SAP Solution: GIB

ifm, previously GIB, again presented the SCM Award for the implementation of outstanding supply chain projects this year.

It is obvious that through a massive scaling effect, the public cloud brings significant added value for the providers and above all for the hyperscalers. SAP is also trying its hand at the public cloud - but so far only with very modest success, despite Rise with SAP.

SAP's ERP revolutionized the structure and process organization of many entrepreneurs. With Industry 4.0 and IoT, the next step follows in the direction of a holistic view of product, service and financial cycles. SAP partner GIB and parent company ifm are at the epicenter of this promising development.

Cloud or not cloud? This question arises for many companies when it comes to converting their ERP system. Cloud technology is seen as a driver of digitization - yet companies often shy away from the switch and overlook the benefits.

There are snags and creaks in supply chains—so much so that the gross national product is suffering as a result. What can and should manufacturing SAP customers do to minimize disruptions in supply chains?

No crystal ball is needed to predict a successful future for SAP partner GIB, which will be called ifm in a few weeks.

There are new challenges in supply chain management: Cost and efficiency pressure to secure and expand one's competitive position; supplier failures and delivery bottlenecks; price sensitivity and demand fluctuations in the sales market.

Companies with multiple production sites are more challenged by globalized logistics processes. Inventory planning and uncertainties in supply and demand place high demands on SCM.

SAP partner GIB from Siegen selected the Supply Chain Heroes 2021 as part of its GIB SCM Awards.

With inherently complex structures, logistics is predestined for the use of artificial intelligence. Which tasks are ideally suited? E3 Magazine spoke to Bjoern Dunkel, Managing Director at GIB, a company combining software for intralogistics with expert know-how and consulting.

Companies with production sites in different countries are increasingly challenged by globalized logistics processes. International inventory planning and uncertainties in supply and demand place high technical demands on supply chain management.

GIB doesn’t offer standard processes, it rather searches for skeletons in the proverbial supply chain closet—it’s about making companies aware of problems.