--- title: 17 More Steps to SAP Supply Chain Performance Management Nirvana description: Implement these SAP SCPM Best Practices to achieve world class supply chain results and maximize throughput and profitability image: https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/SCM%20-%20Supply%20Chain%20Management.%20The%20Words%20in%20White%20Color%20on%20Cloud%20of%20Yellow%20Words%20on%20Blue%20Background..jpeg --- ![](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/SCM%20-%20Supply%20Chain%20Management.%20The%20Words%20in%20White%20Color%20on%20Cloud%20of%20Yellow%20Words%20on%20Blue%20Background..jpeg) # 17 More Steps to SAP Supply Chain Performance Management Nirvana Table of Contents ## How To Improve Your Supply Chain's Performance In part one of this 2 part [Supply Chain Performance Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/9-epm-sap-strategy-management-how-to-best-practices-to-implement-now) guide, we provided you with 20 steps to take on your road to SCPM [performance management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/unleashing-business-success-balanced-scorecard-strategy) perfection.  To reach SCPM **Nirvana**, you will also need to implement these 17 steps as well, and continuously seek new opportunities to enhance your [Supply Chain](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/does-pci-dss-compliance-affect-you). ![Supply Chain Performance Management IBP](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/SCM%20-%20Supply%20Chain%20Management.%20The%20Words%20in%20White%20Color%20on%20Cloud%20of%20Yellow%20Words%20on%20Blue%20Background..jpeg?width=320&name=SCM%20-%20Supply%20Chain%20Management.%20The%20Words%20in%20White%20Color%20on%20Cloud%20of%20Yellow%20Words%20on%20Blue%20Background..jpeg "Supply Chain Performance Management IBP")   ## 17 Critical SAP Supply Performance Management Improvement Tips   1. **Manage performance** with preconfigured [KPIs](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/5-kpi-design-best-practice-guidelines) based on actual [business process data](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-sap-data-migration-mistakes-to-avoid) to improve supply chain performance. 2. Monitor end-to-end [**supply chain performance**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-understand-sap-supply-chain-management-and-bw) through [integrated and automated processes](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/42-essential-hubspot-integrations-b2b-marketers-need-to-start-using) & tools to ensure supply chain objectives are attained. 3. **Proactively identify root-causes** for break-downs, or  potential bottlenecks to improve supply chain performance and reduce costs. 4. Provide **360 degree** timely visibility into your supply chains, across end-to-end [business processes](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/business-process-consulting) to minimize non-compliance and **loss of trust**. 5. Provide appropriate analysis and reporting tools to track and **measure supply chain cost**. 6. Provide complete **Supply Chain Management [KPI information](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/developing-balanced-scorecards)**, with contextual guidance to help improve operational efficiency. 7. Provide a meaningful and objective personal pipeline of information, based on **strategy-aligned metrics** that are cascaded down into operations, to improve supply chain decision-making and impact. 8. Provide relevant and timely Supply Chain information, derived from actual business processes, to **optimize decision-making**. 9. Provide the right tools to quickly **diagnose bottlenecks and opportunities**. 10. Provide timely insights, with **tight [operational application integration](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hubspot-integrations-sales-sap-chat)**. 11. Provide **visibility** into the order process delivery mechanisms to improve shipment performance and customer satisfaction. 12. **Quantify** [risk](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/manage-risk-using-our-risk-management-guide) exposure, and develop mitigation strategy, and monitor for risk exposure. 13. Receive pro-active alerts about deviations from performance targets, and better balance **Supply Chain trade-off decisions** to improve supply chain performance. 14. Reduce **supply chain [risk](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-important-is-data-governance-to-internet-marketing)**[, by gaining](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-important-is-data-governance-to-internet-marketing) transparency into operational dependencies. 15. Support [corporate **performance management** strategy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/sap-grants-management). 16. Support [**task prioritization**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-use-a-project-charter-to-start-a-project) and issue resolution with operational and aggregated real-time data. 17. Track **process execution** and identify supply chain risks early.   One of the most critical elements in [**Supply Chain Performance Management**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-training-courses) is actually loss of **[trust](https://www.slideshare.net/Lonniea39/driving-uncertainty-from-your-supply-chain-final)**.  In the on-going financial crisis, this became very apparent when shippers refused to load cargo unless they had been paid for the product in advance.  This was due to the fact that you can not tie specific dollars to specific products-yet.  This problem still exist, and you need a highly responsive **lean supply chain** to overcome the **trust issue**.  Ask your **SAP SCM Consultant** how you can achieve SAP SCM **Nirvana** today!   [![Click me](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/118735/4976f939-7a22-4cd9-bf72-40182dd01779.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/118735/4976f939-7a22-4cd9-bf72-40182dd01779) *** *** ***Got some other pointers?  Let us know.***   Thanks   People Who Read This Also Rad: - 10 [Critical Chain](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-critical-chain-project-manager-tips) Project Manager Tips - Top 10 Benefits for Financial Analysis in the [Latest SAP EP4](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/top-10-benefits-for-financial-analysis-in-the-latest-sap-ep4)   Topics from this blog: [Best Practices](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/best-practices) [Supply Chain Performance Management](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-performance-management) [APO Consulting](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/apo-consulting) ### Download SAP BW Mindmap Learn what SAP Business Warehouse is and what it does in under five minutes [![Get this Mindmap](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/118735/8db2ad37-8211-47a3-86ae-09b6b2bb297b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/118735/8db2ad37-8211-47a3-86ae-09b6b2bb297b) [mailto:someone@yoursite.com](mailto:someone@yoursite.com) ### Lonnie D. 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