SAP SCM offers a complete suite of tools for planning the Supply Chain, from strategic to operational level.

Demand Planning assess the anticipated customer demand (including promotional activities) on a finished product level.

Safety Stock planning secures the delivery by balancing the uncertainties in demand and supply.

Supply Network Planning assigns optimal sources of supply in the complete network, distributes the production over the plants (including subcontractors), selects the production resources in the plants, explodes the bill of material, and proposes the procurement of e.g. components and raw materials.

Distribution Planning deploys the available inventory over the network and balances the stock levels especially in situations of excess inventory or shortages. Furthermore it optimizes the loading of the transportation vehicles.

Supply Network Collaboration covers all planning processes with direct interaction and data exchange with customers and suppliers.