SAP Business Maps Industry-Specific Business Maps Manufacturing Industries Aerospace & Defense Aerospace & Defense - Manufacturing

How can you outline the end-to-end process and critical activities involved in implementing a wide range of projects? With business maps for running SAP for Aerospace & Defense (SAP for A&D), you can navigate the complexities and uncertainties of working within the dynamic A&D industry.

 

Our industry-specific maps can help you apply key industry-segment scenarios while identifying the business challenges involved in implementing your day-to-day activities. And when combined with SAP for A&D, you can perform four vital management functions:

  • Control costs
  • Increase quality
  • Reduce time-to-market cycles
  • Improve customer service

Oriented along a generic-industry value chain, our scenario-based solution maps outline the end-to-end business processes used by a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the enterprise’s relationship with its extended enterprise of suppliers, partners, customers and channels.

 Automotive Automotive - OEM Automotive - Supplier Automotive - Sales & Service Organizations

The SAP for Automotive solution gives you the speed to succeed. You'll develop, assemble and deliver your products faster than ever, while you integrate the essential processes of your business. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Chemicals

The SAP solution for the chemical industry is based on a proven record of understanding exactly what this challenging and regulation-intensive industry needs to succeed. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Consumer Products Consumer Products: Home & Personal Care Consumer Products: Consumer Durables & Home Appliances Consumer Products: Apparel & Footwear Consumer Products: Beverage Consumer Products: Food

SAP for Consumer Products is the one solution that can help you integrate your value chain so you can meet customer needs without raising your costs. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Engineering, Construction & Operations

With SAP for Engineering, Construction & Operations, you can support the full range of business processes, from specification and design to construction and manufacturing, while you realize exceptional collaboration with your partners. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Engineering Construction & Operations High Tech High Tech: Business, Medical and Consumer OEMs High Tech: Semiconductor & Component Manufacturing High Tech: Electronic Manufacturing Services High Tech: Software

From design and planning to sourcing, manufacturing, selling, distributing and providing, SAP for High Tech, can help you manage your entire enterprise, quickly and efficiently. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Industrial Machinery & Components

With SAP for Industrial Machinery & Components, you can support the full range of business processes, from specification and design to construction and manufacturing, while you realize exceptional collaboration with your partners. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Life Sciences

SAP for Pharmaceuticals delivers an integrated e-business solution that's backed by over 30 years of SAP's proven commitment to the industry. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Life Sciences Mill Products Mill Products: Building Materials Mill Products: Forest and Paper Mill Products: Fabricated Metal Products Mill Products: Primary Metals

From textiles to building materials, SAP for Mill Products delivers the integration and information to maintain the competitive advantage in a very challenging industry. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Mining

SAP for Mining delivers an integrated, enterprisewide business system that integrates your entire information, procurement, production, and delivery process chain and helps you provide high-quality services. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Oil & Gas

SAP for Oil & Gas delivers critical information to help you work with the challenges of unpredictable market forces. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

SAP understands that the only industry that matters to you is your industry. That's why there's no such thing as a generic industry solution from SAP. Our solution sets are based on an in-depth knowledge of the processes that drive your business. So you can make better, more informed strategic decisions in the areas most important to you -- whether you want to gain greater visibility across your enterprise, get closer to your customers, or reduce inefficiencies.

 Service Industries Media Media: Broadcasting Media: Entertainment Media: Newspapers & Magazines Media: Premium Content Publishers

SAP for Media can enhance every area of your company's performance including customer relationship management, advertising, sales, product lifecycle management; and intellectual properties management. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Professional Services

From first customer contact and quotation to task management, billing, and performance analysis, SAP for Professional Services helps you control your business process and increase the quality of your service. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Professional Services Commercial Real Estate Telecommunications

SAP for Telecommunications is an end-to-end solution that integrates your entire business on a coherent platform, streamlines your existing operations and introduces efficient, future-proof e-business functionality. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 

