SAP Model Company. Accelerate Your Digital Transformation with a Proven Blueprint for Innovation

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1 SAP Model Company with a Proven Blueprint for Innovation

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3 Table of Contents 5 Simplify Digital Transformation 6 Rely on a Proven Platform Accelerate with a Platform Built for Innovation 7 Assemble the Building Blocks of Transformation Establish a Formula for Success Build on a Solid Foundation Start with a Preconfigured Solution Access Industry-Specific Business Content Apply Transformation Accelerators Take Ownership Through Engineered Services 10 Amplify the Impact of Digital Innovation Maximize Value Through Service Packages Make the Most of the SAP Model Company Service 11 Realize Fast Time to Value and Predictable Results Achieve Your Business Goals by Innovating with SAP 12 SAP Model Company Services in Detail Industry Services Cross-Industry Service Line-of-Business Services 3

4 The growing interconnection of people, business, and things is fueling acceleration of the digital economy. To succeed in this evolving business environment, companies are looking to pursue digital transformation without disrupting day-to-day business operations. The SAP Model Company service provides the framework to do just that. The service offers a proven and reliable approach to transform business processes, solutions, and capabilities for the new digital era. 4

5 Simplify Digital Transformation Each day, the use of digital technology grows. More and more of our personal interactions and business transactions are enabled through digital channels. We are increasingly reliant on mobile technologies, and we think nothing of downloading apps from the cloud to help us organize our lives and complete tasks. Running a business in this digital reality calls for a new approach to nearly every aspect of business and IT operations. It requires greater speed, agility, and ongoing innovation. To capitalize on opportunities, companies need instant insight and the ability to quickly develop and introduce new business models. Established businesses are often caught up in the complexity of their existing IT infrastructure and operations. Innovation falls by the wayside. Before transforming a logistics IT solution for the digital era, for example, an established business with a complex IT environment would need to involve logistics experts that understand the business, its processes, and IT systems, but also experts from all other lines of business, such as finance, HR, customer service, and more. If resources are limited, approaching transformation in this manner can be challenging for some organizations and limits their ability to realize business-changing innovations. SAP Model Company simplifies this effort. Delivered by the SAP Digital Business Services organization, the service helps you accelerate each step of a transition to digital technology. Whether your company currently uses SAP software or is performing a new implementation, the service speeds the whole transformation process, freeing your resources to prioritize innovation and differentiation. The SAP Model Company approach helped us control the risk of our digital transformation and allowed us to go live in only seven months. Patrick Chou, CEO, BetterLife Group 5

6 Rely on a Proven Platform ACCELERATE WITH A PLATFORM BUILT FOR INNOVATION The SAP Model Company service drives digital transformation. It applies the broad business process expertise SAP has acquired through decades of successful, real-life transformation projects. The result is a service that delivers a prepackaged, ready-to-use, comprehensive reference solution for a specific industry or line of business. Embedded in an overall transformation road map, the modelcompany approach enables you to reduce cost, decrease risk, and accelerate adoption during discovery, preparation, exploration, and realization activities. You can benefit from SAP Model Company at various stages of your transformation: Prior to the start of an implementation project to support benchmarks, proofs of concept, conference-room pilots, and assessment and planning activities As part of an implementation project to replace or accelerate blueprinting, design and planning activities, training, and knowledge transfer After the initial implementation to plan and support upgrade and optimization activities 6

