Supply chains play a central role in how businesses deliver for their customers and grow profitably. Every decision—from planning and sourcing through manufacturing, logistics, and service—has an impact on cost, service levels, and resilience.
While expectations for reliable, on-time delivery remain high, organizations are navigating faster‑changing demand, more complex global networks, and increasing pressure on cost and working capital. And they’re looking for ways to turn insight into action more quickly and consistently across the supply chain.
SAP has been helping organizations build more connected and intelligent supply chains for over 50 years. At SAP Connect in October, we introduced SAP Supply Chain Orchestration, establishing a foundation for detecting issues, coordinating responses, and connecting execution across complex supply networks.
The innovations announced this week at SAP Sapphire extend that vision further. By introducing a new set of AI-driven assistants and agents, we’re moving orchestration toward an autonomous operating model, where planning, manufacturing, logistics, and asset operations increasingly anticipate, coordinate, and resolve without manual intervention at every step.
