SAP Manufacturing

What is SAP Manufacturing?

SAP Manufacturing is a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to meet the unique challenges faced by both discrete and process manufacturing industries. From integrating complex production processes to enabling data-driven decision-making, SAP Manufacturing empowers manufacturers to optimize operations, improve resource utilization, and achieve greater scalability.

At SYSTEMA, we collaborate with discrete and process manufacturers to develop and implement SAP Manufacturing solutions tailored to their specific requirements. With deep expertise in system integration, custom extensions, and end-to-end implementation, we enable manufacturers to overcome the complexities of modern production environments. Our solutions efficiently connect planning, execution, and analysis, providing manufacturers with real-time visibility and control across their operations.

Whether you’re implementing SAP Manufacturing for the first time, migrating from another system, or looking to extend your current capabilities, SYSTEMA is your trusted partner for achieving operational excellence in manufacturing.

Best Practices

Best Practices: SAP Metal Manufacturing

Phase 1
MES with
Manual Interactions

Operator driven workflow
Minimal traceability
No equipment integration
Manual data collection

Phase 2
Basic Equipment
Integration

One-directional connection: data from equipment to MES
Automated data collection and cycle count
Automated machine status
Increased traceability, reduced failure rate
Reduce opportunities for operator error

Phase 3
Equipment
Automation

Single piece tracking; integrated scanner
Bi-directional connection: data flow between equipment and MES
Interlocking scenarios; increased process safety
Paperless production
Operators shift focus away from repetitive, low level tasks to higher level problem-solving

Phase 4
Integration of
Complete Lines

Material transport and handling automation
Line integration via process control unit (fully automated)
Handling/loading steps using robots
Higher throughput; higher quality
Full traceability
Opportunity for operators to expand production skills as maintenance tasks for robots, transport and automation will be needed

Phase 5
High Automation

Fully automated production process
Flexible transport units (AGV)
Interlinked machines
System driven workflow: operator in supervisory/oversight position

Phase 6
Lights Out Fab

No operator intervention: fully automated failure and exception handling

Digital Manufacturing with SAP Solutions

SAP Manufacturing solutions feature a modular structure that allows manufacturers to scale solutions tailored to their unique production needs. Whether managing basic MES functionality to control work-in-progress (WIP) processes, implementing paperless manufacturing with automated communication and decision-making, or advancing to highly automated systems requiring minimal human intervention, SAP Manufacturing provides the flexibility to meet your specific goals.

SYSTEMA supports these digital transformation initiatives with expert strategy, planning, and implementation services for key SAP Digital Manufacturing components.

SAP Manufacturing

To accelerate results, SYSTEMA offers MAX Suite, a powerful solution designed to enhance scalability, streamline operations, and reduce implementation time. By leveraging the SAP Manufacturing Solution and SYSTEMA’s expertise, manufacturers can optimize resource utilization, achieve operational excellence, and embrace digital transformation with confidence.

Explore the full portfolio of SAP Manufacturing solutions supported by SYSTEMA’s services below to discover how we can support your manufacturing transformation at every stage:

Best Practices

Best Practices: SAP Electronics Manufacturing

SAP Business Technology Platform

The SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) serves as the foundation for innovation and integration across SAP solutions, enabling enterprises to store, analyze, and act on vast amounts of data from internal and external sources, including partner organizations, customers, and sensors. The platform supports intelligent enterprise-building through its application development, integration, and intelligent technology pillars.

SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is the foundation of the Intelligent Sustainable Enterprise that brings together data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation, and integration in one, unified environment.

Key Features of SAP BTP

SAP BTP offers a wide range of functions to support enterprise innovation and integration:

Application Development & Automation: Provides a platform for cloud-native application development, enabling users to design and deploy custom workflows and robotic process automation (RPA) bots. It also supports extensions for on-premise systems and SAP SaaS solutions.
Extended Planning & Analytics: Features an analytics frontend that facilitates integrated planning across various business functions.
Data & Analytics: Offers solutions to store, ingest, combine, and govern data, as well as create analytical tools for data-driven decision-making.
Integration Suite of Services: Supports integration scenarios through solutions like SAP Integration Suite, cloud connectors, SAP API Management, and SAP Data Intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Provides machine learning-based business solutions, tools for managing AI and machine learning models, and capabilities for creating, orchestrating, and managing chatbots. Powered by generative AI, it streamlines data management, automates processes, drives innovation, and enhances developer productivity. With access to large language models (LLMs), you can create tailored AI solutions while ensuring security and compliance through responsible AI practices.

By leveraging SAP BTP, organizations can accelerate digital transformation while SYSTEMA’s expertise ensures seamless integration and tailored support for unique manufacturing requirements.

Why partner with SYSTEMA?

SYSTEMA was one of the first companies to become a preferred SAP Manufacturing Service Partner when SAP began offering shop floor solutions and MES initiatives more than a decade ago. For 30 years, SYSTEMA has been providing manufacturers with a full range of IT-consulting and best practices to help maximize performance within their production environments.