Item: SAP Business Network
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Business Network is used for procurement process where it combines the Purchasers with the Vendors. There are a lot of B2B transactions happening and it is used in many fields like Supply Chain & Operations, Plant Maintenance & Asset Management and logistics as well. Comparing to the previous experiences it helped a lot to our customers gaining a good experience especially in the procurement cycle.

Pros and Cons

Creates a network between different partners (buyers, sellers etc.)
Improves the visibility for the processes
Digitalize the Procure-to-Pay cycle

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)

Return on Investment

I think it is still a little bit overpriced
It still provides a positive impact on Procurement side because of the campaigns the Sellers provide
Once it completes the partner network, it will definitely worth to have

Collaboration with Trading Partners

Since we are not directly using SAP Business Network and instead implementing it and providing consulting services I cannot comment on this. However I hear positive feedbacks very often from our clients. They usually highlight the fact that it improves the experience especially for the end users using SAP for procurement process because the legacy applications usually lacks the UX.

Supply Chain Risk Mitigation

I think in the world we live in, currently we have bigger risks which cannot be solved only by any software when it comes to Supply Chain.

Transparency and Visibility

SAP Business Network especially helps on the Plant Maintenance site where it is especially used for indirect procurement and MRO materials. It brings a lot of visibility in order to understand the potential vendors and service providers. Combining it with the OEM side will be one step further to get closer to the Full Cycle Digitalization Experience.

Key Insights

Do you think SAP Business Network delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with SAP Business Network's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Business Network live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SAP Business Network go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SAP Business Network again?

Yes

Other Software Used

AspenOne Supply Chain Management, PartnerLinQ, Tradeshift Buy

Likelihood to Recommend

I think it promises a lot especially on Asset Management. Because it just not only support the procurement for MRO materials but also helps on the service side as well. Also having integrations with Asset Intelligence Network, it has a lot potential for collaborations with different kinds of partners (OEM, Service Providers, Customers etc.)

SAP Business Network : A new Ecosystem & Collaboration Platform

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Business Network