 Utilities Utilities: Generation

SAP for Utilities gives you the capability to handle the challenges of deregulation while you reap the benefits of the Internet. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Utilities: Distributor in Liberalized Energy Markets Utilities: Retailer in Liberalized Energy Markets Utilities: Integrated Utility in Regulated Energy Markets Utilities: Transport System Operator Utilities: Shipper Waste & Recycling Waste and Recycling

The increased open-market climate of the waste industry and the resulting increased competition has lead to a demand for competent, integrated, and industry-specific software solutions that can combine the business, system, and personnel-related requirements of a company.

For a large number of both municipal and private waste companies, applying this kind of integrated software solution for processing business transactions has become an absolute necessity for increasing productivity. As a result, choosing the right partners has become a central strategic task. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

SAP understands that the only industry that matters to you is your industry. That's why there's no such thing as a generic industry solution from SAP. Our solution sets are based on an in-depth knowledge of the processes that drive your business. So you can make better, more informed strategic decisions in the areas most important to you -- whether you want to gain greater visibility across your enterprise, get closer to your customers, or reduce inefficiencies.

 Travel and Logistics Services Airlines Logistics Service Providers

If you're running outsourced logistics, you're feeling the pressure -- of globalization, of more and increasingly sophisticated customer demands, of the business need to expand your service portfolio beyond transportation. With SAP for Logistics Service Providers, you can address these new business requirements while keeping costs under control. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Postal Services

 

Today, change defines the business landscape for postal services. With privatization and deregulation come competitive pressures -- and the need to reduce cost of service, improve service margins, and increase efficiency, reliability, and service levels.

Building on 30 years of experience working with postal organizations, SAP provides leading-edge solutions to meet these needs. Our SAP for Postal Services solutions incorporate best practices and emerging global standards -- and are tailored to address your requirements for mail handling, parcels and logistics, retail, banking, and e-services. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Railways

SAP for Railways is an industry-specific set of integrated solutions that support business processes in rail freight, passenger transportation, and infrastructure investment. SAP offers the most comprehensive set of solutions for the management of the railway enterprise, enabling key business activities such as client management, supplier relationship management, human capital management, and integrated facility management. With SAP for Railways, companies can enhance their existing services, develop new services, more effectively manage resources and assets, and create value for all stakeholders. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Financial Services Banking

SAP for Banking gives you a single view of your customer while you tap into high-performance capabilities for strategic planning, financial accounting, costing, and enterprise wide control. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Insurance

From first customer contact to policy and product management, SAP for Insurance can improve your operations and deliver the information you need to make critical business decisions. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

SAP understands that the only industry that matters to you is your industry. That's why there's no such thing as a generic industry solution from SAP. Our solution sets are based on an in-depth knowledge of the processes that drive your business. So you can make better, more informed strategic decisions in the areas most important to you -- whether you want to gain greater visibility across your enterprise, get closer to your customers, or reduce inefficiencies.

New Industry Solution Maps Focus on End-to-End Business Processes

The SAP Industry Solution Maps have been redesigned to focus on your core competencies and challenges and thereby help you visualize, plan, and implement a coherent comprehensive solution for profitable growth. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, they illustrate the end-to-end business processes of a typical enterprise within a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels.

 

View the SAP Industry Solution Map for your industry segment:

 Public Services Public Sector

SAP for Public Sector uses the power of the Internet to provide exceptional public service by electronically connecting public administrations with citizens, suppliers, and other organizations. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Public Security Defense & Security

Defense and security organizations face new, asymmetric threats that cross international boundaries. Operations are carried out in a multinational environment in which real-time information is crucial. Now more than ever, your entire organization, from foxhole to factory, relies on no-fail data in the right hands.

