Keeping Track of your Supply Chain - 8 1/2 key points to ponder

When it comes to the Extended Supply Chain, it is critical to ensure that any issue that occurs during the process is uncovered in a timely manner. Once an issue has been uncovered it then becomes critical to take action on it in order to get the process back on track. Without this kind of actionable insight we will simply running less effectively and ultimately end up paying more for the execution of our Supply Chain. Increased buffer stock to account for Supply Chain irregularities, poorly optimized reorder points and optimal order quantities, and so on... We have lived with chaos and exceptions for so long but there is hope; there is light at the end of the tunnel. We need to take charge of the Supply Chain and it all begins with gaining control through visibility in to what is actually happening.

SAP Process Observer (POB) - What is it?

SAP Process Observer for Built-In Processes (POB) allows organizations to monitor and optimize core processes based on SAP Business Suite’s built-in business object events. It's been around quite a while - Since 2011, I believe. The functionality it provides is somewhat close to SAP Event Management but there are major differences in functionality and also in the scope of the process that each covers. Comment on the blog if you want more details on the differences. Below is a set of documents that are available on SCN that will help guide you through understanding what POB is and how to put it in...