SAP Digital Manufacturing (DM) Consultant

1. Business Process & Manufacturing Knowledge (Must Have) Should understand:

• Process Manufacturing and/or Discrete Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Electronic Batch Records (EBR)
• Shop Floor Control
• Production Order Execution
• Material Consumption and Goods Receipt
• Work Instructions and Operator Guidance
• Rework and Deviations
• Non-Conformance Management
• Quality Inspections
• Batch Management and Traceability
• Regulatory manufacturing environments (FDA, ISO13485, GxP)
• Your DM program specifically uses DM for production execution, EBRs, material consumption/receipt, and work instructions.

1. SAP Digital Manufacturing Configuration Skills Core DM Configuration

• Plant and Work Center setup
• Resources
• Production Process Design
• Production Routing Integration
• POD (Production Operator Dashboard) configuration
• Data Collection Groups
• Data Collection Parameters
• Electronic Signatures
• Work Instruction Configuration
• User Roles and Authorizations
• Shop Floor Execution Configuration
• Material Traceability
• Production Process Designer (PPD)

Execution Area Expertise

• Shop Floor Execution
• Order Dispatching
• Labor Tracking
• Batch Genealogy
• Scrap and Rework Handling
• Phase-Based Manufacturing Execution
• SAP learning content specifically highlights configuration of execution processes, basic data, and execution control as key consultant skills.

1. Integration Skills (Critical for Client) * Given your landscape, the consultant should understand:

SAP S/4HANA Integration

• Process Orders
• Master Recipes
• BOMs
• Inspection Plans
• Materials
• Production Versions
• Batch Management
• Inventory Transactions
• Your team is already discussing:
• Master recipe interaction with DM work instructions
• Inspection plan integration
• Material staging
• Process order execution

BTP & Connectivity

• SAP BTP
• SAP Cloud Connector
• SAP Integration Suite (CPI)
• OAuth Authentication
• API Management
• Event-based integrations
• Examples from your project include:
• DM-EWM integration activities
• Cloud Connector configuration
• OAuth 2.0 authentication decisions

• SAP EWM
• SAP QM
• SAP PPDS
• QMS integration
• Barcode and scanner integration
• Label printing

1. Requirements Gathering Skills * This is often the most important skill because DM projects are highly process-oriented.

Workshop Facilitation

• Ability to conduct workshops with:
• Manufacturing
• Quality
• Production Planning
• Warehouse
• Regulatory
• Validation (CSV)
• Master Data Teams

Process Mapping

• Should be able to document:
• Current State (AS-IS)
• Paper batch records
• Existing work instructions
• Manual signatures
• Existing shop floor processes

DivIHN, the ‘‘IT Asset Performance Services’’ organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration.