
Collaborative Manufacturing with SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud (1NX)
The Distributed Manufacturing app is gaining strategic momentum in the manufacturing market. The Distributed Manufacturing app provides a collaborative and scalable process for additive manufacturing solutions. With this solution, customers can efficiently handle variable market demands and compress the manufacturing cycles.
The integrated purchasing process between SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud solution allows SAP customers to collaborate with their suppliers, design, and produce parts in a more flexible way. The process starts on SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud with a technical collaboration with the supplier, various third parties (such as technical certification agencies), or material and engineering specialists. Once all stakeholders involved agree upon the design of the additional manufacturing, the integration triggers the creation of an RFQ in SAP S/4HANA. The subsequent processes follow the normal purchasing process, such as Quote, Purchase Contract, and Purchase Order creation.
For more information, see the Integrate with SAP S/4HANA Cloud topic in the SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud Integration Guide (https://help.sap.com/viewer/c86ca4026fae4cb3ba66ed751866175b/latest/en-US/aaf6c6947e6a4705926489e8b9819629.html).
Key Process Steps Covered
- Initiate RFQ creation from SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud through integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
- Transfer the RFQ Number back to SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud to ensure that SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud users can see RFQ status and other document status
- Create subsequent documents (Quote, PO Contract, POs, and so on) through standard SAP S/4HANA functionalities
- Inherit the attached documents from RFQ - document is shared and made available to the Supplier on SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud
Benefits
- Support cost effectiveness of small production and prototype runs
- Access 3D printing for customers who have currently not invested in the technology
- Ensure production consistency with high-quality, low-cost certified parts with a significant reduction in parts inventory
- Reimagine product design with 3D printing faster than ever before - even within a day
Where is Collaborative Manufacturing with SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud(1NX) being used?
This Scope item is used in the following way:
- As a management function of Enterprise Information Management within Database and Data Management Scope Item Group