Webinar | October 23, 2025 | 4:00 pm (CET), 3:00 pm (GMT)
In today’s business landscape, sustainable supply chain management and intelligent service parts planning are critical competitive advantages. Join industry leaders from SAP and Westernacher Consulting as they unveil strategies for optimizing your service parts operations. Discover how SAP S/4HANA eSPP revolutionizes multi-echelon inventory management, enables data-driven repair-or-buy decisions, and implements circular economy principles through advanced remanufacturing processes. Gain actionable insights that will transform your approach to service parts planning and drive measurable ROI.
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Key takeaways.
Multi-Echelon Mastery
Understand the fundamental differences between single and multi-echelon approaches. Learn to optimize inventory positioning across your entire distribution network for maximum efficiency and cost reduction.
Sustainable Operations Excellence
Implement circular economy principles through intelligent repair-or-buy and remanufacturing processes. Reduce environmental impact while achieving significant cost savings and improved customer satisfaction.
Automated Decision Intelligence
Harness eSPP’s capability to automatically manage thousands of SKUs daily. Learn how AI-driven decisions consider repair feasibility, capacity constraints, and cost optimization factors simultaneously.
ROI Optimization Strategies
Discover proven methodologies for reducing total cost of ownership through intelligent inventory planning and alternative sourcing strategies. Achieve measurable improvements in working capital and service levels.
Future-Ready Planning
Stay ahead of industry trends with exclusive insights into SAP’s product roadmap. Understand upcoming features in forecasting, inventory management, and analytics that will shape the future of service parts planning.
Expert Knowledge Transfer
Benefit from the combined expertise of SAP product specialists and Westernacher’s proven implementation experience. Gain practical insights that bridge the gap between theory and real-world application.
Agenda.
1
Welcome & Expert Introductions
Meet our distinguished speakers from SAP and Westernacher. Get acquainted with the comprehensive agenda and understand how this session will revolutionize your service parts planning approach with real-world insights and proven methodologies.
2
Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization
Explore eSPP’s revolutionary multi-echelon optimization capabilities. Learn how to intelligently calculate safety stock levels and economic order quantities across your entire distribution network, moving beyond traditional single-echelon approaches to achieve optimal inventory positioning.
3
Repair-or-Buy Process Intelligence
Master the critical daily decision of “repair or replace” through eSPP’s automated intelligence. Understand the three business scenarios: repair-only, unconstrained repair-or-buy, and capacity-constrained operations. See how circular economy principles drive cost optimization and sustainability goals.
4
Advanced Remanufacturing Strategies
Discover how eSPP manages complex remanufacturing processes using supersession chains and dual material numbers. Learn capacity optimization techniques and automated decision-making between remanufactured and new parts to maximize resource utilization while meeting customer demand.
5
2025 Roadmap & Future Innovations
Get exclusive insights into SAP’s eSPP roadmap for 2025. Preview upcoming enhancements in forecasting methodologies, inventory planning algorithms, distribution requirements planning, and user interface improvements that will further optimize your operations.
Speakers.
Frank
Globisch
Globisch
Frank has over 25 years of experience in leading, consulting, implementing and developing supply chain (planning) processes and solutions around the globe, more than half of that time focused on aftersales service parts planning.
Lead Service Parts Planning Industry,
Business Unit Automotive, SAP SE
Business Unit Automotive, SAP SE
Frank
Rohde
Rohde
Frank has 15 years of experience in SAP SPP and SAP eSPP implementations, and 26 years in SAP consulting, leading international projects primarily in the automotive industry.
Senior Solution Architect,
Supply Chain Planning & Analytics, Westernacher Consulting
Supply Chain Planning & Analytics, Westernacher Consulting
About SAP S/4HANA eSPP.
SAP Extended Service Parts Planning (eSPP) is a comprehensive solution designed for businesses managing complex service parts operations. Built on SAP S/4HANA, eSPP provides advanced capabilities for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and distribution requirements planning specifically tailored for service parts management.
Key eSPP capabilities
- Multi-echelon inventory optimization across distribution networks
- Advanced demand forecasting with machine learning algorithms
- Repair-or-buy decision automation for sustainable operations
- Remanufacturing process optimization and capacity planning
- Real-time analytics and performance monitoring
- Integration with SAP S/4 HANA for seamless operations
Industries benefiting from eSPP
- Automotive and automotive suppliers
- Aerospace and defense
- Industrial machinery and equipment
- Technology and electronics
- Energy and utilities
- Healthcare and medical devices
