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Digital Supply Chain

Supply chain disruption is here to stay, and flexibility has become a priority. Learn how Deloitte can help you use SAP solutions to enable digital supply chain capabilities and activate a disruption-ready Kinetic Enterprise™ that is capable of anticipating change and pivoting fast.

In our new dynamic and unstable world of disruption to our supply chains, the reliability on resilient, flexible and sustainable supply chains is critical.
The market is drowning in technologies to transform supply chains, the question supply chain leaders have is “How can I transform and manage my supply chain to enable it to thrive in our new world of uncertainty and disruption?”

Deloitte’s Digital Supply Chain and ISBN (Intelligent Spend and Business Network) team are working with clients across industries answering this exact question. We have a diverse team of specialists combining industry expertise with technical expertise, advising our largest clients how to leverage the latest technologies to transform and setup their supply chains for the future.

Understand more about our services offered by exploring our capabilities shown below:

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Our SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network (ISBN) team at Deloitte help organisations manage their procurement, external workforce, and overall spending more efficiently by leveraging SAP Ariba, Fieldglass and SAP Business Network solutions. These combine procurement, supplier collaboration, and spend management with a focus on enhancing usability, visibility, compliance, and control across all categories of spend.

Key Components of the SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network:

SAP Ariba: Tools for sourcing, procurement, and supplier collaboration to digitalise processes, manage supplier relationships, and improve spend visibility for cost savings.

SAP Fieldglass: Manages external workers like contractors and freelancers, optimising contingent labour and service procurement while ensuring compliance.

SAP Concur: Automates travel, expense, and invoice management with mobile tools, enhancing policy compliance and spend tracking.

SAP Business Network: Connects buyers, suppliers, and partners for better collaboration and real-time data sharing, improving supply chain visibility and efficiency.

Our SAP Plan, Design, Make, Operate (PDMO) team at Deloitte provides a wide range of SAP capabilities to help organisations manage their design and engineering, sales and operational planning, projects and portfolios, production planning, manufacturing execution, quality, and enterprise asset management. The team delivers value by creating an end-to-end digital thread for complex organisations, speeding up product time-to-market, enhancing project controls and portfolio optimisation, boosting productivity, ensuring robust quality management and compliance, and improving asset efficiency and lifecycle management in service.

Key SAP Products we focus on in Plan, Design, Make, and Operate:

1. Plan: SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP), SAP Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PPDS)

2. Design & Make: SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM), SAP Production Engineering and Operations (S/4 PEO), SAP Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management including Project Systems (S/4 EPPM), SAP Production Planning (PP) & Quality Management (QM), E2E PLM, SAP & MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) integrations (Golden Triangle).

3. Operate: SAP Enterprise Asset Management (S/4 EAM, APM), SAP Field Service Management (S/4 SAM, FSM), SAP Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (S/4 IMRO).

Our SAP Digital Supply Chain Procurement capability has experts in all P2P (Procure to Pay) solutions enabled by SAP. Our expertise in SAP Ariba, S/4HANA Procurement, Central Procurement and OpenText VIM, combined with AI-driven insights, enables intelligent automation, reduces environmental impact, and fosters sustainable procurement and sustainable supply chain.

We help businesses streamline their procurement processes, from sourcing to payment, while embedding sustainable practices throughout. We empower clients to achieve cost savings, improve efficiency, ensure compliance, and drive sustainable value across their supply chains

Logistics in SAP Supply Chain orchestrates the physical flow of goods and related information throughout the supply chain. It seamlessly integrates with other SAP modules like Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), and Sales and Distribution (SD), ensuring efficient material and product movement.

There are many robust logistics solutions, including warehouse management, transportation management, and extended warehouse management (EWM). These solutions optimise inventory management, transportation planning and execution, and warehouse operations, enhancing visibility, reducing costs, and improving delivery performance.

Streamlining logistics processes enables businesses to respond effectively to market demands, optimise resource utilisation, and achieve a competitive edge in today's dynamic business environment.

Sustainability:

At Deloitte, we understand that building a truly sustainable supply chain requires a multi-disciplinary approach. We partner with our clients to conduct holistic reviews of their entire supply chain, from raw materials to end-of-life management. Our approach considers the interplay of policy, controls, processes, automation, and intelligence to identify opportunities for improvement and drive meaningful change. 

Our global expertise in sustainability regulations, combined with our deep understanding of SAP Supply Chain solutions allows us to provide tailored solutions for every client. We work closely with our clients throughout their sustainability journey, helping them translate their ambitions into tangible actions and measurable results. 

Innovations and AI:

Deloitte UK has built proven approach and architecture to unlock value across Supply chain functions with AI innovations and has identified End to end exhaustive AI led Supply chain processes and user journey supporting the core processes. 

Deloitte has identified and utilising SAP Embedded AI capabilities and use-cases to help our clients across SAP S/4HANA and other Line of business product journeys and building their roadmaps. Working across geographies to build and utilise existing Deloitte Assets for Supply chain assistant, Procurement assistant, Inventory optimiser, Autonomous Data management and other end to end process journeys. Co-innovating with SAP and clients on GenAI and Agentic AI use-cases, working with Supply chain and Technology teams.

Kinetic Supply Chain

Our Technology Expertise: 

Diverse Teams

Deloitte’s DSC&I practice is proud to have a higher-than-average representation of women compared to the UK Tech Consulting average. Whilst the UK industry average is at 19.5% our DSC&I practice stands at 31% with 60% of recent joiners being women. Being a woman on the SAP DSC&I team, and part of the supportive women in DSC&I network, offers a unique and empowering experience. You're surrounded by talented individuals who understand the value of diversity and inclusion, creating a collaborative and encouraging environment. You have the opportunity to contribute your skills and perspectives to cutting-edge projects, all while being supported by a network of women who celebrate each other's successes and provide mentorship and guidance. It's a space where you can thrive professionally and personally, knowing that your contributions are valued, and your voice is heard.

Deloitte's DSC&I practice is further strengthened by the expertise of seasoned professionals drawn from various sectors, including Telecommunications, Media and Technology (4), Consumer (5), Energy, Resources and Industrial Products (9) and Cross Industry (5). These individuals, all holding Senior Manager positions or higher, bring over a decade of experience from their respective industries, ensuring clients receive top-tier guidance and support.