What Solutions Does SAP Offer to Cover the Extended Supply Chain?

The Challenge of the Extended Supply Chain

Global outsourcing, customer expectations for faster service, and evolving compliance regulations place extraordinary pressure on today’s supply chains. For SAP-run organizations, the question isn’t whether the system can support the extended supply chain t’s whether leaders are fully unlocking its potential.

Most companies invest heavily in SAP, yet 9 out of 10 still leak profit through inefficient execution, underused functionality, and sluggish inventory turns. That’s why Reveal focuses on SAP supply chain optimization: helping businesses improve responsiveness, efficiency, and profitability across every link in the extended supply chain.

Core SAP Solutions for Extended Supply Chain Optimization

SAP S/4HANA, with its modern architecture and embedded analytics, provides the backbone for extended supply chain performance. Here are the core solution areas where companies can unlock hidden value:

SAP Event Management (EM)

Delivers end-to-end visibility and exception management by capturing events from both SAP and external partners. Leaders can monitor disruptions in real time and compare them against the supply plan to enable faster, smarter decisions.

SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII) & Object Event Repository (OER)

• AII transforms raw events from barcodes or RFID into actionable business signals that enhance production, warehousing, and logistics efficiency.
• OER, now integrated with serialization and compliance in S/4HANA, provides enterprise-wide track-and-trace capabilities, supporting global regulatory requirements and product safety.

SAP Global Batch Traceability (GBT)

Supports industries where compliance and quality matter most. GBT builds a complete genealogy of batch-managed parts critical for recalls, regulatory audits, and customer trust.

SAP Transportation Management (TM)

From planning to execution to settlement, SAP TM optimizes transportation processes and reduces cost-to-serve. Integrated with EM, it gives companies full visibility of freight and carrier performance.

SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)

SAP EWM manages complex warehouse operations inbound, outbound, cross-docking, inventory management, and slotting. For organizations facing SKU proliferation or high logistics costs, EWM provides the control and flexibility to increase efficiency and service levels.

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Replacing much of APO’s functionality, IBP enables real-time demand and supply planning. With advanced forecasting and scenario modeling, companies can synchronize production and distribution to reduce excess inventory while maintaining service levels.

SAP Supplier Network Collaboration (SNC)

Collaboration across suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics partners is critical for agility. SAP SNC automates purchase order processing, supplier inventory, and replenishment, reducing manual workarounds and delays.

SAP Global Trade Services (GTS)

Ensures trade compliance by screening transactions, managing embargoes, and automating documentation helping companies avoid costly delays, fines, or reputational risk.

Why Optimization Matters More Than Ever

Implementing SAP solutions is only half the journey. Without alignment across people, process, and technology, companies often replicate old inefficiencies in a new system. The result? Service issues, bloated inventories, and margin erosion.

Reveal helps organizations stop that cycle. By using your live SAP data, we reveal where profit is hidden or quietly leaking and show you how to recover it. The result is stronger margins, freed working capital, and sustainable performance.

Unlocking Hidden Profit in the Extended Supply Chain

SAP offers a powerful suite of solutions to manage the extended supply chain, but the true opportunity lies in how they’re used. Companies that optimize their SAP capabilities see measurable business results: higher service levels, improved inventory turns, and millions in freed working capital.

At Reveal, we don’t sell software we help you unlock the value in the SAP you already own.

Take the SAP Supply Chain Self-Assessment to pinpoint where profit may be leaking in your supply chain.