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Fragmented B2B solutions drain your budget? SAP business network can help

byEditorial Team
September 11, 2025
in Industry

Interrupted email chains, Excel-based order processing, multiple clients using different EDI standards, and more can be a real headache for a business striving to grow in today’s ever-changing environment.

SAP Business Network can offer multiple solutions for those and other issues. It bridges disparate workflows and B2B integrations to eliminate costly maintenance and provide numerous benefits.

In this article, we will discuss the issues that fragmented legacy systems bring to businesses and explore how they can be addressed with the implementation of SAP Business Network.

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Key examples of fragmented B2B integrations

Fragmented B2B integrations refer to situations where processes, data flows, and IT systems between partners are poorly coordinated and inconsistent, leading to a significant amount of routine and unnecessary actions that drain time and budget.

For example, the company receives orders from clients via email and manually enters them into the in-house ERP or handles them with the help of Excel tables. This scenario offers no real-time visibility, as your company must wait until the client’s orders are entered into the system, and the whole process is prone to errors. For example, an order can be lost, or order details may be incomplete or contain mistakes.

Another typical case, often found in many businesses, is portal-based data sharing. In this case, the supplier updates the inventory on a web portal, and distributors must log in and manually pull data to update the inventory in their in-house ERP.

The above is part of a broader problem of siloed CRMs and ERP systems between partners.

For example, in the case where a seller’s CRM is not synced with the supplier’s ERP, all deal registrations, pricing approvals, and status updates are handled through emails or calls, which is slow and leads to information being missing.

When the financial systems are not fully integrated, the invoices may be generated automatically, but payment statuses are manually reconciled. This leads to delayed cash flow visibility and increased errors, resulting in unnecessary time being wasted.

The result of all the fragmented B2B integrations described above is flawed processes, delayed or lost orders, and financial losses.

SAP has developed a range of products that help businesses establish stable relationships with partners, enabling fast and uninterrupted workflows and real-time updates.

With the help of SAP consulting agencies, such as LeverX, businesses can build strong relationships with their partners, benefiting from real-time updates, fast operations, and financial savings.

How SAP Business Network helps

The implementation of SAP Business Network can bring various benefits to businesses and influence multiple domains. Here’s what it can bring about:

Visibility and transparency across the supply chain

A business receives a holistic, real-time view of orders, shipments, and supplier statuses. This helps detect risks early and react accordingly.

Unified logistics collaboration

The Freight Collaboration module unites shippers, carriers, and logistics partners on one platform. As a result, orders move faster, tenders are closed sooner, and dock scheduling, execution, and billing flows become uninterrupted. Additionally, the system introduces digital dock and gate operations, along with their associated benefits, including reduced manual errors, delays, and lower costs.

Shipment tracking and real-time exception handling

The Global Track and Trace feature provides real-time visibility on the location of goods in transit. In the event of disruptions, all parties receive real-time exception alerts, which enable businesses to act promptly and prevent more significant financial losses.

Automated supplier discovery

The SAP Business Network features a trading partner directory with ESG ratings, enabling businesses to find alternative, compliant suppliers quickly.

Minimized manual workflows and fragmented processes

The system breaks down data silos and replaces manual practices, making processes automatic and standardized. It offers seamless digital collaboration between procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and quality assurance divisions, resulting in better visibility and faster processes.

Seamless B2B EDI

SAP Business Network addresses the low adoption of EDI, where many trading partners still rely on slow, error-prone, paper-based processes. It introduces a unified system that is easy to integrate with partner systems through the use of APIs. This way, tech teams don’t have to maintain multiple point-to-point mappings, which are time-consuming and costly to sustain.

Material traceability and regulatory compliance: The complex, multi-tier network often makes it challenging to track raw materials and finished goods. SAP Business Network presents the tools necessary for these tasks. Yet, it is also worth mentioning that it helps with recall management, quality control, ESG reporting, and compliance. Comprehensive traceability helps support regulatory and ESG requirements.

Summing up

In legacy systems, people are disconnected, and processes are often slowed down and disrupted due to the lack of tools that can unify collaboration into a single system. The SAP Business Network is transforming logistics by connecting people, processes, and systems across technological boundaries, providing all the tools and feature sets that enable employees and business owners to achieve maximum automation and traceability within a unified system.


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