FourKites vs. SAP Business Network

We are using this tool for years in our organization; it is playing a significant role in our organization. I would suggest it to those companies that are looking for efficient supply chain visibility software. It will give you information about automated capacity matching, thus you must give it a try.

SAP Business Network excels in scenarios involving complex supply chains, where collaboration is essential for visibility. Its coordination capability makes it very easy to manage multiple suppliers and makes the operation very smooth, even when dealing with complex workflows. It also offers compliance tools that make supplier monitoring very easy to meet strict industry standards.

Incentivized

• I like its feature of MacroPoint that helps me to get the location visibility and provides me detailed analytical solutions.
• Not only in tracking but it has also given me the vision to analyze which will be the best suitable carriers for me that could match our network, thus it increases the efficiency and creates greater margins.
• For me, it is a very useful platform. Its automation programs give easiness in may daily work.

• Real-time inventory visibility
• It allows you to create sales in real time.
• It reduces errors in the logistics process
• It maintains order in inventory inflows and outflows
• VIsibilidad en tiempo real de inventarios
• Permite crear ventas en tiempo real
• Reduce errores en proceso logistico
• Mantiene orden en ingresos y egresos de inventarios

• I do not have any major complaint against Fourkites.
• It is going well and keeps every single feature I want in its services.
• The price should be revised and should be made more comfortable for the users.

• In some cases, it promises a lot but still lacks more partners joined to the network
• Being the pioneer, the idea behind the product can be confusing sometimes
• It is still not accessible for all kinds of markets (especially small and mid sizes)

Incentivized

I will give it a 9, one is deducted for business inspection and improvement i feel that they are in the right direction and streamlined our flow of business agility also helped us get the R.o.i and helped with more sales and visibility over business and its metrics.

Incentivized

There is still a ton of flexability on the customer's end of the platform, which makes standard onboarding for suppliers a challenge. Customers are allowed to ask for things, or customize certain things that are not standard for us, so we have to have special rules set up to complete an integration. There are also some limitations to automate invoice rejections that happen on the platform when a customer rejects an invoice

Incentivized

Support by errors of static ecats are not really helpfull

Good performance from SAP as key deployment partner; collaboration and deployment with additional business partner for data provision and business partner onboarding was rather difficult, slowing down the project progress and overall success perception

Incentivized

In a few words, the interface at SAP Business Network has been generally helpful to me. This interface is simple, and I found it easier to coordinate many actions on a single site. The analytics features are the most beneficial, and it is easy to tell whether a campaign is effective.

Incentivized

• They should reduce its cost.
• Customer support is well-trained and professional.
• KPIs performance is amazing.

• SAP Business Network's streamlined supply chain and procurement processes have significantly reduced operational costs and improved resource allocation, leading to enhanced overall efficiency.
• The platform's robust analytics have provided valuable insights, facilitating data-driven decision-making and enabling us to make more informed strategic choices, ultimately contributing to improved business performance.
• Implementing and integrating the SAP Business Network initially required a substantial financial investment, impacting short-term cash flow and potentially delaying other critical business initiatives.

Incentivized