Problem of the Retail

New channels of distribution Products are introduced at ever faster rates Pressure of the customer for better service lower prices and greater selection increases Increasing global and national competation

Support for Critical Retail Business Process

Category and merchandise management: Merchandise planning, assortment planning, allocations, item management Buying and vendor management: supplier relationship management, operational procurement and strategic sourcing Revenue management: cost management and, price management, planning & optimization

Support for Critical Retail Business Processes

Supply chain management: Supply chain planning, execution and monitoring Store and channel management: Customer relationship management, workforce management, point of sales data management, store operation Retail administrative operations: core retail operation, human resource management, real estate management, master data

Enabling the agile retailer

Customer Allegiance: To reach, build and delight profitable customer Enterprise Visibility: Actionable Information to manage the business Operational Excellence: Optimize operations to maximize revenue and profit Future Proof: Technology and solutions for growth and innovation

The benefit of SAP for Retail

Increase sales Reduce the cost of goods Reduce the labour Improve the product flow through Simplifies operating process and adherence to common standard Lower total cost of ownership Enhance flexibility

SAP Retail

SAP Retail System

Retail SAP V/s. Oracle

SAP SAP seems to have and edge in price and promotion optimization Tight integration around supply chain with execution of strategies at the store tend to look at SAP SAP is great at organizing item master data Oracle Oracle has a better merchandise planning and assortment module Oracle has an edge in markdown optimization