SAP Digital Manufacturing

Name: leverX Company
Brand: LeverX
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Optimize manufacturing performance by integrating production execution, visibility, and analysis.

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SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM) is SAP’s cloud platform for manufacturing operations management (MOM) and MES scenarios. Formerly known as SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud (SAP DMC), it connects shop-floor execution with enterprise processes, production data, and manufacturing analytics.

For companies running SAP Manufacturing Execution (SAP ME), SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII), or SAP Plant Connectivity (SAP PCo), SAP Digital Manufacturing is the target platform for modernizing manufacturing execution. SAP ME and SAP MII remain part of existing legacy landscapes, while SAP Digital Manufacturing is the strategic transition direction for customers modernizing these environments.

Execution

Manage and control manufacturing and shop-floor operations, coordinate execution activities, capture production data, and monitor equipment and production status.

Insights

Analyze manufacturing data and KPIs across production operations to monitor performance, identify deviations, and support operational decisions.

Resource orchestration

Schedule and dispatch operations, allocate labor and production resources, and respond to changing shop-floor conditions.

Production process designer

Design, deploy, and monitor production processes across supported cloud and edge scenarios. Production Process Designer supports manufacturing automation, including process logic, service calls, and script-based tasks.

Production connectivity and edge

Connect production equipment and shop-floor systems through supported SAP Digital Manufacturing connectivity components. Edge capabilities can run selected manufacturing functions closer to the shop floor, where the scenario requires local execution.

Performance improvement

Production metrics help identify bottlenecks, compare operational performance, and prioritize improvements across plants and production areas.

Consistent production insights

Use production and execution data to monitor manufacturing performance, investigate deviations, and support operational decisions across supported plant and enterprise scenarios.

Faster production engineering

Supported AI capabilities in Production Process Designer can help generate script tasks and analyze failed production processes based on error logs.

Less manual coordination

Connect production processes, shop-floor systems, and enterprise applications to automate supported manufacturing workflows and reduce manual handoffs.

More controlled shop-floor execution

Orchestrate and control supported shop-floor execution processes, from resource scheduling to execution at the work-center and machine level.

Better resource utilization

SAP DM supports the planning, allocation, and control of resources required to execute shop-floor operations.

Work-in-process management

Graphical routing engine to define the production flow
Order release and status management
Routing operation activities to start and complete orders
Access to data on BOM
Production activity history for an order

Nonconformance

Nonconformance recording to indicate production deviations
Nonconformance status tracking

Data collection

Definition of data collection criteria, their types, and limits
Data collection from production UI
System warnings when the criteria are outside the minimum and maximum limits

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Shop-floor connectivity

Connection of supported shop-floor systems, machines, and industrial data sources
Equipment modeling through the Production Connectivity Model
Integration through SAP Production Connector and supported interfaces
Supported cloud and edge execution scenarios

Process order execution

Process order execution with single and multiple batches
Integration with SAP S/4HANA to exchange process orders, materials, material classifications, work centers, BOMs, batch numbers, recipes, production versions, and related execution data
Material consumption reports
Scrap confirmation
Post-production reporting of order execution data

Monitoring

Production progress display
Resource breakdown
Monitoring of failed integration messages in supported SAP ME coexistence scenarios
POD integration
Maintenance order overview with planned start and end date
Alternate resources overview

Operational analytics

Analysis of manufacturing execution and operational data
Standard and custom manufacturing KPIs in supported analytics scenarios
Monitoring of production performance and operational trends
Use of manufacturing data for continuous improvement and root-cause investigation

You can strengthen your manufacturing environment by connecting SAP DM with other systems.

SAP S/4HANA: Connects enterprise planning and manufacturing execution by providing relevant master and order data to SAP DM and receiving production confirmations, material consumption, and other execution results.
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM): Coordinates material staging, consumption, and warehouse movements with manufacturing execution processes.
SAP Quality Management (SAP QM): Connects shop-floor quality execution in SAP DM with quality management processes and inspection data in SAP S/4HANA.
Shop floor systems and industrial IoT: Connect shop-floor equipment and industrial data sources to SAP DM through supported connectivity components and integration interfaces, including scenarios that use SAP Production Connector.

Why LeverX?

Proven track record

For over 20 years, we have helped businesses worldwide succeed with SAP. We’ve already completed 1,500+ projects for over 900 clients, including top names on the Fortune 500 list.

