SAP Digital Manufacturing

Analytics and Reporting

Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Document Management

Includes features such as check-in/check-out and versioning controls on documents and artifacts.

ERP & PLM Integration

Ability to integrate with ERP and PLM software.

Machine Data Collection

Integrates with manufacturing equipment to collect data from machines or through API’s to capture from more modern machines.

Production Control Execution

Monitors shop floor real time activities, incorporates routing based on events.

Visual Dashboard Capabilities

Provide real-time information for decision making.

Asset Management

Maximizes asset use and minimizes machine downtime.

Quality Control

Includes quality planning, quality control, inspection programming, and QMS integration.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation

Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization

Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support

The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features

Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration

Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration

This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created

Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness

End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features

Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training

Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.