With SAP for Defense & Security solutions, you get meaningful information -- when, where, and how you need it. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Defense Defense Logistics Healthcare Healthcare: Provider

SAP for Healthcare integrates your healthcare processes and provides an end-to-end solution for all administrative and clinical processes. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Higher Education & Research

SAP for Higher Education & Research is helping colleges, universities, and research institutions deliver exceptional services to students and employees. It can help you streamline business processes so that you can control the important bottom line. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Higher Education Research Trading Industries Retail

Combining supply chain logic with customer relationship management, SAP for Retail helps you optimize strategic partnerships, access critical customer data, and tap into the power of multiple sales channels. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Wholesale Distribution

SAP for Wholesale Distribution addresses the needs of both midsize and large wholesale distribution businesses in a wide range of segments, including food service and grocery, industrial, medical, and healthcare. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 

The SAP Industry Solution Maps help you address the business challenges you and your business face day-to-day and focus on key industry segment scenarios. Oriented along a generic industry value chain, the scenario-oriented Maps document and illustrate the end-to-end business processes (business scenarios) of a typical enterprise in a certain industry, showing the relationship of the enterprise with suppliers and partners, customers and channels ("extended enterprise").

 Cross-Industry Business Maps Customer Relationship Management Marketing Sales Service Interaction Center Web Channel Partner Channel Management

SAP Customer Relationship Management can help you stay totally connected to your customer so you deliver the kinds of products and services that they truly need. It keeps the lines of communication open and helps create lasting and profitable relationships. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 Supply Chain Management

SAP Supply Chain Management is a complete solution that covers supply chain networking, planning, coordination, and execution. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 Product Lifecycle Management

SAP Product Lifecycle Management gives you the tools and processes that enable collaborative engineering, customized product development, and project management among multiple business partners. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 Supplier Relationship Management

With SAP Supplier Relationship Management, you can evaluate, enable, and engage your suppliers more effectively. Your results are lower costs, increased profits, and a better-run business. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 Global Trade Services

SAP Global Trade Services is a solution for management of regulatory compliance for imports and exports - including embargo checking, license management and sanctioned party list screening. With SAP GTS companies can lower the cost, and reduce the risk, of doing business internationally. This solution helps companies standardize and streamline trade processes across their entire enterprise and business units. And it fosters use of shared data and shared collaboration knowledge, replacing high-maintenance manual processes. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value SAP GTS delivers.

 Small and Midsize Businesses

Small and midsize businesses have unique needs. They require a cost-effective solution that can be up and running quickly -- and that will continue to meet their needs as the business grows. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

SAP ERP enables new levels of business process and technology integration -- and lays the foundation for incremental solution evolution. And thanks to the SAP Business Maps, you can understand the benefits and value these processes and solutions deliver.

 Service and Asset Management

SAP solutions give you real-time visibility across your entire enterprise, so you can streamline your supply chain, bring products to market faster, get more out of procurement, and eliminate duplication of effort. The Cross-Industry Business Maps provide an overview of the processes supported by SAP solutions and the business value which they deliver.

 Manufacturing SAP solutions for RFID SAP NetWeaver

The Infrastructure and Services Maps describe SAP's service and technology offering which is key to optimizing your business strategy.

SAP Business Maps help you focus on the core business processes that can increase your company's ability to compete, strengthen your relationships with partners, and help your company become closely oriented to the markets and customers you serve.

There are two kinds of business maps, each providing a different perspective of the processes that support a successful e-business.

  • SAP Solution Maps provide a consistent, multi-level blueprint showing processes for an organization within a particular industry or cross-industry. The SAP Solution Maps also show how various processes are covered, including the processes that SAP and its partners support. This content is available for about 50 industry segments and 10 cross-industry areas.
  • SAP Business Scenario Maps provide a detailed view of end-to-end processes. They define the activities, roles, system interfaces, and even the business documents required for collaboration.

To view, customize, or create your own maps, download the SAP Solution Composer. It's a free, easy-to-use PC-based tool that lets you plan an implementation project, including defining, documenting, and communicating your business solution requirements.