Higher EBIT through intelligent direct delivery
With SAP Available-to-Promise (aATP), you can dynamically optimise your fulfilment decisions: lower inventory, shorter delivery times, higher margins.
The challenge: Unnecessary costs
High inventory levels in local sales offices tie up capital and incur significant storage and handling costs. At the same time, rigid delivery processes and manual scheduling extend delivery times – especially during bottlenecks. Without a transparent, real-time basis for decision-making, direct deliveries or centralised inventory are often not used optimally, resulting in unnecessary transport, costs and missed sales opportunities.
Our solution: Dynamic Direct Delivery
With SAP Advanced Available-to-Promise (aATP), we rely on dynamic, rule-based fulfilment decisions. The system checks product availability, delivery dates and transport routes in real time and automatically selects the fastest and most cost-effective option – direct delivery from the factory or delivery via the regional warehouse. This allows you to reduce inventories, ensure delivery reliability and increase your EBIT.
Typical applications:
- Reduction in local storage capacity through increased use of direct deliveries from central plants
- Automatic adjustment of the delivery process in the event of bottlenecks based on real-time availability
- Immediate stock check in the central warehouse for fast and reliable delivery commitments
Strategic added value through real-time availability
Significant cost reduction through lower inventory levels and less internal transport
Greater delivery reliability thanks to flexible selection of the optimal delivery route
Optimised resource planning through transparent and centralised inventory and delivery overview
Flexibility in response to changes in demand and rapid response to rush orders
Focus on customer benefits
Up to +2 % increase in EBIT
Up to +2 % increase in EBIT More profit through lower inventories
Reduction of storage and transport costs through dynamic selection of the optimal fulfilment route – central or direct factory delivery – while ensuring delivery performance.
Up to -50 % reduction in delivery time
Up to -50 % reduction in delivery time Faster delivery to customers by bypassing the replenishment process
Direct deliveries from the factory shorten the transport chain, avoid unnecessary transfers and significantly speed up delivery.
Up to +90 % faster order confirmation
Up to +90 % faster order confirmation Real-time transparency for binding commitments
Automatic availability checks and plant substitution in SAP aATP make it possible to confirm a reliable delivery date to the customer in seconds rather than hours.
With Dynamic Direct Delivery, we transform complex delivery networks into an agile value chain – less inventory, more speed, higher margins.
Success Story
Improved delivery reliability with SAP aATP
The electronics component manufacturer is implementing Advanced Available-to-Promise (aATP) to build an integrated, future-proof order fulfilment process. The solution is closely linked to integrated business planning (IBP) and enables cross-functional planning and execution in a digital core.
- Improved delivery reliability through real-time availability and intelligent rescheduling
- Consideration of production capacities for MTO scenarios
- Prioritisation of critical requirements
"The joint introduction of SAP IBP and SAP aATP marks an important milestone in our organizational and operational development, laying a solid foundation for the future."
Procedural model & project approach
Analysis of current processes, plant and warehouse structure, delivery relationships and availability checks.
Rules for dynamic plant substitution, simulation in sandbox, coordination with specialist departments.
Technical implementation including aATP ABC, intercompany direct delivery and integration into the O2C process.
Stakeholder management, training concepts, change impact analysis and go-live support.
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