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Real Time Inventory Management
Business process view
With SAP S/4HANA:
Real-time inventory information, including
early error detection
Precise where-used information per unit.
Ability to change lot size to “1,” thus capturing
the lowest level of granularity in inventory
stock keeping
With traditional system:
Slow update cycle leads to outdated information
Inventory planning cannot accommodate flexible,
custom configurations
Limited inventory visibility increases error rate and
supply shortages
Safety stock
Time
Quantity
Reorder
point
Lea
d
time
Order 1
Order 2
Order 3
BOM 1
BOM 2
BOM 3
Run
inventory
updates
at night
Order 1
Order 2
Order 3
BOM 1
BOM 2
BOM 3
Ad hoc
actualization
Safety stock
Time
Quantity
Reor
der
point
Lea
d
time
Traditional system
With SAP S/4HANA
User
interaction
Ad hoc
Traditional
With SAP S/4HANA
Process excellence
User
interaction
Ad hoc
Business perspective