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From Data to Decisions: Accelerating Supply Chain Intelligence with SAP Business Data Cloud and AI-Powered Inventory Explainability
Today's supply chains are challenged by data silos, inventory volatility, supply disruptions, and increasing pressure to make faster decisions. While organizations have invested heavily in SAP applications, many still struggle to unify data and generate actionable intelligence across planning, procurement, logistics, and operations.
Join SAP and Bristlecone for an exclusive webinar to discover how SAP Business Data Cloud provides a trusted data foundation that unifies SAP and non-SAP data through zero-copy architecture, enabling real-time analytics, AI, and intelligent business outcomes.
The session will also showcase Bristlecone's Inventory Anomaly Detection & Explainability solution powered by SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Databricks, and Generative AI. Learn how organizations can proactively identify inventory risks, understand the root causes of stockouts and excess inventory, and take corrective actions before business performance is impacted.
Through real-world supply chain scenarios and a live demonstration, attendees will learn how SAP Business Data Cloud helps transform fragmented data into actionable intelligence and enables AI-powered decision-making across the enterprise.
Register now to learn how SAP Business Data Cloud and Bristlecone's AI-powered supply chain solutions can help you reduce inventory risk, improve service levels, optimize working capital, and accelerate business outcomes.
Part 1 – SAP Business Data Cloud (20-25 Minutes)
- Introduction to SAP Business Data Cloud
- Understanding Zero-Copy Data Sharing and Unified Data Products
- SAP Datasphere, Analytics Cloud, BW and Databricks integration
- Building an AI-ready data foundation for supply chains
- Supply chain use cases enabled by SAP Business Data Cloud
- Business benefits across Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing, and IT organizations
Part 2 – Inventory Anomaly Detection & Explainability (20-25 Minutes)
- Why traditional inventory management remains reactive
- Detecting inventory anomalies before they impact business operations
- AI-powered explainability and root-cause analysis
- Leveraging SAP Databricks and Generative AI on SAP Business Data Cloud
- Inventory risk monitoring across planning runs
- Live demonstration of inventory anomaly detection and explanation workflows
- Business impact: reducing stockouts, eliminating excess inventory, and improving working capital performance
Interactive Q&A
- Ask the experts from Bristlecone
- Discuss your data and inventory optimization challenges
- Explore opportunities for a customized discovery workshop
Business Leaders
- Chief Supply Chain Officers
- VP Supply Chain
- VP Operations
- Inventory and Materials Directors
- Procurement Leaders
- Logistics and Distribution Leaders
Planning & Operations Teams
- Supply Chain Planning Managers
- Inventory Managers
- Demand Planners
- S&OP Leaders
- Supply Planners
Technology Leaders
- CIOs
- Chief Data Officers
- Data & Analytics Leaders
- SAP Center of Excellence Leaders
- SAP BTP / Datasphere Architects
- Enterprise Data Management Teams
Why Bristlecone?
Bristlecone combines deep supply chain expertise with SAP Business Data Cloud innovation to help organizations transform supply chain data into business outcomes. As a trusted SAP partner and co-innovation collaborator, Bristlecone delivers industry-focused AI solutions that accelerate time-to-value while reducing complexity and total cost of ownership.
Key Offers
SAP Business Data Cloud Advisory & Adoption
- BDC readiness assessments
- Data product strategy and design
- SAP Datasphere and Databricks integration
- Supply chain data modernization
Supply Chain AI Solutions
- Inventory Anomaly Detection & Explainability
- Demand Explainability
- Procurement Explainability
- Logistics Explainability
- AI Copilots and Agentic Supply Chain Use Cases
Industry-Specific Data Products
- Inventory Data Products
- Procurement Data Products
- Logistics Data Products
- Manufacturing Execution Data Products
Business Outcomes Delivered
- Faster planning cycles
- Improved inventory health
- Reduced stockouts and excess inventory
- Better working capital utilization
- Enhanced supply chain visibility
- AI-ready data foundation for future innovation
Instructors:
Gururaj Parvati
Director SAP Go to Market
Bristlecone
Gururaj Parvati is Director – Delivery Management and SAP Alliance Leader at Bristlecone. He leads strategic engagements with SAP and customers globally, focusing on AI, digital transformation, ERP, and supply chain innovation. With extensive experience in alliance management and customer engagement, he regularly moderates industry forums and executive discussions on business transformation and emerging technologies.
Seema Pujari
SAP Business Data Cloud Leader
Bristlecone
Seema Pujari is the SAP Data & Analytics Competency Lead with over 20 years of experience driving enterprise data and analytics transformations. She has successfully led large-scale global programs spanning SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BusinessObjects, and SAP Business Data Cloud across multiple industries. Her expertise lies in helping organizations modernize their analytics landscape, transform data into strategic business insights, accelerate decision-making, and maximize the value of their data investments.
Nikhil Gadgil
Supply Chain Expert
Bristlecone
Nikhil Gadgil is a seasoned Supply Chain Professional with 20+ years of Supply Chain Planning experience across Process and Technology Consulting. Nikhil has been part of multiple global Supply Chain Transformation programs that included SAP APO & SAP IBP implementations across different industries namely Consumer products, Hi-Tech, Life Sciences, Automotive and Chemicals.
Nikhil currently leads the SAP IBP competency in Bristlecone and is based out of the India office.
Workshop dates:
Please register with your company email address.
Important note for your participation:
This workshop is hosted by our partner Bristlecone.
You must provide consent to share your registration details with the partner in order to receive the access details to participate.
September 24
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PST)