ePBN is an application that provides Annual Order managenent, schedule tracking, international trade activities, supplier's production, logistic movement, shipping information and warehouse stock position.

ePBN facilitates a business to interact with it's buyers, suppliers, logistics partners etc.

SAP also facilitates a business to interact with it's buyers, suppliers, logistics partners etc.

ePBN provides a specific role for each user of the system. This role defines his rights and permissions in the system.

Ex: Customer, Finance Manager, Logistics Manager, Suppliers, Logistics Partner etc.

SAP also provides a specific role for each user.

ePBN gives all participants in the supply chain a single point of access to the information, applications, and services they need

SAP too gives all participants a single point of access to the information, applications, and services they need.

Efforts are being made to wireless enable ePBN so as to provide anytime, anywhere access. As a beginning the reverse auction facility has already been enabled.

SAP is also trying to wireless enable the whole Supply Chain Management facility to provide anytime, anywhere access.

ePBN provides order management.

SAP also provides order management.

ePBN provides facilities to compare Estimated and Actual dates of various activities.

SAP too allows this

ePBN alerts the relevant users through eMail if any discrepancy or deviation from the plan is noticed.

SAP sends alerts if there are deviations from the plan.

ePBN provides Performance monitirong reports which help decision makers while taking decisions in the future.

SAP provides Performance monitirong reports which help decision makers while taking decisions in the future.

ePBN provides a facility for Reverse auction.

SAP too provides a facility for Reverse auction.

ePBN helps business to automate it's procurement process.

SAP too helps business to automate it's procurement process.

ePBN helps us to create a supply/logistics plan.

SAP can also help us with the same.

ePBN provides comprehensive event management and control. It gives alerts if the container is filled to capacity. Also, eMails are sent to relevant people on the completion of various activities like Supplier assignment. Also, Pick up instructions are sent to the relevant logistics partner when preshipment invoice is generated.

SAP also provides comprehensive event management and control. A tracking server identifies the business objects affected by an event -- a pallet, for example, or a vehicle location, fluid level, or other equipment status. The system then scans for overdue expected events, and raises exceptions on these events if a critical situation emerges. If appropriate, the system issues alerts and recommends actions.

ePBN supports Stock transfer, automated replinishment, multiple supplier support.

SAP too supports Stock transfer, automated replenishment, multiple supplier support.

ePBN enables you to intelligently commit delivery dates in real-time and fulfill orders from all channels on time.

SAP enables you to intelligently commit delivery dates in real-time and fulfill orders from all channels on time.

ePBN provides facilities for managing Preshipment and PostShipment activities with custom/commercial documents.

SAP does not support this facility.

ePBN provides facilities for calcualting and managing duty drawback, AL tracking and DEPB.

SAP does not support this facility.

Since ePBN provides facilities for international trade, while creating the Logistics Plan it considers activities like customs clearance at port and international transport.

SAP does not support this facility.

Cost of customizing, deploying, implementing and maintaining ePBN is comparatively lesser.

SAP costs more to customize, deploy, implement and maintain.

ePBN supports consignment export.

SAP does not support this facility.

ePBN is basically meant for business based on Order fulfillment.

SAP is meant for businesses which are based on demand fulfillment.

ePBN supports trading business.

SAP provides facilities to manage Manufacturing activity.

ePBN does not provide demand forecasting facilities.

However, ePBN can be integrated with ePMS (a Dealer Management System from Chenab) to provide the demand forecasting facilities.

SAP provides demand forecasting facilities.

ePBN cannot answer questions like where to produce, how to distribute etc

SAP can answer questions like where to produce, how to distribute etc.

ePBN does not support distribution networks.

SAP helps in improving distribution networks.

ePBN does not allow us to compare and evaluate various Supply Chain Models based on cost and profit.

SAP does allow us to compare and evaluate various Supply Chain Models based on cost and profit.

ePBN does not allow help us in Promotion planning or evaluating the impact of a promotion campaign.

SAP helps us in Promotion planning or evaluating the impact of a promotion campaign.

ePBN doesn't provide facilities for tracking of local sales.

SAP provide facilities for tracking of local sales.

ePBN does not support Online Analytical Processing and multidimensional views.

mySAP Business Intelligence supports online analytical processing and multidimensional views, allowing you to explore data at various levels of detail and from various perspectives