies prremet press a ptimie sppier arati Integrate operational procurement optimization processes wit ak-e SAP r SAP pai, peratis, a ivetry maaemet stis Gain greater visibility it ema sias arss te raiati, aptre mre savis y rei sppier pries, a srte sri ye times Develop global contracts tat ep rive mpiae arss te mpay a imprve eiiey r etraie prremet peratis r a erapiay istrite rp  empyees Improve supplier management wit ts r sppier qaiiati a evaati •

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50 061 096 (09/02) ©2009 y SAP Ag. A rits reserve. SAP, R/3, SAP netWeaver, det, ParterEe, bydesi, SAP bsiess bydesi, a ter SAP prts a servies metie erei as we as teir respetive s are traemarks r reistere traemarks  SAP Ag i germay a ter tries. bsiess ojets a te bsiess ojets , bsiessojets, crysta Reprts, cr ysta deisis, We Iteiee, xesis, a ter bsiess ojets prts a servies metie erei as we as teir respetive s are traemarks r reistere traemarks  bsiess ojets S.A. i te uite States a i ter tries. bsiess ojets is a SAP mpay. A ter prt a servie ames metie are te traemarks  teir respetive mpaies. data taie i tis met serves irmatia prpses y. natia prt speiatis may vary. Tese materias are sjet t ae witt tie. Tese materias are prvie y SAP Ag a its afiate mpaies (“SAP grp”) r irmatia prpses y, witt represetati r warraty   ay ki, a SAP grp sa t e iae r errrs r missis wit respet t te materias. Te y warraties r SAP grp prts a servies are tse tat are set rt i te epress warraty statemets ampayi s prts a servies, i ay. nti erei s e stre as stitti a aitia warraty.

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