Item: SAP Integrated Business Planning
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Demand planning and Supply Planning in the IBP/SOP process. Demand Planning for forecasting demand and supply planning for plant balancing for demand/supply. Before it was excelbased feeding eventually APO but now replaced by IBP globally although not fully demand and supply planning.

Pros and Cons

Excelbased in the cloud
One repository for data
user friendly
KPI measurement

SOE is a challenge in IBP
Monthly buckets only

Return on Investment

Forecast accuracy went up
Monthly planning cycle has been reduced
ROI not transparent

Usability

Tool is not being used at full extent by the business. Senarioplanning seems to be difficult. E2E KPI of IBP not transparent

Key Differentiators

Cloud Solutions
Integration with Other Systems
Ease of Use

Integration of demand and supply in 1 system

Key Insights

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

Not sure

Are you happy with SAP Integrated Business Planning's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Integrated Business Planning live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SAP Integrated Business Planning go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SAP Integrated Business Planning again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

For large volumes, relatively stable it is a good tool. Also for scenarioplanning demand/supply. For smaller volumes with volatile demand, running in campaigns it is a challenge. Here more SOE is required and not sure IBP is the right tool for this

Integrated Business Planning shows Demand and Supply End to End

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Integrated Business Planning