SAP xApp Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence

Today’s situation

As a manufacturer, you need to manage your business in real time. You need to be able to exchange information between manufacturing and supply networks, so you can respond quickly to changing customer demands. That's the power of the SAP xApp Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP xMII) composite application. SAP xMII solves the disconnection between the plant floor and the rest of the enterprise. It enables you to become an adaptive manufacturer, profitably replenishing your supply network while dynamically responding to unpredictable change.

Performance of xMII

Connects production control systems with ERP systems

Standardised interface for diverse production systems

Production optimisation by a unified real time analysis

Quality increase by displaying automatical alerts

Competitve advantage due to the automated real time production system

Lower total operating costs of the infrastructure in your production systems

SAP xMII – solution in the system

SAP xMII connects production control systems via a standardised interface directly with the business process level. Consequently it is possible to provide production relevant data in real-time to the right employees with the adequate context. At the same time the process automation and the vertical integration allow an absolute data precision and therefore create a reliable base of decision. All together this leads to lower total costs of the infrastructure in its production systems, an increased productivity as well as an obvious quality improvement. In addition the process automation assures the compliance of special legal regulations and extensive requirements for documentation. With SAP xMII you also get the transparency, performance and ability to respond which you need to assure your competitive advantage on the long run.

Integration in practice

The synchronisation of production and business processes is based on the simple principle of the harmonisation of an IT landscape. Theoretically it seems quite easy but in practice it hides challenges which are not to be underestimated. Diverse upgrading levels at different locations which resulted from the specialisation of the companies cause an enormous flow of data streams. In addition it is necessary to create a standard database and to map the statutory requirements exactly to the system in order to transform the advantages of the process automation into a real surplus for the companies.