Construction Supply Industry
Configurable products, international supply chains and project-driven business shape the construction supply industry. BDF EXPERTS structures...
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SAP solutions for the construction supply industry.
Configurable products, international supply chains and project-driven business define the construction supply industry. BDF EXPERTS structures product data, costing and supply chain processes in SAP so that even complex order situations remain transparently manageable.
Focus of this industry: Digital Supply Chain focus · Corporate Finance & Treasury as a complement
▌ INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
What challenges the construction supply industry in SAP.
Four typical topics that we address together with our customers in this industry.
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Mapping Configure-to-Order Building components are largely configured to customer specifications. The bill-of-materials and variant logic in SAP must carry this diversity cleanly. |
Costing and margin management Material costs, logistics expenses and project-related conditions have a direct effect on the margin. Transparency in costing is decisive. |
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International supply chains Plants, suppliers and construction sites across country borders require integrated supply chain processes and consistent master data. |
On-time delivery in project business Construction projects tolerate no delays. Delivery and production planning must be aligned with one another. |
▌ OUR ANSWER
Our answer: a structured product world, transparent finances.
At the heart of our work in the construction supply industry lies the structured representation of configurable products and international supply chains. As a complement, our treasury solutions ensure that liquidity and margins remain manageable across long project cycles.
▌ DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN: FOCUS OF THIS INDUSTRY
With SAP PPG, we create the foundation to structure configurable building products cleanly and embed them in the SAP standard process. Variants, options and customer-specific bills of materials are mapped end to end in the system, from quotation through to delivery.
The Cost Calculation Cockpit (CCC) extends the SAP standard costing with a flexible, project-related view of material and logistics costs. This lets you manage margins precisely before and during order processing.
- SAP PPG: structuring configurable products and variant logic
- Cost Calculation Cockpit: project-related costing with a transparent margin view
- Digital Supply Chain consulting: integrating international supply chains in SAP
▌ CORPORATE FINANCE & TREASURY: COMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURES
International construction projects with long lead times demand reliable cash control and liquidity planning. We integrate treasury processes into the SAP landscape so that markets, currencies and group entities work together transparently.
- Liquidity Planning Cockpit: liquidity planning for international project structures
- Corporate Finance & Treasury consulting: group-wide finance processes
▌ CASE STUDY / SUCCESS STORY
From practice: Schüco International.
Schüco has long been one of the customers of BDF EXPERTS. Together, product structure and supply chain processes were developed further so that the high configuration diversity of window, door and façade systems is reliably mapped in SAP, the foundation for consistent order processing across markets.
▌ RELEVANT SAP MODULES
These are the SAP modules we work with in your industry.
SAP S/4HANA · SAP PPG · SAP MM · SAP SD · SAP PP · SAP CO · SAP TRM
▌ CONTACT CTA
Complex products, clear processes: we support you.
Talk to our experts about configurable product structures, costing and supply chain processes in SAP. We listen and we think with you.
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