SAP Business Network - Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC)

Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) is an SAP solution that focuses on the transactional processes and facilitates seamless collaboration and automation within supply chains. It enables trading partners to collaborate efficiently on a single platform, streamlining procurement transactions, enhancing inventory visibility, and automating processes related to direct materials. SCC plays a crucial role in improving predictability, quality, and efficiency across the supply chain. 

Key Capabilities

Automated Transactions

  • SCC simplifies the entire process of order placement, tracking, and communication within the supply chain.
  • By automating these transactions, it reduces manual effort, minimizes errors, and ensures smoother collaboration between buyers and suppliers.

Visibility

  • SCC provides a centralized platform where trading partners can collaborate seamlessly.
  • Buyers, planners, suppliers, contract manufacturers, subassembly partners, and logistics providers can all access relevant information.
  • Enhanced visibility leads to better decision-making, improved inventory management, and efficient supply chain operations.

Security and Risk Mitigation

  • Deployed through SAP NS2’s secure cloud model, SCC prioritizes data protection.
  • It ensures that sensitive information remains confidential and mitigates risks associated with supply chain disruptions.

Benefits for Suppliers

Access to the global SAP Business Network

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One platform

One platform to interact with various ABB units and a wide range of other customers One platform that covers various business processes (see “Supported Processes” below)

Streamlined Processes

SCC simplifies order placement, communication, and tracking. Suppliers can efficiently manage transactions, reducing manual effort and errors

Enhanced Visibility

By collaborating on a single platform, suppliers gain visibility into demand, inventory levels, and production schedules (if enabled). This transparency enables better planning and responsiveness

Improved Quality Control

SCC facilitates real-time data sharing, allowing suppliers to monitor product quality and address issues promptly

Efficient Inventory Management

Suppliers can optimize inventory levels based on accurate demand forecasts. This minimizes excess stock and reduces carrying costs

Risk Mitigation

SCC helps suppliers identify potential risks in the supply chain. Early detection allows proactive measures to prevent disruptions

Supported Processes

  • Vendor Consignment
  • Subcontracting
  • Forecast Collaboration
  • Vendor Managed Inventory
  • Scheduling Agreement
  • Returns Processing
  • Quality Collaboration
  • Multi-tier document collaboration
  • Manufacturing Visibility
  • Invoicing (in development)
  • PO Collaboration
    • Standard PO
    • Order Confirmation
    • Advance Shipment Notification
    • Goods Receipt

Collaboration Options

Supply Chain Collaboration offers options how to collaborate with ABB. The web portal is available for all suppliers and can be used without any installation. An EDI integration offers efficient data handling with large amounts of transactions. A mix of these two options is also possible (Hybrid).
Portal Integration Hybrid
  • Portal + Integration

Onboarding Process

  • Contact your ABB local buyer to discuss scope and initiate onboarding process

  • Project Notification Letter
    informs about upcoming SCC project
  • Supplier Summit is a virtual session with detailed project information and the opportunity to ask questions
  • Trading Relationship Request establishes a commercial relationship between the supplier and ABB
  • Supplier Outreach entails calls by SAP to support with setting up the Ariba account

  • Training sessions for the adopted processes will be held virtually

  • Go Live Communication is sent out and informs about the exact Go Live date

Frequently asked Questions & Support

<p>First point of contact in case of interest in SCC: <b>Local ABB buyer</b></p> <p>Once onboarding has started: ABB Supplier Enablement team: <b><a href="mailto:global-sccenablement@abb.com">global-sccenablement@abb.com</a></b></p>

ABB is transitioning to Ariba Network, a new platform for business transaction, hosted by SAP Ariba. This is a phased rollout by ABB buying country, which will enable supplier to transact electronically with ABB over the Ariba Network. In the future, purchase orders, order confirmations, ship notices etc. will be transmitted via the Ariba Network.

Strategic Sourcing Suite (SSS) involves a variety of sourcing activities, including strategic planning, sourcing events, supplier registration, qualification, supplier performance evaluation (SPE), contract management etc., whereas Supply Chain Collaboration involves all tactical, day-to-day transactions that includes issuing purchase orders to suppliers, getting order confirmation, Advanced Shipping Notices (ASN), forecast/quality collaborations etc.

The new solution provides many new ways for you to transact with Suppliers, including sourcing events, real-time purchase orders, online catalogues (where applicable), where not prohibited by local law. Additionally, this solution provides quicker fulfilment and reduces administrative expense.

Yes. Conducting business on the Ariba Network is required to continue doing business with ABB.

There are no fees to register. Additionally, any fees based on transactions conducted between supplier and ABB using the Ariba Network are automatically covered by ABB. However, depending on how much you use your account to do business with your other customers, fees may apply. To learn more about potential fees with other customers, please visit SAP Ariba Subscriptions and Pricing.

A Trading Relationship Request, or TRR, is an email directly from the Ariba Network on behalf of ABB requiring your acceptance to transact with ABB over the Ariba Network.
 

Sender: ordersender-prod@ansmtp.ariba.com
 

Subject: Action Requested: Accept Trading Relationship Request from ABB Corporation for Transacting on the Ariba Network.
 

This is a mandatory action to accept the trading relationship between supplier and ABB to successfully enable transactions over the Ariba Network with ABB. Even if you already have an existing Ariba Network account, it is mandatory to accept the trading relationship. Supplier can forward the email notification to the right contact if the primary recipient is incorrect.

We will configure numerous back-end systems with this Ariba Network account number so your company can successfully transact with ABB. Given the significant re-work efforts to change to a different account once it has been established and configured, we request that this account continues to be utilized as you proceed to transact with us.

Yes, with our Go Live communications, about 2 weeks prior to going live in the country roll out, supplier will have a link to attend a live session on Functional Trainings.

  Item

  Portal

  Integration

 Initial Set Up                  

 Ariba registration and   acceptance of ABB Trading   Relationship

 Ariba registration and acceptance of ABB
 Trading Relationship. Technical development
 of integration mappings

 Est. Time to Set Up

 Minutes

 Months

 Testing

 Not required

 Extensive

 Access

 Manually log into Ariba Portal

 Supplier accesses their internal systems.
 Accessing Ariba Portal is possible though not
 required. Supplier Account Administrator
 would be primary user of the Ariba Portal

 Training

 Brief (1 –2 hour) functional   training Webex

 NA – Supplier will be transacting within their   internal systems. Administrator could be
 offered portal training

 Supplier   Resource Involvement

 Account set up, training,   manual input of transactions

 Weekly meetings, development, and testing of   ABB‘s pre-defined test scripts

 Typical Supplier

 Suppliers with lower numbers
 of  transactions or lack of   technology set up or   resources to set up   integration on the supply
 side.

 High transacting, technically capable,
 strategic partner

If you have a question that is not answered above, please feel free to contact.

 

SCC Enablement Support: global-sccenablement@abb.com