Objective
The product direction for SAP IBP continues to focus on key topics such as the explainability of planning results and the development of intelligent analysis capabilities. There are ongoing enhancements to existing features as well as new additions to the roadmap, including MRO explainability and advanced scenario planning.
As a planner, much of your day can be spent monitoring the system and handling routine tasks. What if an intelligent agent could proactively manage these activities, freeing you up to focus on the most complex and strategic exceptions?
Agents represent the next evolutionary step towards automating and achieving a more autonomous supply chain. In contrast to earlier automation technologies that rely on pre-configured, hard-coded logic and business rules, agents independently determine which actions to take and in which order. They can also interact with planners using specific tools to execute overall plans, self-reflect on their actions, and iteratively solve different problems with the tools provided, such as accessing data via APIs.
Multi-agent systems are envisioned to collaborate and handle complex workflows and activities, such as providing planners with analyses or recommendations on how to proceed after certain issues are resolved.