Did you know that:

• 75%of companies donot take into account the effect ofmovements in exchange rates as productsmovethroughthesupplychain

• Inaccurateprocessesandinadequatedataqualitycancausemisstatementsofupto2%ofcostofgoodssold(COGS)

• Manycompaniesdonothaveaclearviewofhowtheirtransferpricingpoliciesarebeingappliedacrossthebusiness

• Mostcompaniesdonothavetoolsthatallowthemtohaveadetailedviewofproductioncostsandtheimpactthattheyhaveonthebusiness.

• Manycompaniesdonotknowhowtransferpricesarecalculated,orwhethertheytrulyreflectthewayinwhichthesupplychainworks.

• Acorrectcalculationoftheintercompanyprofitcanresultin:► theeliminationoflargeandunexplainedwriteoffsatyearend► abetteranalysisoftheefficiencyofthesupplychainitself

• Anaccuratesetupofproductcostingandmarginanalysisprocessescanleadtoadramaticincreaseintheaccuracyofforecasts

The Group Costing and Profitability (GCP) Engine is:

• AfullyintegratedEnterpriseValueChainManagement,PlanningandControlsolution• Designed to deliver transparency of material cost and revenue flows as well as intercompany profits for

consolidation,shareholdervalueandtaxoptimization

»We build bridges between...Logistics and SAP Financials«

»Mapping Global Supply and ...Value Chain at Corporate Level«

»Value based ... Global Footprint Design«

»We build bridges between...Logistics and SAP Financials«

»Mapping Global Supply and ...Value Chain at Corporate Level«

»Value based ... Global Footprint Design«

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GCP can provide:

• Profitmarginbyproductforeachstepinthesupplychain

• Intercompany profit calculation by material andproduct

• Transparencyofvaluestreamsacrosssystemsandcompanies for actual, target, plan and simulationscenarios

• Analysis of value chains in scenarios involvingsuppliersandvendors,including:

► Calculationofproductgroupcostsandglobalprofitability

► Portionofsalesandtransportationcostsofthedeliveringplantshownaspartofthe manufacturingcostsofthereceivingplant

► Productharmonizationacrossvariouslocationsandbeyondtheenterprise

► A solution of broken links along the supplychain

GCP is a reliable source for global value chains, enabling:

• Optimization of the Product Mix, obtained byleveraging Advanced Planning and Scheduling(APS)

• MaximizationofEnterpriseprofitabilityaftertax

• Accuracy in the calculation of cost-of-goods-sold(COGS)

• Integratedprocessesacrosssubsidiaries,divisions,functionsandsystems

• Shorter, more accurate and automated planningcycles

• Improved reportingoncollaborationswith internalandexternalbusinesspartners

• Flexibilitytoreactquicklytochangesinthebusinessenvironment

• Support of strategic and integrated planningprocess

• Improvement of transparency and auditability ofinformationandactivities

GCP is compatible with any existing or new SAP system, running on NetWeaver, Base Release 6.20 and higher. It provides therefore:

• Contentforreporting inBWonproducthierarchy,profitcenter,businessarea,etc.

• Opportunity to use SAPHANA technologywhichcanimprovereportingacrossmodulesandsystemsandenablesintegrationofnonSAPenvironmentswiththeuseofestablishedreplicationmechanisms.

• Abilitytoconsolidatedatafromdifferentplatformsand systems with no restriction represented bythe presence of separate Clients or differentversions of SAP: this particular characteristicmakesGCPa potential and simple alternative tothe implementation of the full functionality of thematerialledger,whilstprovidingthesameendUserbenefits.

Benefits of using GCP:

• Detailedunderstandingof the impactof thesalesplanonthesupplychainbymaximisingoperationalefficiencyandprovidingdetailoncostsandprofit.

• MappingofSupplychaintoValueChain,includingability to simulate alternative processes, productmixetc.

• Abilitytoconfiguredifferentversionsthatrepresentbest/worstcasesimulationscenariosonanyoftherelevantprocesses.

• Fasterandmoreaccurateplanningandforecastingprocess.

• Noimpactonperformanceofexistingsystems:ourGCP extractor does not interferewith any of thedailytransactions.

• SAPLookandFeel,useofstandardAdvancedListViewer(ALV)GridandTreetechnology.

• SeamlessintegrationwiththeexistingERPaswellas with BW and Business Intelligence/ BusinessObjectsenvironments.

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Asyoucanseefromthepictureabove,GCPhelpswithgatheringinformationfromallsystemsinuse.Theinforma-tionextractedisthenappropriatelyaggregatedtoreplicatethedesiredsupplychainscenario.Theresultisadetailedviewofallstagesinthelifeofaproduct.

A number of global players accross industries have taken advantage on our services, including:

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