slide 1: Closed-Loop Production Supply Chain Model and SAP
eCommerce
As you implement initiatives that promote sustainability it makes sense for your business to find solutions and
initiatives to reduce waste while gaining profit from reverse and forward supply chains. Using a closed-loop
production supply chain can be the solution you need. This way you can minimize waste and bring previously
discarded goods back into your value chain particularly those that can be dismantled for parts repaired or
resold. Like most production processes this model requires careful production and demand planning as well
as business forecasting. SAP eCommerce may be able to help with that.
Also known as up-cycling closed-loop
production is a process that may help your
business appeal to the new generation of
customers particularly the Millennials and
Gen Z. It shows that you care about the
environment while providing transparency
and visibility into your production practices.
Consumers are likely to choose you when
they know that your brand supports their
causes and practices. The value of a closed-
loop production supply chain model extends
beyond your bottom line as it can pave way
to global sustainability.
SAP eCommerce is a great tool that can work with your closed-loop production supply chain model. With an
intelligent platform for supply chain and manufacturing planning you can reduce the number of defects
minimize obsolescence and improve the whole production process. It lets you coordinate manufacturing
operations from inventory to material requirements while making sure that plans are up-to-date based on
real-time data from your plant floor supplier network and business.
With SAP eCommerce you can generate efficient plans for a complex assembly process especially where
capacity planning production material requirements machine models factory layout material and routing
are concerned. It helps optimize material flow and production too so you can implement efficient and flexible
manufacturing processes with methods like just-in-time replenishment lean control and continuous
improvement. SAP’s solution can also help the closed-loop production supply chain model by boosting quality
and lowering costs as it encourages collaboration between manufacturing and RD teams.