Some key figures in BW Business Content are the same as the key figure definitions in the SCOR model. When a Content key figure is identical to a SCOR key figure, the system refers directly to it in the documentation for this key figure.

The structure and targets of the SCOR model will be explained in the following section to make the process more easy to understand.

The Supply Chain Council developed the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR) as an analysis tool that plans and processes supply chains for all industries. SCOR optimizes business practices in the Supply Chain Management.

Key figures are defined in the model. These are also called key performance indicators, for short KPIs, according to relevance.

The supply chain time schedules can be measured using KPIs. As long as the partners involved use the SCOR definitions, the key figures can be reduced to a common denominator. The aim is to have a common information basis to compare organizations or to evaluate the complete supply chain. The SCOR model thus simplifies the communication between key figures between logistic partners.

The process reference model comprises the supply chain procedures as well as all phases of demand fulfillment from vendor to customer. The processes are subdivided into five process categories ( see figure 1): Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Delivery and Return. The return process was a new addition to version 4.0.

As well as these five Basis processes, the system distinguishes between Planning, Execution, and Enable. In Planning, offers and requires are coordinated in periodic intervals. Execution processes are triggered on demand.

Within the scope of enabling and support processes, the system co-ordinates those information relationships, on which planning and execution processes are built.

Each Basis process is then sub-divided by processing unit.

Planning, for example, is divided into planning for the whole Supply Chain (P1) and planning for the remaining areas (P2 to P5). Key figures can be assigned each to these sections.

Planning comprises sales planning and sales management. The reconciliation of resources and requirements occurs in this phase. The complete structure is planned here. This includes process processing in procurement (P2), Manufacturing (P3) Delivery (P4) and Return (P5). Supply planning is adjusted to the finance planning.

Procurement is divided into Procurement make-to-stock (S1), sales-order-related production (S2) and engineer-to-order production (S3). In this process phase, the system coordinates business regulations, evaluates vendor activity, and maintains the corresponding data.

Key figures are assigned to the production of make-to-stock-, sales-order-related- or engineer-to-order production, as in Procurement. In production processing, checking, packaging, retrieval, and release takes place for delivery, along side time scheduling for the manufacturing process.

Delivery comprises order-, warehouse, transport-, and installation management for products from sales-order-related and engineer-to-order production.

In the return process, customer services are processed in connection with the product return.

Some key figures in the SCOR environment are delivered with the SCOR description in Business Content. Examples:

Other key figures are already here under a different name. Also refer here to the document ‘Availability of SCOR Metrics in BW Content’ in SAP Net, alias BW under Documentation Enhancements.