7 Assemble the Building Blocks of Transformation ESTABLISH A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS SAP Model Company provides four fundamental building blocks that enable repeatable scenarios to support your digital transformation, including: A preconfigured solution, available as a ready-to-run appliance, including all applications, configuration, and sample data, available to run either on premise or in the cloud Business content, including end-to-end process models and sample workflows, reports, enhancements, and forms specific to an industry Accelerators, including business process configuration and how-to guides, test and demo scripts, and implementation tools Engineered services, including handover and enablement workshops to jump-start discovery, preparation, exploration, and realization The service helps you build toward a specific set of crucial target functionalities to reduce overall implementation time. It contains support for all the standardized processes critical to your industry or line of business, along with sample master data and transactional data, eliminating much of the need for custom code. Establishing standardization in your digital strategy helps improve technology maintenance, upgrades, support, and continuity. When the service is combined with SAP Value Assurance service packages, your company can kick-start its digital transformation with minimal risk. Whether your current priority is early prototyping, detailed solution design, fit-gap analysis, or implementation, your business can use additional project services with an SAP Model Company to address specific business needs. BUILD ON A SOLID FOUNDATION The four components of the SAP Model Company service are enabled through a foundation of digital innovation (see Figure 1). This foundation is built upon the SAP Digital Transformation Framework. You benefit from a cross-product solution that integrates with the end-to-end processes enabled by several SAP offerings, including SAP S/4HANA software, SAP SuccessFactors solutions, and SAP Hybris solutions. The SAP Activate innovation adoption framework expedites implementation by offering ready-to-run, bestpractice, digitalized business and technology processes; guided configuration; and modular, agile methodology. SAP Solution Manager helps accelerate your ongoing digital transformation. You can access documentation to help you evaluate business scenarios and business processes and see descriptions of implementable steps as part of the guidance for blueprinting. You can use this content for configuration and upgrades as well. With expectations from all lines of business aligned with software capabilities from the start of the project, the deployment was very efficient and freed up resources for innovation to improve our customer experience. Patrick Chou, CEO, BetterLife Group 7

8 START WITH A PRECONFIGURED SOLUTION With SAP Model Company you gain a solution that is prepackaged as an appliance and can be run in the cloud or on premise. It includes all applications, settings, configurations, and sample data necessary to start a digital transformation project immediately. To tailor the solution, you re able to populate it with your own data, customizations, or enhancements or even connect it to your own sandbox system. Other features include: End-to-end business scenarios containing modular processes already configured in SAP software Process hierarchies Role-oriented process diagrams Several SAP Model Company services can be combined to meet specific business needs. However, a detailed analysis is necessary to determine if the SAP Digital Business Services organization needs to perform any transitional steps or actions before the model companies can be combined. ACCESS INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC BUSINESS CONTENT SAP Model Company comes as individual prepackaged solutions supporting the industries and lines of businesses shown in the following table. The service s industry reference architecture provides industry-specific application maps, process models, and solution architectures for on-premise, cloud, and hybrid solutions. Standard industry businessprocess content is ready for use in your SAP software solution and is available as documentation as well. Your solution is configured per these business processes. Having preloaded business processes and content saves your organization considerable time and effort. The ready-to-use business content includes: Business process hierarchy End-to-end scenarios Process diagrams by roles Industries and Lines of Business Supported by SAP Model Company Industry: Airline back offices Automotive suppliers Chemicals Core retail Insurance Integrated digital banking Life sciences Mining production execution Oil and gas Omnichannel retail Rule-based mill production Utilities Cross-industry: Enterprise foundation Line of business: Connected manufacturing Extended warehouse management for industries Finance Human resources Logistics execution R&D/engineering and sustainability Subscription billing Supply chain planning 8

