GIB is developed and delivered by ifm Supply Chain, a division of ifm efector. 

FOR SAP S/4HANA AND SAP ECC

Connect Supply Chain Processes End-to-End in SAP

Everything you need is already in SAP. It's just not in one place.

EXPLORE GIB
GIB SAP E2E Supply Chain Management Processes

With GIB, alert, analysis, and action happen in one place: inside SAP.

SAP already holds every signal and runs every transaction. What it doesn't do is connect them. The shortage, the material position, and the purchase order sit in separate screens, and coordinating a response across planners, buyers, and schedulers still happens in Excel and email.

"Our partnership with GIB has enabled Nature’s Way to double the size of our operations without costly increases to our staff, hardware or other resources. The benefits of these supply chain tools have been felt throughout the company, from our production lines to our warehouses to our purchasing team."

Jean Treml | Materials Director at Nature's Way

WHY GIB
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Serving Complex Manufacturing and Distribution Environments Globally

with 25+ years of SAP supply chain expertise 

What we like most is that the solution runs directly inside SAP, so we don’t have to deal with the complexity of moving and synchronizing data between systems. It’s highly flexible to configure around our business needs, which allowed us to move through blueprinting and deployment very quickly, and the functionality and results are easy for our teams to understand. 

Systems Manager, Sourcing

Manufacturer | +2B Annual Revenue

In the short term, GIB helped us reduce operational processing times. In the midterm, we achieved higher productivity and better utilization of key production resources. Over the long term, we expect further improvements through optimized inventory levels and stronger delivery reliability. To give you an example, planning processing times for standard purchasing materials were reduced by up to 67%. 

Peter Nickel

Baier & Schneider (BRUNNEN)

Particular aspects such as functional scope, flexibility, cost of the solution, and the provider’s expertise were crucial factors in our decision-making process. GIB came out on top when compared with solutions presented by the other providers.

Udo Wessbecher

Head of IT, Supply Chain Management | ZF

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One Embedded Platform for End-to-End Supply Chain Operations in SAP 

GIB is deployed directly inside your SAP system as an SAP certified clean core solution extension. It reads your existing SAP data — material master, MRP elements, stock, purchase requisitions and orders, production orders — and executes through standard SAP processes. If a field exists in your SAP tables, GIB can use it.

Demand Planning

GIB Forecast

Turn demand signals into supply decisions that flow straight into MRP without offline reconciliation.

  • Dozens of statistical forecast models
  • Automated best-fit model selection
  • Forecast simulation & parameter testing
  • Planning accuracy monitoring
  • Campaign & top-down/bottom-up planning
PLAN →

Inventory Optimization

GIB Inventory

Right-size stock across plants and DCs to protect service while freeing working capital.

  • Target stock calculation
  • ABC/XYZ classification
  • Rule-based inventory control
  • Dynamic inventory key figure calculation
  • Replenishment lead time calculation
OPTIMIZE →
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Supply Chain Operations | MRP & Procurement

GIB Operations

Catch shortages and exceptions early, then trigger the procurement or reschedule action in SAP.

  • Comprehensive material position view
  • Cross-plant transparency
  • Exception grouping & prioritization
  • Missing parts management
  • Bundle POs and apply restrictions
  • Cost, volume, and weight optimization
COORDINATE →

Production Planning & Scheduling

GIB Production

Schedule against real capacity — fewer changeovers, bottlenecks, and missed materials.

 

  • Multi-resource planning
  • Capacity sequencing
  • Setup time optimization
  • Bottleneck transparency
  • Slot planning
SCHEDULE →

 

 

No separate database or system. No middleware.

Planners and buyers work in the SAP screens they already use, and every decision runs on current data, not a copy.

FEATURED CASE STUDY

Preparing for SAP S/4HANA: How TE Connectivity Standardized Supply Chain Operations

For many companies, the hardest part of S/4HANA isn’t the system upgrade. It’s the operational complexity that has accumulated inside SAP over time. With a global supply chain organization as large as TE Connectivity’s, that complexity had to be addressed before the migration began.

Read the case study
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FAQ

Need clarification?

Is GIB a separate system? Does it replace SAP?

No. GIB runs directly inside SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, with all data and execution remaining within your SAP system. GIB does not replace SAP planning logic, MRP, or production functionality. Instead, it improves how effectively your live SAP system supports daily supply chain operations. 

Is GIB another planning engine?

No. GIB does not introduce a separate planning engine or external data layer.  Teams work directly with live SAP data, allowing planning and operational decisions to translate into faster, more coordinated execution. 

How is GIB different from standard SAP functionality?

GIB improves how teams interpret and act on live SAP data. It helps organizations respond faster to supply chain signals, reduce corrective adjustments, and keep execution aligned across planning, procurement, inventory, and production.

Does GIB require heavy customization or modification of SAP?

No. GIB is purpose-built for SAP and integrates within standard ECC and S/4HANA environments. It consumes your existing master data, transactional data, and authorization concepts, allowing organizations to improve supply chain performance without disrupting core SAP functionality or clean core principles. 

Is GIB relevant if we already use SAP IBP or other planning tools?

Yes. GIB ensures that planning signals — whether from SAP IBP or a third-party solution — translate into faster, more coordinated execution inside SAP.