SUPPLY CHAIN
“ THIS IS WHERE WE ARE PROVIDING SOLUTIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED AROUND HELPING IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ”
VASEE RAYAN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT , INTELLIGENT SPEND & BUSINESS NETWORKS PRODUCT STRATEGY , SAP
Human rights compliance SAP also introduced a new feature for suppliers on SAP Business Network to complete a human rights self-assessment to help demonstrate compliance with human rights due diligence laws , such as the German Supply Chain Act , which goes into effect in January 2023 . Suppliers complete the questionnaire only once and then any buyer on the network can access it at any time . Rayan returns to the tricky issue of emissions and the complexities involved with dealing with potentially thousands of suppliers . SAP is helping organisations rise to the challenge .
Rayan says resiliency is all about not just knowing about the immediate suppliers or visibility to the immediate suppliers but also about tier 2 and beyond . How much of a challenge does this represent in terms of visibility ?
“ It ' s probably the most difficult problem to solve , to be honest ,” he says . “ One thing we have already done is introduce a blockchain solution to trace multi-ingredient products all the way to the farm from which the material or the raw material is sourced .
“ Material traceability is something we introduced within the SAP Business Network , which allows not only the manufacturer or the brand owner , but also the different material and raw material suppliers , to share information about what they are supplying as part of that value chain .
“ A lot of companies are starting to realise that if they have control over the data that they are willing to provide , and you give them authorisation to manage that effectively , they are willing to do that . We