Westernacher Consulting | SAP Solutions and Business Consulting

believe in partnership. We strive to exceed expectations. We find solutions that others may not think of. Westernacher Consulting.

believe in partnership.

We strive to exceed expectations.

We find solutions that others may not think of.

Westernacher Consulting.

believe in partnership. We strive to exceed expectations. We find solutions that others may not think of. Westernacher Consulting.

Innovation – it’s our passion. Our business. We love to see our customers reinventing themselves, people discovering their true potential, products and entire industries arising. To us consultants, innovation means: See the bigger picture, strive for insight, think new, think the unthinkable, the impossible and then make it happen. In other words, to support our customers with the business and technology know-how they need to continuously improve, gain advantage and thus win now and in the future.

Profile.

With more than 1000+ experts, a strong global presence, a culture of entrepreneurship and a focus on innovation, Westernacher Consulting is your trusted business and SAP consulting partner with a difference.

55
+
years of
innovation
30
years as an
SAP partner
100
  %
employee
owned
net 0
since 2021

Solutions.

Business Network for Procurement

Supply Chain Collaboration

Business Network for Logistics

SAP Ariba

SAP Ariba – mitigate risk with real-time visibility.

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Cloud-based
SAP Ariba is a cloud-based solution which offers innovative functionalities for procurement departments. Within one platform buyers and suppliers have the possibility to connect and cooperate globally. Ariba Network has one of the largest suppliers and vendors database in the world.
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Standardized
SAP Ariba allows to optimize and standardize procurement processes within the organization, produce savings and helps to grow the daily business. It can also be integrated with the customer ERP systems to support the flow of end-to-end processes. The system provides standard process flow with possibility of certain customization according to customer’s needs.
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Multi-functional
Thanks to broad functionalities SAP Ariba can be used in various industries areas e.g., automotive, consumer products, pharmaceutical, insurance or even public sector.

If your business is looking for a change and a new way of working within procurement area, then SAP Ariba is a product which should be considered.

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Benefits.

SAP Ariba simplifies procurement by connecting buyers and suppliers on a cloud-based platform, accessible from any device. It streamlines processes, fosters stronger relationships, and automates tasks to reduce errors and lower costs.

Simplicity
Ariba is a procurement platform benefiting not only the buyers but also the suppliers. It is a cloud-based solution, which means that both sides only need the connection to the Internet to be able to use it. Users can access Ariba anywhere, anytime and on any device via any Internet browser. Moreover, setting up does not require high initial costs such as additional costly hardware or software.
Connectivity
Thanks to the structure provided by Ariba, businesses of all sizes can connect with their trade partners using only one platform. Buying Organizations gain quick and easy access to potentially new suppliers engaging in collaborative commerce. The complexity of procurement processes and activities reduces, effecting in improved service levels what results in better relationships with the suppliers.
Automation
Suppliers on the other hand, may search for potential new business opportunities using Ariba Supplier Network. Ariba gives a chance for fair bidding and competing for businesses. Furthermore, it helps reducing processing costs through automation of activities like submitting invoices or providing order confirmations what leads to smaller risk of mishandled documents and increased accuracy of data.

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Reduce cost, mitigate risk, and improve efficiency.

Why Choose

SAP Supply Chain Collaboration?

The SAP Supply Chain Collaboration solution enables you to collaborate on and automate procurement transactions on a single networked platform, improving inventory visibility, quality control, and management.

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Forecast collaboration

Provide trading partners with forecast visibility, including production line capacity

Allow suppliers and contract manufacturers to adjust and commit to forecasts sent by buyers

Receive custom alerts that inform you about component commitments, enabling you to take mitigating actions earlier

Procurement collaboration

Streamline procurement transactions with digital processes that extend to trading partners and logistics providers

Send digital purchase orders over the network and gain visibility of order confirmation and shipping

Track orders in transit so you can achieve on-time customer deliveries

Inventory collaboration

Gain visibility into supplier-managed inventory for improved inventory management

Use replenishment orders or scheduling agreements to maintain optimal inventory levels

Share data to provide stakeholders with instant access to the status of materials needed for manufacturing

Quality collaboration

Gain visibility into quality issues and complaints while aligning with trading partners to drive quick resolution

Eliminate manual information exchange and standardise quality collaboration with your trading partners

Accelerate quality inspections to increase on-time customer deliveries

Inventory collaboration

Gain visibility into supplier-managed inventory for improved inventory management

Use replenishment orders or scheduling agreements to maintain optimal inventory levels

Share data to provide stakeholders with instant access to the status of materials needed for manufacturing

Quality collaboration

Gain visibility into quality issues and complaints while aligning with trading partners to drive quick resolution

Eliminate manual information exchange and standardise quality collaboration with your trading partners

Accelerate quality inspections to increase on-time customer deliveries

Manufacturing collaboration

Equip your organisation to work with multiple tiers of contract manufacturers and suppliers

Enable suppliers to report stock-on-hand inventory so you can manage strategic components and proactively detect supply disruptions

Accelerate quality inspections to increase on-time customer deliveries and protect brand reputation

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Benefits..

SAP Supply Chain Collaboration improves partner collaboration by digitally connecting processes across supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics. It enhances supply chain resilience by enabling rapid responses to disruptions and offers greater visibility through automation and insights, ensuring timely deliveries.

Improve trading partner collaboration
Extend your processes across supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics partners to re move data silos, exchange documents digitally, and execute transactions.
Drive supply chain resiliency
Respond rapidly to disruption to prevent revenue loss and unforeseen costs due to stock-outs, materials shortages, work stoppages, and demand fluctuations.
Gain transparency and visibility
Leverage plan-driven process automation, historical insights, and digitalised collaboration to help ensure delivery to the right customer at the right time​.

