Mr. Umesh Kumar Sharma

Unlocking Resilience in Supply Chains with SAP Integrated Business Planning

Abstract:

In today’s dynamic business landscape, organizations face increasing challenges in maintaining resilient and efficient supply chains. As market demands become more unpredictable and competition intensifies, the ability to synchronize planning across various functions is crucial for success. SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) offers a transformative solution that enables companies to integrate and optimize their demand, supply, inventory, and financial planning processes. This presentation will explore how SAP IBP empowers organizations to streamline their operations, improve forecast accuracy, and enhance overall supply chain performance by providing real-time insights. We will highlight key concepts such as collaborative planning, advanced analytics, scenario modeling, and the integration of machine learning, demonstrating how these innovative capabilities facilitate data-driven decision-making and drive operational excellence. Additionally, SAP IBP's seamless integration with other enterprise systems allows for real-time information flow, ensuring greater cross-functional collaboration and faster, more informed decision-making. By adopting SAP IBP, businesses can move beyond traditional, siloed planning methods to implement agile, digital supply networks that adapt quickly to market changes. This session will provide actionable strategies for organizations to transition to this modern planning approach, ensuring not only improved efficiency and scalability but also a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Profile:

Umesh is a seasoned Supply Chain Leader with over 24 years of experience driving technology-enabled business transformations. Recognized as a thought leader in supply chain management, he excels at facilitating workshops, conducting strategic analyses, and institutionalizing best practices across global supply chains.

Umesh possesses extensive industry expertise spanning multiple sectors, with a particular emphasis on the High Tech and Semiconductor industries. He has successfully led numerous end-to-end implementations, global rollouts, upgrades, and supply chain assessments. His expertise encompasses guiding process design through business workshops, developing planning strategies, drafting functional specifications, configuring systems, creating test scenarios, and executing detailed plans for cutover, go-live, and hypercare phases.

Among his published works, Umesh co-authored the SAP Press book, “Introducing Operational Planning with SAP IBP for Response and Supply,” which provides actionable insights for optimizing operational planning processes and addressing complex supply chain challenges.