Manufacturing expertise

Our specialists understand manufacturing execution, production data collection, quality processes, and shop-floor operations, helping businesses align SAP DM with their production requirements.

SAP partnership

We implement SAP projects end-to-end  and collaborate with SAP on the development and enhancement of its existing solutions.

Quality and security

LeverX follows internationally recognized ISO standards for quality management, information security, business continuity, and asset management.

MES modernization expertise

We help companies assess existing SAP ME/MII/PCo environments, address legacy integration dependencies, and plan phased transitions to SAP Digital Manufacturing without overlooking production continuity.

ERP and shop-floor integration expertise

Our experience with SAP and manufacturing systems helps connect SAP DM with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, production equipment, and other shop-floor applications to support reliable data exchange.

Implementation Roadmap

We follow the SAP Activate methodology, adapting each phase to the manufacturing processes, technical landscape, and rollout requirements of your SAP Digital Manufacturing project.

Manufacturing landscape assessment: Review production processes, existing MES systems, plant requirements, and SAP ME/MII/PCo dependencies.
Solution scope: Identify priority manufacturing scenarios, target plants, expected business outcomes, and the high-level SAP DM implementation strategy.

Discover

Project planning: Define project roles, responsibilities, implementation timelines, and plant rollout priorities.
Technical readiness: Prepare SAP DM environments, access requirements, and connectivity prerequisites.
Implementation readiness: Identify critical ERP, shop-floor, and data dependencies.

Prepare

Fit-to-standard workshops: Evaluate manufacturing requirements against standard SAP DM capabilities and identify gaps.
Process design: Define production execution workflows, POD requirements, data collection, and resource orchestration scenarios.
Integration design: Specify ERP interfaces, equipment connectivity, edge requirements, and necessary extensions.

Explore

Configuration: Set up SAP DM manufacturing processes, PODs, resource orchestration, and required functionality.
Integration and extensions: Implement connections with SAP S/4HANA, shop-floor systems, and supported external applications.
Testing: Validate production execution, data exchange, equipment connectivity, and relevant manufacturing scenarios.

Realize

Production readiness: Verify shop-floor connectivity, integrations, master data, and operational readiness.
User training: Prepare operators, supervisors, and support teams.
Go-live: Deploy SAP DM according to the agreed plant or production-line rollout plan, with focused post-go-live support.

Deploy

Operational support: Monitor execution processes, integrations, and system performance.
Release management: Assess SAP DM updates and implement required changes.
Continuous improvement: Optimize manufacturing workflows and extend SAP DM to additional plants or production scenarios.

Run

Moving from SAP ME or SAP MII to SAP Digital Manufacturing

Moving from SAP ME or SAP MII requires an assessment of existing production processes, PODs, extensions, integrations, data flows, and plant-specific dependencies against the target SAP DM architecture. For landscapes that use SAP PCo, the transition should also include migrating relevant shop-floor connectivity to Production Connector for SAP Digital Manufacturing.

LeverX can support the transition from landscape assessment through architecture, process mapping, integration redesign, testing, phased rollout, and post-go-live support.

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FAQ

Is SAP Digital Manufacturing a MES?

Yes. SAP Digital Manufacturing supports manufacturing execution system (MES) scenarios within a broader manufacturing operations management scope. It covers shop-floor execution, production data collection, resource orchestration, manufacturing analytics, automation, and integration with enterprise and shop-floor systems.

How is SAP Digital Manufacturing different from SAP ME?

SAP Manufacturing Execution is an established on-premises MES used in existing SAP manufacturing landscapes. SAP Digital Manufacturing is a cloud-based solution for current MES and broader MOM scenarios, with a different architecture, extensibility model, and approach to integration and shop-floor connectivity.

Can SAP DM and SAP ME coexist during a transition?

Yes, coexistence can be used in supported transition scenarios. For example, an organization may move plants or production processes to SAP DM in phases while parts of the existing SAP ME landscape remain operational. The architecture and integration model should be designed for the specific rollout scenario.

How should companies plan an SAP ME-to-SAP DM transition?

Start by identifying which plants, production scenarios, integrations, and extensions should move first. The transition can then be structured in phases based on operational dependencies, technical complexity, and business priorities.

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