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What is SAP Business Network for Logistics?

SAP Business Network for Logistics is a one-stop shop that brings all logistics partners together, enabling next-level collaboration, process orchestration, and greater visibility with suppliers, contract manufacturers, logistics providers, and other business partners across the supply chain network. SAP Business Network for Logistics is an open, cloud-based, and secure platform, transforming fragmented supply chains into unified, collaborative, and intelligent networks. It is available as software as a service (SaaS) so you can access it from any web browser.

Each of these four solutions focuses on different aspects of visibility and information exchange in supply chain execution:

What are the key capabilities of Business Network for Logistics?

Each of these four solutions focuses on different aspects of visibility and information exchange in supply chain execution:

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Freight Collaboration
Freight Collaboration focuses on collaboration, through tendering, subcontracting, order coordination, document exchange, dock appointment scheduling and standardized visibility via a collaboration portal, connecting shippers with logistics partners.
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Global Track & Trace
Global Track & Trace is about visibility, not primarily as a platform provider, rather as a business enabler for transparency into inventory and order fulfillment, shipment tracking and custom scenarios for end-to-end visibility, allowing exception-based management.
3
Material
Tracebility
Material Traceability ensures traceability of materials, leveraging blockchain technology.
4
Intelligent
Insights
Intelligent Insights is a highly customizable data visualization and reporting platform across regions, networks, and applications that provides situational awareness of global supply chain movements and real-time insights on your supply chain execution performance.

Benefits.

Optimize logistics by improving collaboration and gaining real-time insights, while discovering new business opportunities. Reduce integration costs with seamless connections and advanced expertise. Boost customer satisfaction through structured feedback and efficient processes.

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Improve logistics processes.
Break up silos and offer advanced insights.
Onboard once and collaborate with all network participants and networks.
Discover new trading partners and business opportunities.
Improve efficiency via real-time, automated supply chain collaboration and situational insights.

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Leverage expertise.
Embrace mode-specific and regional expertise for B2B connectivity, IoT integration and risks.
Easily access excess freight capacity through digital forwarders (Uberfreight, Instafreight…).

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Cut cost of integration.
Instantly connect with pre-boarded networks for multiple modes of transport (P44, Shippeo, FourKites, FarEye …).
Reduce integration costs thanks to out-of-box integration and open APIs.

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Customer satisfaction.
Evaluate customer satisfaction by capturing structured feedback (Qualtrics).

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SAP Business Network for Procurement

Why use SAP Business Network for Procurement?

SAP Business Network for Procurement streamlines collaboration between buyers and suppliers, enabling faster transactions and reducing costs by up to 60%. With global reach and automated processes, it simplifies procurement across 190 countries, ensuring compliance and improving business relationships.

Access a global community of suppliers to streamline procurement, collaboration, and transactions on a unified network. Digitally exchange procurement and invoicing information, optimize payment terms, and leverage early-payment discounts. Simplify supplier due diligence with automated collaboration and shared human rights data.

Supplier collaboration

Enhance compliance by digitally matching invoices to POs and contracts, ensuring regulatory adherence through e-invoicing. Automatically validate transactions with business rules to minimize manual intervention and reduce exceptions.

Regulatory and business process compliance

Automate manual processes to boost productivity, lower operating costs, and free up workforce capacity. Digitally deliver POs to suppliers across a business network, reducing paper usage, waste, and carbon footprint.

Automated procurement workflows

Enable suppliers to easily convert POs into invoices directly on the network, eliminating data entry errors. Provide real-time invoice status updates to reduce supplier inquiries.

Supplier portal

Gain full visibility into orders and invoices with a comprehensive view of spending. Allow suppliers to configure email notifications for invoice status updates and promote self-service tools to increase adoption among long-tail suppliers.

Invoice status portal and transaction visibility

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Benefits.

Improve procurement compliance

Support business process compliance with highly configurable business rules on the network.

Automate spend management processes

Enhance productivity, lower operating costs, and free up your people’s capacity by automating paper-based and manual processes.

Increase transparency of business spending

Gain a holistic view of your organizational spend with greater visibility into orders and invoices in one platform.

Here's How SAP Business Network for Procurement Works

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Transform Your Business With Our SAP Solutions.

Contact Westernacher today to discover how Business Network for Procurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Business Network for Logistics, and SAP Ariba can streamline your processes, enhance efficiency, and drive cost savings. Let us help you automate, optimize, and succeed in a connected world. Reach out now to get started!

SAP Gold Partner.

Westernacher Consulting has had a strategic and innovative partnership with SAP for over 30 years. Westernacher Consulting is a recognized SAP Gold Partner for its outstanding customer service, proven expertise in implementations and customization, as well as strong strategic alignment.

SAP Build Partner

Westernacher develops sophisticated business solutions for SAP platforms.

SAP Service Partner

This partnership recognizes exemplary companies with a track record of successful SAP business suite implementations.

SAP Sell Partner

Westernacher is an SAP reseller, so our customers can count on complete SAP solutions from one trusted partner.

SAP Competency Level “Expert”

Enterprise Resource Planning
SAP S/AHANA Cloud, public edition
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition
SAP S/AHANA

Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Planning
Supply Chain Logistics
Enterprise Asset Management

SAP Build Partner

Westernacher develops sophisticated business solutions for SAP platforms.

SAP Service Partner

This partnership recognizes exemplary companies with a track record of successful SAP business suite implementations.

SAP Sell Partner

Westernacher is an SAP reseller, so our customers can count on complete SAP solutions from one trusted partner.

SAP Competency Level “Expert”

Enterprise Resource Planning
SAP S/AHANA Cloud, public edition
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition
SAP S/AHANA

Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Planning
Supply Chain Logistics
Enterprise Asset Management

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