9 APPLY TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATORS SAP provides accelerators with the SAP Model Company service to streamline the process of digital transformation. We ve applied our expertise to identify exactly what tools, steps, and scripts will best take your project from ideation to completion and have made them available through this service. The accelerators include: Implementation tools and documentation Configuration guides and executables Test scripts Demo scripts Training material, user guides, and how-to guides TAKE OWNERSHIP THROUGH ENGINEERED SERVICES When pursuing digital transformation, keeping cost and risk to a minimum is a priority for most organizations. With the SAP Model Company service, you can count on a fixed-price, fixed-scope offering rather than an open-ended project with a scoping phase that results in unclear and undetermined timing and pricing. The engineered services include readyto-use content and service components with a clearly defined scope, delivery model, timeline, and effort. For SAP Model Company, this effort includes handover and enablement workshops to jump-start discovery, preparation, exploration, and realization. Figure 1: Building Blocks of the SAP Model Company Service Accelerators Acceleration Innovation SAP Model Company Simplifi ication Engineered service Configuration and how-to guides, test and demo scripts, and implementation tools Handover and enablement workshops to jump-start discovery, exploration, and realization Business content Business process hierarchy, end-to-end scenarios, and process diagrams by roles Digital Business Framework Preconfigured solution Available as a ready-to-run appliance, including all applications, configuration, and sample data Digital business framework and SAP Activate innovation adoption framework and industry reference architecture SAP 7.2 Solution Manager 9

10 Amplify the Impact of Digital Innovation MAXIMIZE VALUE THROUGH SERVICE PACKAGES SAP Model Company services work seamlessly with SAP Value Assurance packages to help organizations get their digital transformation underway quickly while managing the integration of their current and new digital landscapes. Taking advantage of the packages combined with your SAP Model Company service provides deeper access to all the product knowledge, industry insight, and implementation expertise you need to meet the objectives of your digital transformation. Whether your current priority is on early prototyping, detailed solution design and fit-gap analysis, or implementation, the value assurance service packages enable digital transformation with minimal risk. These packages deliver a defined set of services specifically designed to cover all aspects of a system migration. They are designed to be cumulative and can be tailored to fit all organizational structures and delivery models. MAKE THE MOST OF THE SAP MODEL COMPANY SERVICE With the SAP Model Company service, there are certain use cases in which you can save time and effort. The service helps you navigate the transformation with greater ease, whether you re beginning a new implementation of SAP software, extending software across the enterprise, rolling software out to subsidiaries, or standardizing customized software to simplify your IT landscape (see Figure 2). Figure 2: Use Cases for the SAP Model Company Service New Implementations Template and Rollout Subsidiary Implementation Simplification Net-new customer Prototype instead of long-lasting business blueprint discussions Innovation access to SAP S/4HANA Sandbox Training New implementation Localization access Industry-specific functionality that s ready to go Prototype instead of long-lasting business blueprint discussions Innovation access to SAP S/4HANA Sandbox Training Back-to-standard initiatives Outsourced second-system layer Custom-code reduction Prototype instead of long-lasting business blueprint discussions Innovation access to SAP S/4HANA Sandbox Training Installedbase customer Extension into new lines of business and second-wave implementations, such as the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence application, SAP Manufacturing Execution application, SAP Extended Warehouse Management application, SAP Transportation Management application, and other applications Extension into new line-of-business areas Second-wave implementations of software Localization access Industry-specific functionality ready to go Prototype instead of long-lasting business blueprint discussions Innovation access to SAP S/4HANA Sandbox Training Back-to-standard initiatives Outsourced second-system layer Custom-code reduction Prototype instead of long-lasting business blueprint discussions Innovation access to SAP S/4HANA Sandbox Training 10

11 Realize Fast Time to Value and Predictable Results ACHIEVE YOUR BUSINESS GOALS BY INNOVATING WITH SAP With SAP Model Company, you benefit from the latest innovations in business software to help your company achieve digital transformation. The service acts as an accelerator for implementation by providing quick and easy access to a complete, comprehensive digital solution. It is built on proven industry and line-of-business best practices and processes, and a reference architecture to accelerate your deployment. These innovations are kept up to date according to SAP s release and maintenance strategy. The availability of preconfigured SAP software systems and content as virtual appliances allows you to immediately begin the discovery, exploration, and enablement of SAP solutions. These are ready to run as a sandbox or demo and accelerate your fit-gap analysis. You can rapidly build demo environments and proofs of concept with reference lookup for standard configuration in the cloud or on premise. Simply put, companies that use SAP Model Company to drive their implementations can achieve: Faster time to value Get a jump-start for your implementations Deploy SAP innovations quickly, simply, and flexibly Reduce non-value-adding tasks to a minimum Predictable results Use state-of-the-art architecture and best practices Minimize risk with proven comprehensive solutions Leverage business and implementation guides Faster adoption Reduce complexity and use ready-to-run appliances with minimal customizations Accelerate, and get your model company in minutes Minimize costs with cloud-based sandbox systems 11

