Driving Efficient Cross-Border Trade

1

• Driving Efficient Cross-Border Trade
• Angela Baumann Solution Management SAP GTS
• SAP AG, 2005

2
Challenges in Global Trade

• Global Trade Challenges for Enterprises
• Secure and streamline global supply chains
• Compliance with laws regulations
• Flexible and integrated IT infrastructure

• Global Trade Challenges for Governments
• Facilitation of efficient cross-border commerce
• Increased security and transparency
• Global standardization of data models

3
Summary of SAP Today

• SAP AG in 2004 revenues 7.5 billion
• 91,500 installations
• More than 27,000 companies run SAP
• Providing more than 25 Industry Solutions
• 33,209 SAP employees (March 31, 2005)
• 12 million users in 120 countries
• Integrate their business processes
• Extend their competitive capabilities
• Get a better return on investment at a lower
  total cost of ownership
• Unique Partner Ecosystem
• More than 1,500 partners
• Overall more than 180,000 SAP partner
  certificates

4
SAPs Product Portfolio

• SAP supports modernization projects through an
  open application infrastructure and an easy way
  to combine and adapt processes across systems and
  business areas
• SAP enables their customers to respond rapidly to
  changing market conditions
• SAP allow companies and their business partners
  to streamline work processes and exchange
  information
• SAP offers solutions to help to manage the change

5
Challenges in Global Trade

• Todays supply chains are unpredictable
• Unanticipated supply chain costs
• Automation is a goal, not a reality
• Continually evolving regulatory demands
• Need for visibility and security
• Different ways of communication

• Synchronizing the flow of goods with the flow of
  money is the next horizon for efficiency

6
SAPs Solution Approach for Global Trade
SAP Global Trade Services helps you to
facilitate tighter national security, expedite
customs clearance and claim refunds while trading
globally
7
SAPs Solution Approach for Global Trade
SAP Customs Management for Customs
Agencies allows agencies to mitigate the risk
associated with customs modernization projects as
well as to improve customs operations while
realizing lower costs through total cost of
ownership
8
SAP Customers
9
Driving Efficient Cross-Border Trade

• Thank you for your attention
• For more information please visit www.sap.com/gts