SAP also sees Signavio as a key missing piece in the company’s business process intelligence unit.Ģ020. While traditional enterprise BPA tools have existed for years, having a cloud-native tool gives SAP a much more modern approach to attacking this problem, and being able to automate business processes via the cloud has become more important during the pandemic when many employees are working entirely from home. SAP has aquired business process automation startup Signavio for about $1.2 billion. SAP is buying Berlin business process automation startup Signavio Together they are designed to bring more agility and flexibility to manufacturing companies.Ģ021. The Supply Chain Insights tool is specifically designed to map out supply chain routes and root out issues that could affect delivery of key raw materials before bottlenecks happen. The manufacturing cloud is designed to help collect these signals and warn manufacturers when they might need additional supplies. Microsoft is announcing a new manufacturing solution called the Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing, along with Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Insights, a tool designed to give customers more visibility into what’s happening along their supply chain routes and intelligence to deal with issues as they arise. Microsoft announces new tools to modernize supply chain and manufacturing Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs SAP ERP in our news:Ģ021.