Transforming manufacturing with AWS, RISE with SAP, and Amazon (MAM208)

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Introduction

• The presenters, Eric Camon and Prant Ipain, are here to discuss how AWS and SAP can help transform your business, particularly in the areas of manufacturing and supply chain.
• Many customers are not aware of the additional AWS services that can extend their SAP business processes and leverage the data in SAP.
• The goal is to introduce about 7 different capabilities at a high level and provide ways to learn more and set up follow-up sessions.

Leveraging Amazon's Capabilities

Amazon Business

• Amazon Business is a procurement platform that integrates with SAP and other procurement systems.
• It offers features like purchase orders, manager approvals, spending limits, and integration with finance systems.
• Customers can save about 10% on indirect procurement costs by using Amazon Business.

Amazon Supply Chain Services

• Amazon can manage your end-to-end global supply chain and logistics needs, including transportation, warehousing, and order fulfillment.
• This allows customers to tap into Amazon's vast fulfillment network and simplify their peak season logistics requirements.
• Integration with SAP is possible through APIs and pre-built solutions.

Transforming Manufacturing Processes

Connected Factory

• Enabling seamless data sharing between IT and operational technology (OT) systems.
• Use cases include:
  • Improving asset performance
  • Enhancing worker safety
  • Automating visual inspections

Extending SAP with AWS Services

• The AWS SDK for SAP ABAP allows easy integration of SAP with AWS services.
• Examples include automating invoice processing using AWS Textract and AWS Comprehend.

Unlocking the Power of Data

Combining SAP and Non-SAP Data

• Building an end-to-end data framework to provide visibility into business metrics.
• AWS Glue provides native support for OData, enabling easy data extraction from SAP applications.

Applying Generative AI

• Using generative AI to innovate business processes, such as Adidas' use of generative design for shoe designs.
• Leveraging Amazon Bedrock and Amazon QuickSight to create natural language-based insights and dashboards.

Next Steps

• AWS offers no-cost workshops to help customers get started with SAP on AWS and explore innovation opportunities.
• Relevant links and resources are provided, including the AWS Solutions Library and the presenters' LinkedIn profiles.