ORLANDO, Fla., May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP)
today announced it has signed an agreement with UPS (NYSE: UPS) to
collaborate to transform the ad hoc world of industrial 3D printing
into a seamless, on-demand manufacturing process from order through
manufacturing and delivery. By integrating extended supply chain
solutions from SAP with UPS's additive industrial manufacturing and
logistics network, SAP and UPS plan to enable companies large and
small to access on-demand manufacturing with the touch of button,
creating new opportunities to streamline their supply chains and
get products to market more quickly and cost-effectively. This
announcement was made at the 28th annual SAPPHIRE® NOW
conference.
"Technology innovations such as 3D printing are revolutionizing
traditional manufacturing and redefine our notion of the industrial
supply chain," said Bernd Leukert,
member of the Executive Board, Products & Innovations, SAP SE.
"By bringing together the on-demand manufacturing and logistics
expertise of UPS and the extended supply chain leadership of SAP,
we can enable direct digital manufacturing and an on-demand
industrial manufacturing network that connects from manufacturing
floor to the customer door."
"Markets are changing rapidly, and no company can solve all
customer problems on their own," said Stan
Deans, president, UPS Global Distribution & Logistics.
"This agreement with SAP adds an important UPS capability to help
customers right-size inventories and lower short-run production
costs, and help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life faster than
ever."
SAP and UPS intend to collaborate across their respective
solution portfolios to enable critical components of on-demand
manufacturing:
- Digitization and simplification of the production part approval
process through SAP. By accelerating and standardizing the process,
both companies believe a significantly greater number of industrial
3D print-ready production parts can be approved and certified and
can be ordered through UPS On-Demand Manufacturing with full
integration into SAP manufacturing and procurement processes.
- Automatic quantification of the financial viability of 3D
printing vs. traditional procurement or manufacturing options on a
host of real-time manufacturing and batch-specific parameters (such
as tax calculations, shipping costs, bill of materials, and so
forth). SAP and UPS intend to enable real-time decisions on the
optimal supply chain path for every parts order.
- Seamless routing of the order to UPS for production and
delivery. UPS end-of-runway manufacturing can get most orders sent
by 6:00 p.m. manufactured and
delivered anywhere in the United
States by the next morning. The agreement seeks to enable
companies to track their order right from their SAP® software
system.
The agreement will be part of a new distributed network from
UPS, as announced today at www.pressroom.ups.com.
For more information, visit the SAP News Center. Follow SAP
on Twitter at @sapnews.
SAPPHIRE NOW, May 17-19,
2016, Orlando, Florida,
USA
The 28th annual SAPPHIRE NOW will bring more than 20,000
in-person and over 150,000 online participants together to engage
in dialogue with peers and thought leaders around the globe. With
nearly 1,000 C-level executives and 260 exhibitors, this real-time
event connects attendees on a range of topics: future of work,
digital core, digital supply networks, digital customer
experiences, the Internet of Things. Whether on site or online,
participants can gain insight into how SAP delivers on its strategy
and helps organizations around the world Run Simple. Follow the
event on Twitter at @SAPPHIRENOW.
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