Supply Chain Collaboration

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 communica-tion 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.

Supported Processes

Vendor Consignment
Subcontracting
Forecast Collaboration
Vendor Managed Inventory
Scheduling Agreement
Returns Processing
Quality Collaboration
Multi-tier document collaboration
Manufacturing Visbility
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

Enterprise account
SAP Business Network for Suppliers | Enterprise Account
Transacting with ABB through the SAP Business Network is FREE-OF-CHARGE for the supplier

Integration

SAP Business Network for Suppliers | Integration

Hybrid

Portal + Integration

Onboarding Process

Supplier Onboarding – Sample Documents

1. Preparation

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

2. Onboarding

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

3. Cutover

Training sessions for the adopted processes will be held virtually

4. Go Live

Go Live Communication is sent out and informs about the exact Go Live dat

FAQs & Support

First point of contact in case of interest in SCC: Local ABB buyer

Once onboarding has started: ABB Supplier Enablement team: global-sccenablement@abb.com

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

Please follow this link to find your BA representative

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

SCC Enablement Support: global-sccenablement@abb.com

Good to Know

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Key Capabilities

Automated Transactions

Visibility

Security and Risk Mitigation

Supported Processes

Collaboration Options

Portal

Integration

Hybrid

Onboarding Process

1. Preparation

2. Onboarding

3. Cutover

4. Go Live​

FAQs & Support

1. What is Supply Chain Collaboration and how does this impact me as a Buyer?

2. What is the difference between SSS and SCC?

3. What are the benefits of joining the Ariba Network?

4. Do I have to join the Ariba Network?

5. Is there a cost associated with this initiative?

6. What is a Trading Relationship Request (TRR)?

7. Can I change my Ariba Network ID (ANID) to a different one after I have accepted the trading relationship?

8. Will there be any training on how to use the Ariba Network?

9.Please explain Portal and Integration, and the impact on the process.

10. Whom do I contact if I need more information?

Good to Know

4. Go Live