12 SAP Model Company Services in Detail INDUSTRY SERVICES These SAP Model Company services cover a broad set of industry-specific process areas. Airline Back Offices The SAP Model Company service for Airline Back Offices enables you to start your finance and logistics implementation leveraging the latest digital core for innovation from SAP. The preconfigured service supports end-to-end processes based on a best-practices foundation enhanced by leveraging airline customer implementation experiences. The process scope comprises core finance and logistics, with integration to third-party systems such as passenger and cargo revenue accounting, flight operations, interline settlements, and airline maintenance, repair, and overhaul. The service provides route profitability reporting and analysis in near-real time for executive-level insights and decisions. Automotive Suppliers BetterLife Group engaged the SAP Model Company service for Automotive Suppliers and implemented automotive best practices enriched with best practices for China. Through this service, the company: Enabled end-to-end retail sales management, from campaign planning to handover of the vehicle, using the SAP Hybris Marketing solution and the SAP Dealer Business Management application Used the service to help ensure process standardization and deployment across the enterprise with controlled risk Patrick Chou, CEO of BetterLife Group, says of the experience: SAP Hybris Marketing and SAP Dealer Business Management helped us completely digitalize our entire customer journey, from campaign planning to showroom management to endcustomer delivery. This helps us serve customers better and nurtures their loyalty to our brand. Chemicals The SAP Model Company service for Chemicals offers a comprehensive reference solution to support the processes of chemical companies with SAP S/4HANA. Like all the model company services, it is delivered with relevant business content, accelerators, and enablement services helping you reduce costs, decrease risks, and accelerate adoption during discovery, exploration, and realization activities. Core Retail The SAP Model Company service for Core Retail offers a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for retailers. Based on project best practices, it delivers preconfigured, retail-specific scenarios, including master data and business process documentation. The service enables the project team to get hands-on experience with the SAP S/4HANA Retail solution for merchandise management. The model company addresses the full merchandising loop from master data creation to procurement, merchandise supply, and registry at the point of sale. It helps customers execute store operations, distribution center logistics and supply, pricing and promotions, and procurement and settlement. Insurance The SAP Model Company service for Insurance covers the entire insurance value chain, including the SAP Best Practices for Insurance package, which comes with described business roles and processes, and the corresponding architecture and preconfiguration of a cloud software deployment through SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud as an option. These capabilities combine to accelerate implementation projects and allow a much faster ROI. The service has been successfully delivered to various customers. Compared to previous implementations that took two years, customers using SAP Model Company for Insurance were able to put an end-to-end greenfield insurance operation into production within five months. Integrated Digital Banking The SAP Model Company service for Integrated Digital Banking helps accelerate your prototyping, preparation, and exploration activities with a state-of-the-art reference landscape. By combining the latest SAP solutions with related best practices, all made available in the cloud, you can decrease time to value and improve project outcomes. 12

