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What is SAP Digital Manufacturing?

SAP Digital Manufacturing solution is a cloud-deployed manufacturing execution system (MES) that supports sustainable, risk-resilient manufacturing operations through an Industry 4.0 approach. The software creates visibility across the top floor and shop floor, precision execution of production processes, and aims to improve operator productivity with machine learning for visual inspection.

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SAP Digital Manufacturing Implementation usage.

Incentivized
Verified User
Consultant (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Digital Manufacturing is being used to ease the operations for the user. When it was internally implemented in one of our factory it would help us to improve the performance. We have connected to machines and we have executed multiple demos in our system. These industry specific demos help us to convince our customers on the features available in SAP Digital Manufacturing.

Pros

  • Machine connectivity
  • Easy configurations
  • Evolving in built features with AI
  • Extensibility on BTP
  • Embedded SAC for reports

Cons

  • Edge component - this needs to be improved to provide a seamless connection.
  • The inbuilt functionalities like in ME instead of building separate production process.
  • The EDHR reports needs to be similar in SAP ME.
  • Configurable OEE reports and history reports delivered out of the box.
  • Integrated with non - SAP ERP.

Return on Investment

  • It improves the productivity.
  • Easy the new operators onboarding.
  • Training the users is easy.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Critical Manufacturing MES, FactoryTalk by Rockwell Automation, SAP Manufacturing Execution, SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence and ThingWorx

Other Software Used

Ignition

SAP Digital Manufacturing is a evolving cutting edge futuristic manufacturing application

Incentivized
Verified User
Program Manager in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP S/4 Hana as our ERP system. We implemented SAP Digital Manufacturing on 4 plants. SAP Digital Manufacturing connects our S/4 with the shop floor systems and helps with the shop floor execution and the data collection.

Pros

  • Integration to SAP S/4
  • Data collection
  • Integration to Shopfloor system
  • Insights

Cons

  • There are many gaps in reporting and insights. MDOs do not have the fields that we are looking for
  • No triggers to time based data collection by operators
  • No ability to track the status of data collections
  • No good way to use the back up resources

Return on Investment

  • As it is cloud based product, quarterly upgrades impacts the production and needs effort and resources for testing
  • Product is not fully matured. It still has bugs

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Fiix by Rockwell Automation

Other Software Used

SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Ariba

SAP Digital Manufacturing is next generation MES - A true Industry 4.0 solution

Incentivized
Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are SAP Digital Manufacturing and contributed significantly in the product evolution

Pros

  • REO
  • Exceution
  • Shopfloor Integration
  • Ease of designing production processes

Cons

  • API availability
  • Ease of handling and deploying customizations

Return on Investment

  • Fit to standards manufacturing solution is certainly positive
  • Excessive customizations are not recommended if you are looking for a true digital transformation with high ROI and future proof

Usability

Alternatives Considered

TULIP platform, Ignition and PLEX - Lead Generation

Other Software Used

Ignition by Inductive Automation, Siemens PLM Components, FactoryTalk by Rockwell Automation