13 Life Sciences The SAP Model Company service for Life Sciences offers a comprehensive reference solution to support the processes of a pharmaceutical company with SAP S/4HANA. Oil and Gas The SAP Model Company service for Oil & Gas offers a readyto-run, comprehensive reference solution that supports industry and core line-of-business processes across the value chain from upstream production to fuel retail. Omnichannel Retail Retailers of every size continue to face exponential disruption from advanced technologies. The SAP Model Company service for Omnichannel Retail provides retailers with a blueprint for accelerating digital innovation in this fiercely competitive environment. The service includes preconfigured, ready-to-run capabilities combining multiple SAP offerings, including the SAP Hybris Commerce and SAP Hybris Marketing solutions, SAP Customer Activity Repository application, and classic ERP capabilities, all running on SAP Cloud Platform. Featured content encompasses using analytics to gain insights into customers and drive more personalized experiences, real-time inventory visibility, and consistent pricing across channels. Utilities The SAP Model Company service for Utilities offers a ready-torun, comprehensive reference solution for support of targeted core business processes in the utilities industry. CROSS-INDUSTRY SERVICE Enterprise Foundation The SAP Model Company service for Enterprise Foundation ( world template ) covers the typical core business processes based on scenarios covered in the SAP Best Practices Baseline package, implemented for a vast variety of countries in one client. It is a natural foundation for corporations with a multicountry footprint. The main focus of the template is country coverage. It comes with generic DNA that can be enhanced for industry verticals for example, based on SAP Best Practices packages or rapid-deployment solutions or for individual customer needs. LINE-OF-BUSINESS SERVICES These SAP Model Company services cover particular businessspecific areas. Connected Manufacturing With the SAP Model Company service for Connected Manufacturing, you can significantly decrease time to value and increase the project outcome by combining the latest SAP applications with related best practices, all made available in the cloud or in a customer s on-premise environment. This service supports integration from the top floor to the shop floor, a real-time manufacturing platform, and real-time processes for discrete manufacturing. Extended Warehouse Management for Industries The SAP Model Company service for SAP Extended Warehouse Management for Industries offers complete coverage of warehouse processes. It comprises the core business processes of the warehouse in the areas of inbound processing, outbound processing, production staging, and consumption and internal processes. To provide an immediately deployable solution for extended warehouse management, the service includes some industry-specific ABAP programming language enhancements. Finance The SAP Model Company service for Finance is a ready-to-run, comprehensive reference solution for support of core finance processes, complemented by a treasury and financial planning process that starts with a new implementation approach. Human Resources The SAP Model Company service for Human Resources leverages a preconfigured, ready-to-use, documented, end-to-end HR solution based on SAP SuccessFactors solutions. The service includes sample data and business process documentation aligned with the process library for SAP SuccessFactors solutions. 13

14 Logistics Execution The SAP Model Company for Logistics Execution is a bestpractice-based, end-to-end, supply-chain-execution reference solution, fully activated and accessible in the cloud, which enables you to minimize effort, risks, and costs during your implementation. The service builds on best practices and some of the latest SAP applications including SAP Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Event Management, and SAP ERP, as well as SAP S/4HANA. R&D/Engineering and Sustainability The SAP Model Company service for R&D/Engineering and Sustainability offers complete coverage of the processes and management of product development and product data management, along with the support for environment, health and safety processes. This comprises the core business processes in R&D and engineering: from ideation and innovation management via product costing, and project and portfolio management through the handover to manufacturing. Also supported are key business processes in sustainability management, namely, compliance, occupational health, and safety. Subscription Billing The SAP Model Company service for Subscription Billing provides a comprehensive reference solution built on SAP S/4HANA, the SAP Customer Relationship Management application, and the charging component of the SAP Hybris Billing solution. Supply Chain Planning The SAP Model Company service for Supply Chain Planning enables you to minimize effort, risks, and costs during your implementation, using a preconfigured, integrated prototype system landscape that includes the SAP Integrated Business Planning solution, SAP Demand Signal Management application, SAP S/4HANA, and the SAP Cloud Platform Integration service. This service delivers integrated, unified, end-to-end processes in planning across sales and operations, demand, and inventory, including transfer of data from SAP S/4HANA into SAP Integrated Business Planning and integration of point-of-sale and market research data. 14

15 Find Out More To learn more about how SAP Model Company can help your business achieve digital transformation, visit us at /offerings/model-company. 15

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